Irish_cricket_team_against_Afghanistan_in_India_in_2019–20
Irish cricket team against Afghanistan in India in 2019–20
International cricket tour
The Ireland cricket team toured India in March 2020 to play three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches against Afghanistan.[1][2] On 11 January 2020, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) confirmed the fixtures for the three T20I matches.[3][4]
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Originally, the tour had a one-off Test match on the itinerary.[5] However, due to financial constraints with Cricket Ireland, the Test was not included on the tour schedule.[6] Ireland previously toured India in February and March 2019 to play Afghanistan, a series that included the first Test match to be played between the two teams.[7] Afghanistan won the one-off Test match by seven wickets to record their first victory in Test cricket.[8] Prior to the tour, Asghar Afghan was reappointed as Afghanistan's captain across all three formats of international cricket.[9]
The first fixture of the tour was the 1,000th match played by Ireland across all formats, since they played a two-day match in September 1855.[10][11] Afghanistan won the rain-affected match, extending their record to eleven consecutive wins against Ireland.[12] Afghanistan won the second match by 21 runs, to take an unassailable lead in the series.[13] The third and final match of the series finished in a tie with Ireland winning the Super Over, with Afghanistan winning the series 2–1.[14] It was Ireland's first win against Afghanistan in a T20I match since they beat them in the final of the 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier.[15]
