Afghanistan are favorites to win
The second one-day international between Afghanistan and Ireland had to be abandoned due to incessant rain. Being 1-0 up in the series, the hosts will look to take an unassailable lead when they take on the visitors in the third ODI which will be played at the same venue - Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The match will be played on March 5 with live action scheduled to begin at 1 PM local time.
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The top-order fired for Afghanistan in the second ODI with Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmat Shah and Hashmatullah Shahidi all cracking half-centuries. Hazratullah has been the man in form for the hosts. The opener had earlier blasted a record-breaking 162 not-out in the T20I series and top-scored with a 43-ball 67 in the last match. Rahmat Shah has been one of the team's most consistent batsmen in recent times and he is expected to put on a good show with the bat on Tuesday. Mohammad Nabi provides good balance to the team with his ability to score runs quickly and pick wickets at crucial moments. Apart from Nabi, Rashid Khan and Mujeeb Ur Rahman have been the go-to bowlers for Afghanistan. Mujeeb and Rashid both troubled the Irish batsmen in the first ODI and they are likely to cause plenty of problems for them in this match as well.
Hazratullah Zazai, Javed Ahmadi, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Asghar Afghan (c), Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Ikram Ali Khil (wk), Sayed Shirzad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Ireland's batting will depend primarily on their opening pair of Paul Stirling and William Porterfield along with Andrew Balbirnie and Kevin O'Brien. Stirling is the only batsman in the side who has looked convincing on this tour. He scored 89 in the first ODI and the team will want him to produce another quality knock on Tuesday. However, it will be crucial for the visitors that they receive major contributions from their other senior batsmen in Balbirnie and O'Brien as well. Simi Singh has not made much of an impact with the bat but he is a pretty capable middle-order batsman. He has done well with the ball though in both the matches which makes him the one to watch out for when it comes to bowling. The key men in Ireland's bowling attack, however, are George Dockrell, Boyd Rankin and Andy McBrine. Dockrell and McBrine shared five wickets between them last time and the spin duo could strangle the Afghan batsmen in the middle overs.
William Porterfield (c), Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie, Kevin O'Brien, Simi Singh, Stuart Poynter (wk), George Dockrell, Andy McBrine, Tim Murtagh, James Cameron-Dow/James McCollum, Boyd Rankin
Afghanistan are heavy favorites amongst the bookmakers to win this third one-day international. The hosts are being offered at very short odds of 1.15 on Betway, 1.12 on Bet365 and 1.20 on Betfair. Ireland, by contrast, are huge underdogs for this game at 4.75 on Betway, 6 on Bet365 and 5.70 on Betfair.
Afghanistan are 1-0 ahead in the series and with the second ODI washed out, Ireland now find themselves under pressure as a defeat on Tuesday will dash their hopes of a series win. The visitors will now have to win each of the remaining three matches if they are to lift the trophy. But for that to happen, they will need much better performances from their batsmen who so far have not been able to apply themselves, particularly against the Afghan spinners. The hosts, on the contrary, are looking superior on both batting and bowling fronts and we expect them to come out on top once again.
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