Afghanistan and Ireland, the two new Test sides will clash in one off Test Match at Abu Dhabi. After the Test Match, both sides will play 3 ODIs and as many T20Is. All the matches will be in UAE, and Afghanistan will serve as the hosts of this series. Following are the details of Afghanistan vs Ireland Schedule 2024.
Schedule of Afghanistan vs Ireland
The Tour will begin with the Only Test at Abu Dhabi starting from 28th February. Then the focus will shift to the ODI series in Sharjah and the T20Is will also be played in Sharjah. The tour ends with the final T20I on 18th March 2024.
Ireland vs Afghanistan Fixtures Test 2024
| Date and Day | Match | Venue | TIME (PKT) | TIME (GMT) |
| 28th Feb-3rd March 2024 | Only Test | Abu Dhabi | 10:30 AM | 5:30 AM |
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Fixtures ODI 2024
| Date and Day | Match | Venue | TIME (PKT) | TIME (GMT) |
| 7th March | 1st ODI | Sharjah | 5:30 PM | 12:30 PM |
| 9th March | 2nd ODI | Sharjah | 5:30 PM | 12:30 PM |
| 12th March | 3rd ODI | Sharjah | 5:30 PM | 12:30 PM |
Afghanistan vs Ireland T20I Schedule 2024
| Date and Day | Match | Venue | TIME (PKT) | TIME (GMT) |
| 15th March | 1st T20I | Sharjah | 9:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| 17th March | 2nd T20I | Sharjah | 9:00PM | 4:00 PM |
| 18th March | 3rd T20I | Sharjah | 9:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Squads 2024
So far, only Ireland has named their all format squad while Afghanistan are yet to name their squads. Ireland will be led by Andrew Balbirnie in Tests and ODIs, while Paul Stirling will lead the unit in T20Is.
Test squad: Mark Adair, Andrew Balbirnie (capt), Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Matthew Foster, Graham Hume, Andy McBrine, Barry McCarthy, James McCollum, PJ Moor, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Theo van Woerkom, Craig Young.
ODI squad: Mark Adair, Andrew Balbirnie, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Matthew Foster, Graham Hume, Andy McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Neil Rock, Paul Stirling (capt), Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Theo van Woerkom, Craig Young.
T20I squad: Mark Adair, Ross Adair, Andrew Balbirnie, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Graham Hume, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Neil Rock, Paul Stirling (capt), Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Craig Young.
Afghan Irish Head to Head Record
Both sides have played only one test before this. It was won by Afghanistan back in 2019 at Dehradun.
The battle between these two sides in ODIs is quite exciting. Both sides have played 30 matches against each other with 16 going Afghanistan’s way and 13 going Ireland’s way. 1 game ended without result.
In T20Is however, Afghanistan dominates the battle with 16 wins over Ireland while Ireland have defeated them 7 times.
