Ireland vs Afghanistan - Preview, Predictions & H2H · One Day Internationals
The Statz verdict
Afghanistan lead this head-to-head 11–5, with the Civil Service Cricket Club meetings split 1–2. The season batting edge is AFG's, 191.7 runs per game vs 137.7, while AFG's attack takes 5.2 wickets a match, the better bowling unit. They meet on a 45.2% boundary-rate ground averaging 407 total runs.
Head-to-head record
19 meetings · 2017–20263 no results
Season comparison
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Projected win probability
toss pending · blend of both scenariosPlayer projections
expected XI · per-player output| Ireland | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | Ov | Wkts | Conc | Econ | Ct | St | RO | Perf | D11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Stirling | 36.3 | 42 | 86 | 3.6 | 1.1 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | - | 40.1 | 68.4 |
| Andrew Balbirnie | 25.3 | 35 | 72 | 2.5 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | 0.5 | - | - | 30.7 | 48.6 |
| Cade Carmichael | 31.8 | 35 | 90 | 3.1 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | 0.7 | - | - | 38.5 | 61.4 |
| Harry Tector | 35.3 | 43 | 83 | 2.7 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | 0.5 | - | 0.1 | 40.1 | 63.7 |
| Lorcan Tucker | 24.3 | 29 | 84 | 2.3 | 0.3 | - | - | - | - | 1.1 | - | 0.1 | 35.3 | 50.9 |
| Curtis Campher | 22.5 | 30 | 75 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 22 | 5.4 | 0.3 | - | 0.2 | 41.2 | 75.2 |
| Benjamin Calitz | 17.5 | 15 | 115 | 1.5 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | 17.5 | 33.2 |
| Mark Adair | 13.1 | 14 | 95 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 8.5 | 1.9 | 46 | 5.5 | 0.5 | - | 0.0 | 55.3 | 104.8 |
| Gavin Hoey | 13.3 | 21 | 62 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 8.1 | 1.3 | 44 | 5.5 | 0.2 | - | - | 42.3 | 81.4 |
| Jai Moondra | 8.7 | 10 | 91 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 5.9 | 0.8 | 42 | 7.2 | 0.5 | - | - | 29.9 | 55.3 |
| Byron McDonough | 2.9 | 4 | 79 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 5.9 | 0.6 | 38 | 6.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 19.6 | 40.6 |
| ▾ Full squad projections (3 more) | ||||||||||||||
| Andy McBrine | 15.0 | 22 | 67 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 8.3 | 1.0 | 37 | 4.4 | 0.3 | - | 0.1 | 38.3 | 79.3 |
| George Dockrell | 19.2 | 22 | 89 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 24 | 6.4 | 0.2 | - | 0.0 | 32.9 | 60.1 |
| Liam McCarthy | 4.9 | 5 | 110 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 29 | 8.1 | 0.0 | - | - | 14.9 | 32.8 |
| Afghanistan | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | Ov | Wkts | Conc | Econ | Ct | St | RO | Perf | D11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | 38.6 | 41 | 94 | 3.5 | 1.6 | - | - | - | - | 0.5 | - | 0.2 | 44.0 | 77.4 |
| Ibrahim Zadran | 41.6 | 51 | 82 | 3.8 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | 0.1 | 45.8 | 74.6 |
| Sediqullah Atal | 30.1 | 38 | 79 | 3.1 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | 0.5 | - | 0.1 | 34.6 | 57.7 |
| Rahmat Shah | 28.6 | 39 | 74 | 2.5 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | 0.1 | 30.6 | 48.7 |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi | 28.4 | 38 | 74 | 2.7 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - | 0.1 | 30.3 | 49.6 |
| Darwish Rasooli | 11.6 | 12 | 93 | 0.8 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.5 | - | - | 16.6 | 24.0 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 27.6 | 28 | 97 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 5.5 | 1.3 | 28 | 5.2 | 0.2 | - | 0.0 | 55.8 | 104.1 |
| Rashid Khan | 14.7 | 14 | 102 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 8.8 | 1.7 | 36 | 4.1 | 0.3 | - | 0.1 | 52.4 | 105.5 |
| Yamin Ahmadzai | 4.1 | 10 | 40 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 7.9 | 1.4 | 39 | 5.0 | 0.3 | - | - | 34.9 | 69.9 |
| AM Ghazanfar | 6.4 | 6 | 99 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 6.7 | 1.2 | 28 | 4.1 | 0.2 | - | - | 31.9 | 67.8 |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 1.2 | 4 | 32 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 7.2 | 1.3 | 38 | 5.3 | 0.1 | - | 0.0 | 28.4 | 62.0 |
| ▾ Full squad projections (7 more) | ||||||||||||||
| Mohammad Nabi | 22.6 | 23 | 99 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 6.8 | 0.8 | 32 | 4.6 | 0.6 | - | 0.0 | 44.0 | 81.0 |
| Fareed Ahmad | 8.0 | 15 | 55 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 6.8 | 1.4 | 37 | 5.4 | 0.1 | - | - | 37.3 | 73.6 |
| Bilal Sami | 5.1 | 5 | 110 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 5.2 | 1.4 | 37 | 7.1 | 0.7 | - | - | 39.0 | 68.0 |
| Nangeyalia Kharote | 8.2 | 12 | 69 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 6.3 | 1.1 | 28 | 4.5 | 0.3 | - | 0.5 | 33.4 | 67.6 |
| Mohammad Saleem | 5.4 | 7 | 79 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 5.6 | 0.3 | 43 | 7.7 | 0.8 | - | - | 20.0 | 36.6 |
| Ikram Alikhil | 15.6 | 21 | 73 | 1.3 | 0.3 | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | 0.1 | 25.4 | 36.5 |
| Ziaur Rahman Sharifi | 4.3 | 6 | 67 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 26 | 7.0 | 0.0 | - | - | 15.6 | 34.3 |
IRE
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- Par score around 221 - balanced surface, lean into top-order projections.
- Slight bat-first edge (57% over last 7 games) - minor lean toward the side batting first.
- Captain pick: Mark Adair (105.4 pts) - narrowest of margins over the VC.
- Slight IRE edge (6-5) - marginally more of their players grade as fantasy-relevant; flip the balance if you back AFG's XI more.
Small League: safe floor picks.
Grand League: higher-variance ceiling.
All re-run when XIs confirm.
Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast
Full ground stats →The last 7 ODI matches here average 407 total runs with a 45.2% boundary rate and 4.9 sixes a match. Seamers concede 4.66 an over against spin's 4.44, and batting first pays: 57% of winners set the target.
Based on the last 7 ODI matches at this venue. Rain-shortened matches excluded.
Last 5 matches here
Top scorer Paul Stirling 336
Top bowler Mark Adair 12 wkts
Top scorer Mohammad Shahzad 103
Top bowler Gulbadin Naib 7 wkts
Top performers in this fixture
from 16 H2H meetings
Full squads
Who is playing in Ireland vs Afghanistan?
Confirmed XIs are announced around the toss, ~30 minutes before the start. Based on their last matches, Ireland are likely to field Andrew Balbirnie, Paul Stirling, Cade Carmichael, Harry Tector and 7 more, and Afghanistan Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah and 7 more — full predicted XIs and squads are on this page.
Who leads the Ireland vs Afghanistan head-to-head record?
Afghanistan lead 11–5 from 19 matches.
What is Ireland's current form in 2026?
Ireland have won 0 and lost 2 from 3 matches in 2026, averaging 137.7 runs per match.
What is Afghanistan's current form in 2026?
Afghanistan have won 2 and lost 3 from 6 matches in 2026, averaging 191.7 runs per match.
Where is Ireland vs Afghanistan being played?
Ireland vs Afghanistan is being played at Civil Service Cricket Club on 14 Aug 2026 at 15:15 IST.
Who are the top run-scorers in Ireland vs Afghanistan head-to-head matches?
The top run-scorers in Ireland vs Afghanistan H2H are Paul Stirling (867 runs), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (455 runs), Rahmat Shah (395 runs).
Who are the top wicket-takers in Ireland vs Afghanistan head-to-head matches?
The top wicket-takers in Ireland vs Afghanistan H2H are Rashid Khan (30 wkts), Mujeeb Ur Rahman (21 wkts), Mohammad Nabi (17 wkts).
Who are the top 2026 run-scorers for Ireland and Afghanistan?
The leading run-scorers in 2026 are Ibrahim Zadran (364 runs), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (354 runs), Paul Stirling (326 runs).
Who are the top 2026 wicket-takers for Ireland and Afghanistan?
The leading wicket-takers in 2026 are Rashid Khan (24 wkts), Mark Adair (12 wkts), Azmatullah Omarzai (11 wkts).
What is the pitch like at Civil Service Cricket Club?
At Civil Service Cricket Club, 66.9% of wickets fall to seam and 28.1% to spin. The average match total is 406.9 runs with a first-innings average of 229.0. There are an average of 5.0 sixes per match and teams batting first have won 57.1% of matches.
What is Ireland's record at Civil Service Cricket Club?
Ireland have won 4 and lost 3 from 8 matches at Civil Service Cricket Club.
What is Afghanistan's record at Civil Service Cricket Club?
Afghanistan have won 2 and lost 1 from 3 matches at Civil Service Cricket Club.