The 4th T20 match of the Afghanistan tour of Ireland, 2022 is scheduled to play on Monday, 15th August 2022 at Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast.

Afghanistan finally won the third T20 match after losing two matches in a row. The batting order of Afghanistan is back to good form after losing two matches. We think that the players of Afghanistan had adjusted to the conditions of Ireland and they will perform well in this match. Ireland was good in both opening matches but they lost the momentum and lost the third T20 match. They have to win just one out of two remaining matches of this five matches series.

The bowling department of Ireland was very impressive in the second T20 match but they could not give the best performance in the third match. They leaked 189 runs in their inning of 20 overs. Mark Adair, Joshua Little, Graham Hume, Gareth Delany, Fionn Hand, and Curtis Campher were the leading bowlers in the previous match but they could not give the best performance in the previous match. Joshua Little was the most successful bowler from their side who picked two wickets in four overs and bowled out against just 29 runs. Fionn Hand and Mark Adair picked one wicket each.

The batting order of Ireland performed well but they could not chase the target of 190 runs and scored 167 runs in 20 overs. George Dockrell was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side who remained not out after scoring 58 runs on 37 balls with the help of six boundaries and two huge sixes. Fionn Hand was the other batter who was just good with the bat. He scored 38 runs on just 18 balls and smashed four boundaries and two huge sixes. Lorcan Tucker scored 31 runs.

The batting order of Afghanistan was struggling in both previous matches but they are back in the good form and they scored 189 runs in 20 overs. Almost all batters from the side of Afghanistan put some big runs on the board. Gurbaz was the most successful batter from their side who scored 53 runs on 35 balls. He smashed eight boundaries and one huge six during his inning. Najibullah was the other batter who was just outstanding with the bat. He smashed 42 runs on just 18 balls with the help of five huge sixes. Hazratullah Zazai also performed well with the bat and scored 39 runs.

Ibrahim Zadran was the other batter who was just good with the bat. He scored 36 runs. The performance of the bowling department of Afghanistan did not perform well in the previous match but they defended the target of 190 runs and leaked 167 runs in 20 overs. Naveen-ul-Haq was the highest wicket-taker from their side who picked three wickets in four overs bowled out against 38 runs. Fazalhaq Farooqi and Mujeeb Ur Rahman picked two wickets each while Mohammad Nabi had one wicket to his name.

Ireland had played a total of 132 T20 matches where they won 55 while opposing teams had won 69 matches. Their 7 matches ended with no result and one match was tied.

Afghanistan had played 97 T20 matches so far. They had won 65 matches and had lost 32 matches.

Afghanistan had played 21 T20 matches against Ireland where they had won 15 matches while Ireland had won six matches.

According to our match prediction, Ireland is the favorite team to win this match. The reasons why Afghanistan is a favorite team in this match, are mentioned below:

• Ireland had played a lot of matches in the home conditions recently
• The bowling department of Ireland is back in the good form
• The batting order of Afghanistan is in good form
• Afghanistan also has a strong bowling department

Afghanistan is overall a strong team and they have a lot of experience when it comes to the T20 format of cricket, so the winning chances of today’s match for Afghanistan have been increased. The equation of winning chances of both teams for today’s match is mentioned as under.

Afghanistan has a 54% chance to win this match
Ireland has a 46% chance of winning this match

The toss will play an important role in the decision of each match of this series. As per our toss prediction, the team who will win the toss may elect to bat first.

The st match of Afghanistan vs Ireland will be played at Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast. The pitch at this stadium is good for batting but is one of the slower pitches in the Caribbean. Run-scoring is not going to be very easy and that could actually be a good thing for both teams. A total of 170 runs can be a par score

The weather forecast for Belfast on match day is not very good. Rain is predicted for most of the day and so it looks like we are going to struggle to get a game in.

Ireland
Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie (c), Lorcan Tucker (wk), Harry Tector, Gareth Delany, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Mark Adair, Andy McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Joshua Little.

Afghanistan
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Usman Ghani, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi.

Captain: B McCarthy
Vice- Captain: A Balbirnie
L Tucker, R Gurbaz, Paul Stirling, H Shahidi, H Tector, Mohammad Nabi, G Dockrell, J Little, Naveen-ul-Haq

Date: Monday, 15th August 2022
Time: 02:30 PM GMT / 03:30 PM LOCAL / 08:00 PM IST

• Stadium: Civil Service Cricket Club
• Location: Belfast, Ireland
• Opened: 1949
• Capacity: 6000 approx
• Ends: Dundonald, City
• Time Zone: UTC +01:00

• Total matches: 27
• Matches won batting first: 11
• Matches won bowling first: 15
• Average 4th Inns scores: 121
• Average 4th Inns scores: 106
• The highest total recorded: 190/5 (20 Ov) by BAN vs IRE
• The lowest total recorded: 53/10 (14.3 Ov) by NEP vs IRE
• The highest score chased: 180/4 (19 Ov) by NZ vs IRE
• Lowest score defended: 43/7 (9 Ov) by IRE vs BER
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Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie(c), Lorcan Tucker(w), Harry Tector, Gareth Delany, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Mark Adair, Andy McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Joshua Little, Fionn Hand, Stephen Doheny, Craig Young.