Afghanistan Cricket Board confirmed Thursday that the dates and venues for the five T20Is for the Ireland tour have been confirmed.Afghanistan's Senior Men's Team will tour Ireland from August 9 to 17 and matches will take place in Stormont, ACB said in a statement.Afghanistan's tour was initially scheduled to include a Test match and three ODIs, but the tour was rescheduled to a later date with both sides looking to maximize their T20 cricket exposure in the lead-up to the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 in October.ACB CEO Naseeb Khan said: &Afghanistan have ample experience of playing Ireland for over one decade, and it's turning out to be a nice rivalry between the two teams.
The confirmation of the dates for the series is a positive sight, as part of our build-up to the T20 World Cup in Australia.At the same time, we are looking forward to rescheduling our multi-format (a test and three ODIs) tour of Ireland in the near future,& he said.Afghanistan last played Ireland in a T20I series in March 2021 in Greater Noida, India with Afghanistan winning the three-match series 2-1.Ireland v Afghanistan men's T20I series:9 August: Ireland v Afghanistan, 1st T20I (Stormont)11 August: Ireland v Afghanistan, 2nd T20I (Stormont)12 August: Ireland v Afghanistan, 3rd T20I (Stormont)15 August: Ireland v Afghanistan, 4th T20I (Stormont)17 August: Ireland v Afghanistan, 5th T20I (Stormont)The post Afghanistan to tour Ireland in August for 5 T20Is first appeared on Ariana News.