Who will win Afghanistan vs Ireland 1st ODI?
After whitewashing Ireland 3-0 in the T20 international series, hosts Afghanistan will look to maintain their supremacy in the 50-overs format as well. The first of the five one-day internationals is scheduled to be played on March 15 at the Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground, Greater Noida. Live action will begin at 9:30 AM local time.
Afg vs Ire 1st ODI: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Afghan TV, 1TV
Live streaming: Bet365, Afghan Live, Willow TV
Toss Prediction
The recently concluded T20 international series at the Greater Noida saw three 160+ scores and two 200+ scores from six innings. So clearly the conditions have been very good for batting which might tempt the toss-winning skipper in electing to bat first. Ireland have had more number of toss wins against Afghanistan in the recent past which is why we predict them to win the toss in this match.
Read on for team previews, latest odds, betting tips and match prediction for Afg vs Ire 1st ODI...
Afghanistan Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Batsman Usman Ghani and fast bowler Shapoor Zadran are likely to be replaced by Gulbadin Naib and Dawlat Zadran respectively for the first ODI. The rest of the lineup is expected to remain unchanged.
Key Players
Mohammad Nabi is both the leading run-scorer and the leading wicket-taker for Afghanistan in one-day cricket and the allrounder is a valuable asset to the team. He also finished as the top run-getter in the T20 series with Mohammad Shahzad one place behind him. While Nabi and Shahzad will be the key men with the bat, Rashid Khan will be the main threat with the ball. The legspinner took the most wickets in the T20 series and is expected to continue troubling the Irish batsmen in the ODIs as well.
Recent Form
Afghanistan defeated Zimbabwe 3-2 in their most recently played five-match ODI series last month. They won the first couple of games of that series, then lost the next two before winning the decider by a whopping 106 runs. Prior to this series last year in Sep-Oct, Afghanistan were beaten 1-2 by Bangladesh in a three-match ODI series.
Afghanistan Predicted Playing 11
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Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Najeeb Tarakai, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Asghar Stanikzai (c), Samiullah Shenwari, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Rashid Khan, Dawlat Zadran, Amir Hamza.
Ireland Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Boyd Rankin who was earlier ruled out of the T20 international series is likely to return for the ODI series and replace Paul Stirling at the opening slot. Tim Murtagh has been drafted into the squad as cover for Rankin.
Key Players
Skipper William Porterfield has scored the most number of runs for Ireland in the 50-overs format and the team's batting is going to depend heavily on him. Stuart Thompson has had a good T20 series and the batsman will have plenty of expectations on him. Kevin O'Brien, the allrounder, is another big player to watch out for. He is the team's second-leading run-scorer as well as the highest wicket-taker in ODIs. He finished being the most impressive of all the Irish bowlers with five wickets in the T20 series and Afghanistan will look to play him out with caution.
Recent Form
Ireland beat United Arab Emirates in both the fixtures of their last ODI series in Dubai and that too by very impressive margins. They had, however, faced three defeats in a row before this against Pakistan, South Africa and Australia.
Ireland Predicted Playing 11
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WTS Porterfield (c), Stuart Thompson, KJ O'Brien, GC Wilson (wk), AR McBrine, GH Dockrell, Jacob Mulder, BJ McCarthy, Ed Joyce, Boyd Rankin, Craig Young.
Team Form in Last Five Matches (most recent first)
Afghanistan: W L L W W
Ireland: W W L L L
Afghanistan vs Ireland Head to Head
Afghanistan and Ireland will be playing their first one-day international against each other at the Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground. However, the two teams have clashed eight times in the past with Ireland emerging victorious on five occasions. The last time they met in an ODI was in July 2016 at Belfast where Ireland got the better of Afghanistan by 12 runs.
Afghanistan vs Ireland 1st ODI Betting Odds
Ireland were expected to feel a little uncomfortable in these testing conditions and things have turned out exactly the same way. It was never going to be easy for them to challenge Afghanistan on a sub-continent pitch and it should be no different as the series undergoes a transition from T20 to ODI mode. The hosts will start off as favorites to win the opening game at 1.51 with betfair, 1.44 with bet365 and 1.40 with betway. Ireland are outsiders at 2.92 with
1xbet , 2.75 with bet365 and 2.87 with betway.
Afghanistan vs Ireland 1st ODI Prediction
Afghanistan's confidence level will be sky high after thrashing Ireland in all the three games of the T20 series. Mohammad Shahzad and Mohammad Nabi are in good form with the bat while Rashid Khan has made better use of the conditions than the Irish bowlers. Ireland will take heart from the fact that they have beaten Afghanistan two times in their previous three attempts in ODIs. But those wins were secured back at home and they will have to be at their best to overcome Afghanistan in these conditions. Ireland might return with a better performance, but it won’t be enough to beat Stanikzai's men in this first ODI.
Final Verdict: Back Afghanistan to beat Ireland in the first ODI at 1.51 with
1xbet , 1.44 with bet365 and 1.40 with betway.
Mar 15, 2017
09:30 IST / 4:00 GMT
Greater Noida Sports Complex - Noida, India
Afg vs Ire ODI 
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