INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
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
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
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