| Series Name: | Irish cricket team against Afghanistan in India in 2018–19 |
| Team1 Image: | Flag of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg |
| Team1 Name: | Afghanistan |
| Team2 Image: | Cricket Ireland flag.svg |
| Team2 Name: | Ireland |
| From Date: | 21 February |
| To Date: | 19 March 2019 |
| Team1 Captain: | Asghar Afghan |
| Team2 Captain: | William Porterfield (Test & ODIs) Paul Stirling (T20Is) |
| No Of Tests: | 1 |
| Team1 Tests Won: | 1 |
| Team2 Tests Won: | 0 |
| Team1 Tests Most Runs: | Rahmat Shah (174) |
| Team2 Tests Most Runs: | Andrew Balbirnie (86) |
| Team1 Tests Most Wickets: | Rashid Khan (7) |
| Team2 Tests Most Wickets: | Stuart Thompson (3) Andy McBrine (3) James Cameron-Dow (3) |
| No Of Odis: | 5 |
| Team1 Odis Won: | 2 |
| Team2 Odis Won: | 2 |
| Team1 Odis Most Runs: | Asghar Afghan (226) |
| Team2 Odis Most Runs: | Andrew Balbirnie (215) |
| Team1 Odis Most Wickets: | Mujeeb Ur Rahman (7) |
| Team2 Odis Most Wickets: | George Dockrell (8) |
| Player Of Odi Series: | Andrew Balbirnie (Ire) |
| No Of Twenty20s: | 3 |
| Team1 Twenty20s Won: | 3 |
| Team2 Twenty20s Won: | 0 |
| Team1 Twenty20s Most Runs: | Hazratullah Zazai (204) |
| Team2 Twenty20s Most Runs: | Paul Stirling (124) |
| Team1 Twenty20s Most Wickets: | Rashid Khan (11) |
| Team2 Twenty20s Most Wickets: | Boyd Rankin (6) |
| Player Of Twenty20 Series: | Mohammad Nabi (Afg) |
The Ireland cricket team toured India in February and March 2019 to play three Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is), five One Day Internationals (ODIs) and a Test match against the Afghanistan cricket team.[1] [2] It was Ireland's first Test played overseas[3] and the first Test match between the two sides.[4] All of the fixtures took place at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Dehradun.[5] The ODI fixtures were part of Afghanistan's preparation for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[6] In January 2019, the fixtures were brought forward by two days, to avoid clashing with the Indian Premier League.[7]
In the second T20I match, the Afghanistan team set several records. They made the highest team total, with 278 for 3,[8] which included the highest partnership for any wicket, with Hazratullah Zazai and Usman Ghani putting on 236 runs for the first wicket.[9] Hazratullah Zazai scored 162 not out, the highest score for an Afghan batsman in a T20I fixture.[10] Afghanistan went on to win the T20I series 3–0.[11] The ODI series was drawn 2–2, after the second match finished as a no result.[12]
Afghanistan won the one-off Test match by seven wickets to record their first victory in a Test match.[13] They became the joint-second quickest, after England and Pakistan, to record their maiden win in Test cricket.[14] Asghar Afghan, captain of the Afghanistan team said that "it is a historic day for Afghanistan, for Afghanistan people, for our team, for our cricket board".[15] Ireland's captain, William Porterfield, said he was pleased how the five debutants performed and that Afghanistan were deserved winners.[16] Afghanistan's all-rounder Mohammad Nabi, praised both the batting and the bowling from the team saying "it shows we are ready for Test cricket".[17] Player of the match, Rahmat Shah, moved up to 89th place in the ICC Test Player Rankings, the highest-placed batsman for Afghanistan.[18]
Ahead of the ODI series, Stuart Thompson was added to Ireland's squad.[21] Following the conclusion of the ODI series, Zahir Khan and Sayed Shirzad were both added to Afghanistan's Test squad.[22]