On Tuesday, February 6, Cricket Eire introduced all of the squads of the Eire Nationwide Cricket Staff for the upcoming Check, ODI, and T20I collection towards the Afghanistan Nationwide Cricket Staff.
The collection between the 2 groups consists of a one-off Check match, a three-match T20I collection, and a three-match ODI collection. The groups will first lock horns within the Check match from February 28 to March 3 in Abu Dhabi.
The main focus will subsequent shift in direction of the three ODI matches, which shall be performed on March 7, 9, and 12 in Sharjah. Ultimately, the groups will go head-to-head within the T20I collection on March 15, 17 and 18 in Sharjah.
Notably, the upcoming Check match between the Eire Nationwide Cricket Staff and Afghanistan Nationwide Cricket Staff shall be solely the second time that these two sides will lock horns with the primary Check between the groups coming approach again in 2019 which noticed the Afghanistan Nationwide Cricket Staff emerge victorious by a margin of seven wickets.
In the meantime, the Eire Nationwide Cricket Staff shall be supported within the Afghanistan collection by the teaching employees that consists of head coach Heinrich Malan, batting coach Gary Wilson, tempo bowling coach Ryan Eagleson, and spin bowling coach Chris Brown.
Additionally, the common captains in Andrew Balbirnie and Paul Stirling will take cost of the groups with the previous main in one-off Check matches and Stirling main in restricted overs collection.
The Eire choice committee has included 4 new faces within the Check squad in Matthew Foster, Barry McCarthy, Theo van Woerkom, and Craig Younger whereas within the white-ball squad, Matthew Foster is the one participant who’s but to play worldwide cricket.
Talking concerning the Check cricket journey of Eire, it started in in 2018 and to date they’ve simply performed 7 Check matches with the newest one coming towards England in 2023. Afghanistan have additionally had a journey similar to Eire in Check cricket as they began taking part in the purest format of the sport in 2018 and have performed simply 8 Check matches to date with the newest one coming towards Sri Lanka in February 2024.
Full Eire Check, ODI, T20I Squads For Afghanistan Collection
Check 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 Younger
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 Younger
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 Younger
Full Collection Schedule:
Solely Check – 28 February – 3 March, Abu Dhabi; 10am begin time
1st ODI – 7 March, Sharjah; 3.30pm begin time
2nd ODI – 9 March, Sharjah; 3.30pm begin time
third ODI – 12 March, Sharjah; 3.30pm begin time
1st T20I – 15 March, Sharjah; 8pm begin time
2nd T20I – 17 March, Sharjah; 8pm begin time
third T20I – 18 March, Sharjah; 8pm begin time