Who will win Afghanistan vs Ireland 5th ODI?
Ireland beat Afghanistan in the fourth one-day international by three wickets. With the series levelled at 2-2, the two teams will now battle it out for the trophy in the fifth and the final ODI on March 24. The match will be played at the Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground with live action scheduled to begin at 9:30 AM local time.
Read on for team previews, latest odds, betting tips and match prediction for Afg vs Ire 5th ODI....
Afghanistan Team News & Playing 11
Their top-order has failed to deliver on two consecutive occasions now and it will be crucial for their key batsman Mohammad Shahzad to fire in this final game of the series. Asghar Stanikzai has so far scored the most runs for Afghanistan in this series and a good contribution is expected of him. Mohammad Nabi is back among the wickets as the offspinner claimed a four-wicket-haul in the fourth ODI. Rashid Khan is the leading wicket-taker of the series with 12 wickets and he together with Nabi will hold the key in Afghanistan's bowling attack.
Afghanistan Predicted Playing 11
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Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Usman Ghani, Rahmat Shah, Asghar Stanikzai (c), Hashmatullah Shahidi, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Dawlat Zadran, Amir Hamza, Rashid Khan, Shafiqullah.
Ireland Team News & Playing 11
The star of the last game was Kevin O'Brien who was surprisingly dropped for the third ODI. The allrounder first took four wickets to run through Afghanistan's top-order and later on blasted an unbeaten 72 to take Ireland home. Apart from him, the team's batting will rely on Paul Stirling and William Porterfield who are the leading run-getters in the series. Jacob Mulder provided good support to O'Brien picking up three important wickets and Ireland will want him to replicate that performance on Friday.
Ireland Predicted Playing 11
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EC Joyce, PR Stirling, WTS Porterfield (c), KJ O'Brien (wk), A Balbirnie, GC Wilson, SR Thompson, AR McBrine, GH Dockrell, TJ Murtagh, J Mulder.
Afghanistan vs Ireland 5th ODI Betting Odds
Despite being beaten twice in two games, bookmakers have retained their faith in Afghanistan. The hosts are favorites to win this fifth one-day international at best odds of 1.59 with betfair and 1.57 with bet365. Ireland have done really well to square the series, considering they were trailing 0-2 at the start. Back-to-back wins have resulted in a slight shortening up of their odds but they are still outsiders at 2.62 with 1xbet and 2.37 with bet365.
Afghanistan vs Ireland 5th ODI Prediction
It seemed as if Afghanistan would clean sweep Ireland 5-0 after the first two one-dayers but Ireland surprised everyone by bouncing back to level the series and they will now fancy their chances of a series win on Friday. The hosts faltered with the bat in the last couple of games and this will be the biggest worry that stands before them. Ireland will certainly be high on confidence but if Afghanistan return to their old batting ways, the scales will tip in their favor. Since another batting collapse looks highly unlikely, we predict Afghanistan to win this match and hence the series.
Final Verdict: Back Afghanistan to beat Ireland in the 5th ODI at 1.59 with 1xbet and 1.57 with bet365.
Mar 24, 2017
09:30 IST / 4:00 GMT
Greater Noida Sports Complex - Noida, India
Afg vs Ire 
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