In the past one year Afghanistan cricket team has improved their performance and defeated World T20 2016 Champions West Indies and Zimbabwe in T20 and ODI series. They have played lot of cricket recently which helped their players to enhance their skills which will surely help the team on the upcoming tour. Asghar Stanikzai will be the captain of the sub continent team who is an excellent all-rounder where Irish team will be led by William Porterfield who is known for his batting.

Mohammad Shahzad is one of the top run scorer for AGF team from last 1 year. In the T20 World Cup 2016 the world came to know about him. His batting style is phenomenal. He use to attack the bowlers in the power-play and try to give a quick start to the team. Mohammad Nabi is impressive with the ball as well as with the bat too. There are many other players in the squad who can give a good fight to the host.

Experience of Kevin O’Brien and Niall O’Brien will help Ireland team to tackle the Afghani bowlers. Captain will be leading the batting line up of the team and will try to take the revenge of earlier defeat in the T20 World 2016. There is not much difference in the ranking of the teams and it will be tough competition between both the teams in the upcoming series. So are you ready for the epic thrill ?

Here is the Full schedule of IRE vs AFG 2016 ODI series  :-

Date	Match	Venue	Time (local)
10th july 2016 sunday	Ireland vs Afganistan Match 1st ODI	Belfast	10:45
12th july 2016 tuesday	Ireland vs Afghanistan 2nd ODI	Belfast	10:45
14th july 2016 thursday	Ireland vs Afghanistan 3rd ODI	Belfast	10:45
17th july 2016 sunday	Ireland vs Afghanistan 4th ODI	Belfast	10:45
19th july 2016 tuesday	Ireland vs Afghanistan 5th ODI	BelFast	10:45

Who is going to win the series ? Will Afghanistan flag wave on the land of Ireland ?

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Preview of the Match :

Afghanistan team came from the qualifier round where they won all the 3 qualifying matches and became the participant of the super10 round of the tournament. All the players of them are playing good cricket. In the leading run scorer table their batsman Mohammad Shahzad is on the second position scored 142 runs in just 3 matches.

Sri Lanka will play their first match of the World T20 2016 and it will against a small Asian team. The recent Asia cup tournament was not good for Sri Lanka only won 1 matches out of four and didn’t qualify to the finals of the tournament. Hope they have learnt a lot from their mistakes done in the past and will not take this upcoming match lightly since Afghanistan looking good and can surprise us all today.

In the Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan match, the match will start under the stars so the toss will be very crucial as due factor came into play in the second innings. If we look onto the previous 5 games of both the team, Sri Lanka won only 1 game where Afghanistan won all their 5 games. So the confidence of the Afghani players will be high and they will try to maintain their winning anthem on in this match too where captain Angelo Mathews will look forward for their first win of the T20 World Cup to gain all the boost and confidence they required.

Here is the squads of both the teams :-

Afghanistan Squad :-

1. Asghar Stanikzai (Captain)
2. Noor Ali Zadran
3. Mohammad Shahzad
4. Usman Ghani
5. Mohammad Nabi
6. Karim Sadiq
7. Shafiqullah
8. Rashid Khan
9. Amir Hamza
10. Dawlat Zadran
11. Shapoor Zadran
12. Gulbadin Naib
13. Samiullah Shenwari
14. Najibullah Zadran
15. Yamin Ahmadzai

Sri Lanka Squad :-

1. Lasith Malinga
2. Angelo Mathews (Captain)
3. Dinesh Chandimal (wk)
4. Tillakaratne Dilshan
5. Niroshan Dickwella (wk)
6. Shehan Jayasuriya
7. Milinda Siriwardena
8. Dasun Shanaka
9. Chamara Kapugedera
10. Nuwan Kulasekara
11. Dushmantha Chameera
12. Thisara Perera
13. Sachithra Senanayake
14. Rangana Herath
15. Jeffrey Vandersay

Here is the Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan T20 World Cup 2016 Match Detail :-

Match 4th, Group 1, Super10
	Vs
Venue	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Date	17th March 2016
Time	7:30 pm (Local Time)
Toss	Afghanistan won the toss and opted to bat first

The Match updates will be shown here..

Match Result : Sri Lanka won the match by 6 wickets.

Man of the Match : Dilshan

Match Scorecard :-

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Earlier Today Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat first. Mohammad Shahzad gave the start what they needed scored 40 runs on just 23 balls. But they lost early wickets and on a score of 63 top 4 batsman went back to the pavilion. Then the Mohammad Navi and Samiullah Shenwari batted wonderfully and take their team to a big total of 186 runs. Nabi scored 52 runs in just 32 deliveries where Samiullah score handy 43 runs in 37 balls.

Now Zimbabwe have to chase 187 runs in 20 overs which was to an easy task. From the starting wickets started fallen , one by one batsman are coming and spending few minutes and going back to the pavilion. No batsman achieve a score of 20 runs. Rashid khan took 3 wickets and destroyed the batting order of Zimbabwe and they got all out on a score of 127 runs in 19.4 overs.

So the deciding match decided that Afghanistan qualified for the t20 world cup 2016 and will play their first match of the tournament against Sri-Lanka on 17th March at Kolkata. Congratulations to them…

Check  Zim vs AFG Scorecard here.

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If we look onto the stats Zimbabwe team looking strong ,captain Hamilton Masakadza is in very good form with the ball, took 5 wickets so far in 2 match , 4/28 his best bowling figure and on the 2nd spot in the highest wicket taker table of the tournament. If we look onto the batting performance Sean Williams, Vusi Sibanda, Elton Chingumura are in good touch and are included in leading run scorer list. So they are ready to given their 100% in the match.

Afghanistan team won their two matches so far played against Hong Kong and Scotland with good difference due to which they are now on the top of the qualifying points table but today they have to win this match to become the part of T20 world cup 2016. Mohammad Shahzad, Noor Ali Zadran are doing good with the bat where Mohammad Nabi is on the top in top bowlers list by taking 5 wickets so far in the tournament with 4/20 best individual performance.

So both the team have that talent and match performers who can take away the match at any instant. As Zimbabwe team having more experience than Afghanistan, their winning chance is more but who knows what happen next as nothing is impossible in cricket.

Qualifier 9th Match Details :-

• Date : 12th March 2016
• Match : ZIM vs AFG
• Timing: 3:00pm
• Venue : VCA Stadium, Nagpur
• Series: World T20
• Toss: Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat first.

Live score of the Match :

The match will start from 3:00pm (local time), we will update match score as soon as match started.

Match has been started now, here is the live score :-

Match Result: Afghanistan won the match by 59 runs and qualified to the T20 World Cup 2016

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Hong Kong did not start well in the tournament and lost their first match to Zimbabwe. But if the team want to go to next round they have to make a fresh start. They need to learn lessons from their first match and do improvements in both batting and bowling department.

Afghanistan started the World T20 2016 with a win against Scotland and if the team want to enter Super 10 stage they need to continue their winning streak against Hong Kong also. The last year was great for the team in terms of performance in T20, Afghanistan has played 13 T20 out of which they won 11 matches. The team  is looking confident and are favorite between the two. Here are the teams for Hong Kong vs Afghanistan Match

Afghanistan Squad: Asghar Stanikzai (C), Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Noor Ali Zadran, Usman Ghani, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Sadiq, Shafiqullah, Rashid Khan, Amir Hamza, Dawlat Zadran, Shapoor Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Samiullah Shenwari, Najibullah Zadran, Hamid Hassan.

Hong Kong Squad: Tanwir Afzal (C), Mark Chapman, Haseeb Amjad, Nadeem Ahmed, James Atkinson (wk), Tanwir Ahmed, Ryan Campbell, Waqas Barkat, Babar Hayat, Christopher Carter, Aizaz Khan, Nizakat Khan, Anshuman Rath, Waqas Khan, Kinchit Shah.

Qualifier Match 6: HK vs AFG

Date and Time : 10 March 2016, 7:30 pm IST

Venue : Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur, India

Tournament : T20 World Cup 2016

Toss: Hong Kong Won the Toss Choose To Bat.

Man Of The Match: Mohammad Nabi

SCORE BOARD:

Hong Kong: 116/6 in 20 Overs

Afghanistan: 119/4 in 18 Overs

Match Result: Afghanistan Won by 6 Wickets

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Group 1: England, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies and QF2

Group 2:  Australia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan and QF1.

Afghanistan is the less experienced team between the two, but was able to impress everyone with its game on the field. They will be benefited by the form of players like Muhammad Shahzad, Mangal, Shenwari, Afghar and M. Nabi. The team will be led by Asghar Stanikzai.

Scotland team will be motivated by their recent t20 series win against Bangladesh, Kenya and Ireland in the past. This is the third time when the team is participating in t20 world cup. Preston Mommsen will be the captain of the team.

Afghanistan Team Squad: 

1. Asghar Stanikzai
2. Hamid Hassan
3. Karim Sadiq
4. Mirwais Ashraf
5. Mohammad Nabi
6. Mohammad Shahzad
7. Noor Ali Zadran
8. Samiullah Shenwari
9. S Shafiqullah
10. Shapoor Zadran
11. Dawlat Zadran
12. Gulbodin Naib
13. Amir Hamza
14. Najibullah Zadran
15. Najeeb Tarakai
16. Usman Ghani
17. Rashid Khan
18. Yamin Ahmadzai
19. Rokhan Barakzai

Scotland Team Squad:

1. RD Berrington
2. KJ Coetzer
3. C MacLeod
4. JH Davey
5. PL Mommsen
6. Safyaan Sharif
7. Alasdair Evans
8. Matt Machan
9. Rob Taylor
10. Matthew Cross
11. Michael Leask
12. Mark Watt
13. George Munsey
14. Con de Lange
15. Gavin Main

The 2nd Qualifier of T20 world cup 2016 will start at 7:30pm, you can check all the live score of the cricket match here. The details are given below :-

• Match : AFG vs SCO (Qualifier)
• Venue: VCA, Nagpur
• Date: 8 March
• Series :  World T20 2016
• Toss : Scotland won the toss and elected to field first

Also Have a look : Zimbabwe vs Hong Kong 1 Qualifier

Live scoreboard :

Afghanistan: 170/5 in 20 oves

Scotland: 156/5 in 20 overs

Match result: Afghanistan won the match by 14 runs and gain 2 points in the points table.

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The 5th Qualifier of Asia cup 2016 will start on 1:30 pm (local time)and the live score of the match will be covered here. It will be second last match of the qualifying round. Afghanistan is playing their 3rd and the last match of the tournament and currently on the 3rd position in the Qualifier points table of asia cup. If they won today then they might enter to the tournament. United Arab Emirates are on the top with 4 points and still one match remaining for them on 23rd Feb against Oman.

The team squad for both the teams :

Afghanistan Team: Asghar Stanikzai (Captain), Noor Ali Zadran, Mohammad Shahzad, Usman Ghani, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Sadiq, Shafiqullah, Rashid Khan, Amir Hamza, Dawlat Zadran, Shapoor Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Samiullah Shenwari, Najibullah Zadran, Yamin Ahmadzai

Hong Kong Team: Tanwir Afzal (Captain), Aizaz Khan, Anshy Rath, Babar Hayat, Christopher Carter, Mark Chapman, Haseeb Amjad, Adil Mehmood, Nadeem Ahmed, Nizakat Khan, Kinchit Shah, Ninad Shah, Tanveer Ahmed, Waqas Barkat, Waqas Khan

Here are details of the Afghanistan vs Hong Kong Asia cup 2016 :

• Date : 22 February 2016
• Venue : Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah
• Match : 5th Qualifier
• Teams : Hong Kong vs Afghanistan
• Match Timing : 1:30 pm ( Local Time )

AFG vs HK Live Score of the Match :

Toss: Hong Kong Won the toss and invited Afghanistan to bat first.

Score :

AFG : 178/7 in 20 overs

HK need 179 runs in 20 overs to win the match.

HK : 112/10 in 13.1 overs

Match Result : Afghanistan won the match by 66 runs and moved to 1st spot in points table.

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Oman has won their 1st match against Hong Kong which built their confidence for the upcoming matches where Afghanistan will fight for their first win of the qualifier round. United Arab Emirates defeated Afghanistan by 16 runs in the 1st qualifier T20 match.

The playing XI of both the team will be selected from the team squad announced by the respective board. The live cricket action of the match will be covered here. Here is the all details about the match.

Oman Team : Sultan Ahmed (Captain & wicketkeeper), Aamir Kaleem (vice-captain), Aaqib Sulehri, Adnan Ilyas, Amir Ali, Munis Ansari, Bilal Khan, Jatinder Singh, Ajay Lalcheta, Mehran Khan, Rajeshkumar Ranpura, Sufyan Mehmood, Vaibhav Wategaonkar, Zeeshan Maqsood, Zeeshan Siddiqui.

Afghanistan Team: Asghar Stanikzai (Captain), Noor Ali Zadran, Mohammad Shahzad, Usman Ghani, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Sadiq, Shafiqullah, Rashid Khan, Amir Hamza, Dawlat Zadran, Shapoor Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Samiullah Shenwari, Najibullah Zadran, Yamin Ahmadzai

3rd Qualifying Match Asia Cup 2016 details:-

• Date : 20 February 2016
• Venue : Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah
• Match : 3rd Qualifier
• Teams : Afghanistan vs Oman
• Tournament : Asia Cup 2016
• Match Timing : 2:30 pm ( Local Time )

Om vs AFG Live score  :

Toss : Oman won the toss and selected to bat first

Live scorecard :

Oman : 165/4 in 20 overs

Afghanistan need 166 runs in 20 overs to win the match.

AFG: 168/7 in 19.3 overs

Afghanistan won the match by 3 wickets .

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The team squads for Asia Cup already announced by various cricket board participating in the tournament. First Qualifier match will start at 1:30 pm. Each team will play 3 matches and the team which remains top in the points table of Asia cup 2016 Qualifier round will get ticket to the tournament.

Here is the UAE vs Afghanistan T20 live score updates:

• Date : 19 February 2016
• Venue : Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah
• Match : 1st Qualifier
• Teams : United Arab Emirates and Afghanistan
• Match Timing : 1:30 pm ( Local Time )

Toss : United Arab Emirates won the toss & Opt to bat first.

UAE vs AFG Live Score: 

Match Result : UAE won the match by 16 Runs.

UAE: 176/4 in 20 overs

AFG : 160/6 in 20 overs

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Asia Cup is starting from 24th February 2016 which will be a T20 cricket tournament for the first time in the history. It will be played on alternate basis that is next season (in 2018) of this tournament will be played in ODI format and so on. This year Bangladesh is going to host all matches of Asia cup. Qualifying matches will be played on Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah and others on Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur. Here is the team squad of Afghanistan as provided by their respective officials.

Afghanistan Team for Asia Cup 2016 & T20 World Cup 2016

1. Asghar Stanikzai (Captain)
2. Noor Ali Zadran
3. Mohammad Shahzad
4. Usman Ghani
5. Mohammad Nabi
6. Karim Sadiq
7. Shafiqullah
8. Rashid Khan
9. Amir Hamza
10. Dawlat Zadran
11. Shapoor Zadran
12. Gulbadin Naib
13. Samiullah Shenwari
14. Najibullah Zadran
15. Yamin Ahmadzai

The team squads of the qualified teams for the tournament are :-

1. Indian Team Squad
2. Sri Lanka Team Squad
3. Bangladesh Team Squad
4. Pakistan Team Squad

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