Series Name: | Irish cricket team against Afghanistan in 2017–18 |
Team1 Image: | Flag of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg |
Team1 Name: | Afghanistan |
Team2 Image: | Cricket Ireland flag.svg |
Team2 Name: | Ireland |
From Date: | 5 |
To Date: | 10 December 2017 |
Team1 Captain: | Asghar Stanikzai |
Team2 Captain: | William Porterfield |
No Of Odis: | 3 |
Team1 Odis Won: | 1 |
Team2 Odis Won: | 2 |
Team1 Odis Most Runs: | Rahmat Shah (126) |
Team2 Odis Most Runs: | Paul Stirling (188) |
Team1 Odis Most Wickets: | Rashid Khan (7) Mujeeb Ur Rahman (7) |
Team2 Odis Most Wickets: | Barry McCarthy (8) |
Player Of Odi Series: | Paul Stirling (Ire) |
The Ireland cricket team toured the United Arab Emirates in December 2017 to play three One Day Internationals (ODIs) against the Afghanistan cricket team.[1] [2] [3] The matches were used as a warm-up for the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, which took place in Zimbabwe in March 2018.[4] Ireland won the series 2–1.[5]
Ahead of the series, Ed Joyce was ruled out of Ireland's squad with a knee injury, with John Anderson replacing him.[8] Niall O'Brien initially returned home to Ireland for personal reasons and was replaced by Stuart Poynter, but he re-joined the squad prior to the series.[9] [10]