*Official*Ireland tour to Afghanistan Feb-Mar 2024

[CricAddict]

Wed Feb 28 - Sun Mar 3 09:30 local | 05:30 GMT	Afghanistan vs Ireland, Only Test Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Thu Mar 7 16:30 local | 12:30 GMT	Afghanistan vs Ireland, 1st ODI D/N Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah
Sat Mar 9 16:30 local | 12:30 GMT	Afghanistan vs Ireland, 2nd ODI D/N Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah
Tue Mar 12 16:30 local | 12:30 GMT	Afghanistan vs Ireland, 3rd ODI D/N Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah
Fri Mar 15 20:00 local | 16:00 GMT	Afghanistan vs Ireland, 1st T20 D/N Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah

 

[CricAddict]

Test match between Afghanistan and Ireland starting soon. Two teams striving to make it to the big stage. Will be keenly following it. While Afghans start as favorites obviously, absence of Rashid Khan does even the odds slightly. Van Woerkom has qualified to Ireland from NZ and playing as the lead spinner for the Irish this match.

 

[CricAddict]

Gurbaz makes his debut and Afghans batting first.

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Live on the Afghan Cricket Board's youtube page:

 

[CricAddict]

That's a lovely lush ground.

 

[Chubb]

I see Afghanistan have gone to wearing blue helmets in tests. That’s a shame the red ones stood out compared to others.

 

[Silver Silva]

Tolerance Oval is the 122nd ground in Test cricket

 

[Aidan11]

Tolerance Oval is the 122nd ground in Test cricket

I heard they had to move to this ground as the one they wanted was booked for schools sports day.

 

[Aidan11]

Barry McCarthy takes his first wicket for Ireland.

 

[Bahseph]

Is Dockerall out of the Test reckoning? I see they are playing another left arm spinning allrounder who's record seems a little bits and pieces.

 

[CricAddict]

Is Dockerall out of the Test reckoning? I see they are playing another left arm spinning allrounder who's record seems a little bits and pieces.

Dockrell is a very limited restrictive bowler and also doesn't bowl much any more due to an injury. He has become more of a batsman now but not as good as those in current squad.

 

[ataraxia]

Is Dockerall out of the Test reckoning? I see they are playing another left arm spinning allrounder who's record seems a little bits and pieces.

van Woerkom's definitely a bowler and useful blocker rather than an all-rounder. His WPM being so low is simply reflective of his playing in NZ domestix (especially for Canterbury whose medium pacers often roll a side before he has a chance to bowl). Still, hardly set the world alight.

 

[mackembhoy]

All 12 wickets to seam in the UAE seems an odd one. Anyone watching?

Afghans 155 all out and Ireland 41/2 in reply

 

[Aidan11]

Looks like it's been a day for the bowlers.

 

[CricAddict]

Watched some portion of the match and yes there was good pace and bounce in the pitch. But I don't think it was as bad for batsmen as it turned out. Good test batsmen would have got good knocks. The inexperience showed up.

 

[Chubb]

I watched bits of it and there was a bit of swing with the new ball, perhaps more than you’d expect in the UAE, but nothing exceptional.

 

[CricAddict]

Can we pin this and unpin the old tours (sl-afg and sa-nz)?

 

[Aidan11]

Good partnership at present taking Ireland towards a lead.

 

[Immenso]

The Aghan blue helmets suck.

 

[Aidan11]

Ireland have a first innings lead for only the second time in their short test history.