Ireland vs Afghanistan in UAE: Series schedule, squads, venues, live streaming details

Ireland and Afghanistan will meet for a multi-format bilateral series in the United Arab Emirates starting with a one-off Test in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.

The solitary Test will be played at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, which will be followed by the ODI and T20I legs. The limited-overs matches will be played at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah.

The two teams previously met in a Test in 2018 – their only meeting – in Dehradun where the Afghans emerged victorious by seven wickets. Rahmat Shah was adjudged the Player of the Match then.

The Test will be followed by three ODIs and as many T20Is. Afghanistan holds the edge over Ireland with a 16-13 lead across 30 meetings. In their 23 T20I encounters, Afghanistan have emerged victorious in 16 games while Ireland have enjoyed seven wins.

Ireland vs Afghanistan 2024 Schedule:

Only Test – 28 February – 3 March, Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi – 11 am IST

1st ODI – 7 March, Sharjah Cricket Stadium – 6 pm IST

2nd ODI – 9 March, Sharjah Cricket Stadium – 6 pm IST

3rd ODI – 12 March, Sharjah Cricket Stadium – 6 pm IST

1st T20I – 15 March, Sharjah Cricket Stadium – 9 pm IST

2nd T20I – 17 March, Sharjah Cricket Stadium – 9 pm IST

3rd T20I – 18 March, Sharjah Cricket Stadium – 9 pm IST

Ireland vs Afghanistan 2024 squads:

Ireland Test squad: Mark Adair, Andrew Balbirnie (c), Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Matthew Foster, Graham Hume, Andy McBrine, Barry McCarthy, James McCollum, PJ Moor, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Theo van Woerkom, Craig Young

Ireland ODI squad: Mark Adair, Andrew Balbirnie, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Matthew Foster, Graham Hume, Andy McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Neil Rock, Paul Stirling (c), Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Theo van Woerkom, Craig Young

Ireland T20I squad: Mark Adair, Ross Adair, Andrew Balbirnie, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Graham Hume, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Neil Rock, Paul Stirling (c), Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Craig Young

Afghanistan Test squad: Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Rahmat Shah (vc), Ikram Alikhail (wk), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Noor Ali Zadran, Abdul Malik, Baheer Shah, Nasir Jamal, Karim Janat, Khalil Gurbaz, Zahir Khan, Zia Ur Rehman Akbar, Nijat Masoud, Ibrahim Abdulrahimzai and Naveed Zadran.

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