IRE vs AFG Match Prediction, Preview, Team News & Expert Analysis - 4th ODI Match
By Aditya Pratap Singh - Wed, Aug 12, 2026Last Updated on Aug 13, 2026 09:12 AM
Ireland vs Afghanistan Cricket Match Previews
Afghanistan tour of Ireland, 2026
AFG 343/9 (50)
IRE 301/10 (48)
Afghanistan won by 42 runs
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam McCarthy* | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 88.89 |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi* | 9 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 7.89 |
| Yamin Ahmadzai | 10 | 0 | 71 | 4 | 7.1 |
Last Wicket:Byron McDonough c Sediqullah Atal b Ahmadzai 3(3) - 301/10 in 47.6 ov.
Today's Match Live Score ↻
Ireland vs Afghanistan
Afghanistan — Innings 1 (343/9 in 50 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk) c Harry Tector b Byron McDonough | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 120 | |
| Ibrahim Zadran b Gavin Hoey | 107 | 118 | 11 | 1 | 90.68 | |
| Sediqullah Atal c Mark Adair b Gavin Hoey | 143 | 120 | 17 | 4 | 119.17 | |
| Darwish Rasooli c Paul Stirling b Byron McDonough | 24 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 171.43 | |
| Azmatullah Omarzai c Mark Adair b Byron McDonough | 15 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 125 | |
| Rashid Khan c Lorcan Tucker b Mark Adair | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 110 | |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi not out | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 87.5 | |
| Rahmat Shah (c) c Paul Stirling b Liam McCarthy | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 | |
| AM Ghazanfar run out (Curtis Campher/Mark Adair) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Yamin Ahmadzai c Lorcan Tucker b Mark Adair | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | LegByes: 2 | NoBalls: 1 | Wides: 19 | Total: 22 | |||||
| Total | 343 | 9 wkts, 50 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Adair | 10 | 0 | 60 | 2 | 6 |
| Byron McDonough | 10 | 0 | 84 | 3 | 8.4 |
| Liam McCarthy | 10 | 0 | 69 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Curtis Campher | 8 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 5.6 |
| Gavin Hoey | 10 | 0 | 71 | 2 | 7.1 |
| Harry Tector | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz & Ibrahim Zadran | 16 | 12 |
| Sediqullah Atal & Ibrahim Zadran | 231 | 220 |
| Sediqullah Atal & Darwish Rasooli | 38 | 25 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai & Darwish Rasooli | 25 | 11 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai & Rashid Khan | 14 | 10 |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi & Rashid Khan | 11 | 9 |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi & Rahmat Shah | 3 | 5 |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi & AM Ghazanfar | 2 | 4 |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi & Ahmadzai | 2 | 4 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rahmanullah Gurbaz | 1.6 | 16 |
| 2 | Ibrahim Zadran | 38.4 | 247 |
| 3 | Sediqullah Atal | 42.5 | 285 |
| 4 | Darwish Rasooli | 44.4 | 310 |
| 5 | Azmatullah Omarzai | 46.2 | 324 |
| 6 | Rashid Khan | 47.5 | 335 |
| 7 | Rahmat Shah | 48.4 | 338 |
| 8 | AM Ghazanfar | 49.2 | 341 |
| 9 | Yamin Ahmadzai | 49.6 | 343 |
Ireland — Innings 2 (301/10 in 48 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Balbirnie c Darwish Rasooli b Rashid Khan | 109 | 119 | 9 | 3 | 91.6 | |
| Paul Stirling (c) lbw b AM Ghazanfar | 27 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 108 | |
| Cade Carmichael b Ahmadzai | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 | |
| Harry Tector c Ahmadzai b Azmatullah Omarzai | 34 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 68 | |
| Lorcan Tucker (wk) b Rashid Khan | 9 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 60 | |
| Curtis Campher c Rahmat Shah b Ahmadzai | 84 | 46 | 8 | 5 | 182.61 | |
| Benjamin Calitz b Rashid Khan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Adair c Rashid Khan b Azmatullah Omarzai | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 109.09 | |
| Gavin Hoey c Rahmat Shah b Ahmadzai | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Liam McCarthy not out | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 88.89 | |
| Byron McDonough c Sediqullah Atal b Ahmadzai | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 | |
| Extras | Byes: 1 | LegByes: 2 | Wides: 7 | Total: 10 | |||||
| Total | 301 | 10 wkts, 48 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 10 | 2 | 57 | 2 | 5.7 |
| Yamin Ahmadzai | 10 | 0 | 71 | 4 | 7.1 |
| AM Ghazanfar | 8 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 5.6 |
| Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi | 9 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 7.9 |
| Rashid Khan | 10 | 1 | 49 | 3 | 4.9 |
| Sediqullah Atal | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Balbirnie & Paul Stirling | 48 | 63 |
| Balbirnie & Cade Carmichael | 5 | 6 |
| Balbirnie & Harry Tector | 76 | 95 |
| Balbirnie & Lorcan Tucker | 13 | 20 |
| Balbirnie & Curtis Campher | 73 | 57 |
| Benjamin Calitz & Curtis Campher | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Adair & Curtis Campher | 32 | 17 |
| Gavin Hoey & Curtis Campher | 9 | 6 |
| Liam McCarthy & Curtis Campher | 36 | 18 |
| Liam McCarthy & Byron McDonough | 9 | 5 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Stirling | 10.3 | 48 |
| 2 | Cade Carmichael | 11.3 | 53 |
| 3 | Harry Tector | 27.2 | 129 |
| 4 | Lorcan Tucker | 30.4 | 142 |
| 5 | Andrew Balbirnie | 40.1 | 215 |
| 6 | Benjamin Calitz | 40.2 | 215 |
| 7 | Mark Adair | 43.1 | 247 |
| 8 | Gavin Hoey | 44.1 | 256 |
| 9 | Curtis Campher | 47.1 | 292 |
| 10 | Byron McDonough | 47.6 | 301 |
IRE vs AFG Match Prediction, Afghanistan tour of Ireland, 2026, Ireland vs Afghanistan Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.
IRE vs AFG ( Ireland vs Afghanistan) Match Details
| Match | Ireland vs Afghanistan (IRE vs AFG) |
| League | Afghanistan tour of Ireland, 2026 |
| Date | Wednesday, 12th August 2026 |
| Time | 03:30 PM (IST) - 10:00 AM (GMT) |
IRE vs AFG Pitch Report and Todays Weather Report
IRE vs AFG Match Venue: Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast, Ireland
IRE vs AFG Pitch Report: The pitch at the Civil Service Cricket Club is a batting-friendly surface, and is expected to assist the batters once again here. Pacers might get some help towards the latter half of the match while spinners will be handy in the middle overs.
IRE vs AFG Weather Report: Weather during the match time in Belfast, GB will be cloudy. The temperature is expected to around 17°C on the match day with 74% humidity and 12.6 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are 100% chances of precipitation during the game.
Civil Service Cricket Club Score Records:
| Total matches: | 44 |
| Batting first won: | 19 |
| Bowling first won: | 21 |
| 1st inn avg score: | 201 |
| 2nd inn avg score: | 182 |
| Highest Total: | 320/8 |
| Lowest Total: | 45/10 |
| Highest Chased: | 261/7 |
| Lowest Defended: | 148/9 |
Civil Service Cricket Club Pitch Favour
Pace Bowling 45%
Spin Bowling
58%Batting Pitch 42%
Bowling Pitch
120
T20 Average Scores
IRE vs AFG ( Ireland vs Afghanistan) Playing 11
Ireland vs Afghanistan (IRE vs AFG) Match Preview
IRE vs AFG Match Preview: Ireland will take on Afghanistan in Afghanistan tour of Ireland, 2026 on Wednesday, 12 August 2026 at 03:15 PM IST.
Ireland (IRE) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Paul Stirling and Andy Balbirnie will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings.
One-Down Batter
- Cade Carmichael will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Harry Tector and Lorcan Tucker will strengthen the middle order for Ireland.
Wicketkeeper
- Lorcan Tucker will do the Wicket Keeping for Ireland.
Spin Bowlers
- Andy McBrine will take care of the spin bowling of the team.
Pace Bowlers
- Gavin Hoey and Mark Adair will lead the pace attack of his team. He was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
Afghanistan (AFG) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Ibrahim Zadran and Rahmanullah Gurbaz will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings.
One-Down Batter
- Sediqullah Atal will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Rahmat Shah and Hashmatullah Shahidi will strengthen the middle order for Afghanistan.
- Rahmat Shah will lead the Afghanistan as a Captain. He is also a good All-Rounder
Wicketkeeper
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz will do the Wicket Keeping for Afghanistan.
Spin Bowlers
- Rashid Khan and AM Ghazanfar will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
- Rashid Khan is having topmost good points in this series.
Pace Bowlers
- FazalHaq Farooqi and Yamin Ahmadzai will lead the pace attack of his team.
Ireland vs Afghanistan (IRE vs AFG) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips
IRE vs AFG Match Prediction: Afghanistan looks in good form in recent matches, They are the favorites to win the match.
Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, AFG will win the toss and choose to Bowl first.
IRE vs AFG Afghanistan tour of Ireland, 2026 Match Expert Advice: Gavin Hoey will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Mark Adair will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.
IRE vs AFG Head to Head
IRE vs AFG Head to Head Records: Ireland vs Afghanistan have faced each other in 35 matches in ODI. Out of these 35 games, Ireland have won 13 whereas Afghanistan have won 20 Matches.
| Match Played | 35 |
| IRE Won | 13 |
| AFG Won | 20 |
| Tie/NR | 2 |
IRE vs AFG Recent Forms
IRE - L L AFG - W WLive Telecast
The match will be live telecast on Fancode.
IRE vs AFG Team Analysis & Player Performance
- Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
- Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
- In Wicket Keeping, both are good. You can choose any of one.
- This pitch is compatible for both the Pacers & Spinners.
IRE vs AFG Winning Prediction
- Afghanistan team has the upper hand over Ireland team. So try to pick more players from Afghanistan
IRE vs AFG Small League Must Picks:
IRE - Gavin Hoey [236 points], Mark Adair [207 points]AFG - Rashid Khan [330 points], Rahmanullah Gurbaz [217 points]
IRE vs AFG Grand League Risky Picks:
IRE - Cade Carmichael [182 points], Lorcan Tucker [60 points]AFG - Azmatullah Omarzai [206 points], AM Ghazanfar [145 points]
IRE vs AFG Death Over Bowlers:
IRE - Mark Adair, Jai MoondraAFG - FazalHaq Farooqi
Ireland (IRE) Key Players
- Paul Stirling [1, 6, 21]
- Harry Tector [0W, 0W, 40, 69*, 28]
- Curtis Campher [0W, 13, 24, 1W, 0W]
- Andy Balbirnie [112, 0W, 45, 1]
- Gavin Hoey [PTs: 236, CR: 7.0]
Afghanistan (AFG) Key Players
- Hashmatullah Shahidi [102, 4, 27, 2]
- AM Ghazanfar [0W, 1W, 0W, 1W, 1W]
- Ibrahim Zadran [11, 19, 2]
- Azmatullah Omarzai [50, 26, 1W, 14, (22, 3W)]
IRE vs AFG Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- Harry Tector [PTs: 85, CR: 8.5]
- Andy Balbirnie [PTs: 103, CR: 8.5]
- Hashmatullah Shahidi [PTs: 105, CR: 8.0]
- Ibrahim Zadran [PTs: 164, CR: 9.0]
- Azmatullah Omarzai [PTs: 206, CR: 9.0]
- Gavin Hoey [PTs: 236, CR: 7.0]
IRE vs AFG Injury / Unavailability
Ireland Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
Afghanistan Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
IRE vs AFG Live Stream
Where can I see IRE vs AFG Live Score?
You can see IRE vs AFG Live Score on Possible11, Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.
IRE vs AFG match will be live telecast on FanCode.
IRE vs AFG Cricket Match Highlights
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IRE vs AFG match prediction video in Hindi will be posted soon
Ireland vs Afghanistan (IRE vs AFG) Squads
Ireland (IRE) Squad: Paul Stirling(C), Mark Adair, Lorcan Tucker(WK), Harry Tector, Andy Balbirnie, George Dockrell, Andy McBrine, Benjamin Calitz(WK), Curtis Campher, Gavin Hoey, Liam McCarthy, Cade Carmichael, Byron McDonough, Jai Moondra
Afghanistan (AFG) Squad: Rahmat Shah(C), Yamin Ahmadzai, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmanullah Gurbaz(WK), Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Ibrahim Zadran, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Ikram Alikhil(WK), Darwish Rasooli, FazalHaq Farooqi, Ziaur Rahman Sharifi, Mohammad Saleem, Nangeyalia Kharote, AM Ghazanfar
IRE vs AFG Experts Team
DISCLAIMER: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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