Ireland vs Afghanistan 1st ODI Prediction
May 19, 2019
15:15 IST / 9:45 GMT
Civil Service Cricket Club - Belfast, Ireland
IRE vs AFG ODI 
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IRE vs AFG Betting Tips
- Ireland have the benefit of playing at home while Afghanistan might take some time to acclimatize to the foreign conditions.
- Ireland failed to win a single game in the recent home tri-series and they are coming on the back of four consecutive ODI defeats.
- Afghanistan have a formidable spin attack with the likes of Rashid, Nabi and Mujeeb and the hosts are likely to struggle against them.
IRE vs AFG Win Probability
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Our Prediction
Afghanistan are favorites to win
Who Will Win Ireland vs Afghanistan, 1st ODI 2019?
Ireland will welcome Afghanistan for a two-match one-day international series. The first ODI is scheduled to be played on May 19 at the Civil Service Cricket Club in Belfast. Live telecast of the game will begin at 10:45 AM local time.
IRE vs AFG, 1st ODI 2019: Where to Watch/Live Streaming
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Read on for team previews, betting odds, betting tips and predictions for Ireland vs Afghanistan, 1st ODI 2019...
Ireland Team News & Playing 11
Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie, William Porterfield and Kevin O'Brien are the key figures in Ireland's batting line-up and at least two of them will have to produce good knocks if they are to put pressure on Afghanistan. Stirling and Balbirnie were the team's best batsmen in the recent tri-series involving Bangladesh and the West Indies and it will be crucial for these two to continue their good form. Porterfield is their leading ODI run-getter while O'Brien is coming on the back of two fifties in his previous three outings. The latter has taken the most ODI wickets at this ground - 19 in 20 matches - and he will have a big role to play with the ball as well. The bigger threats in Ireland's bowling attack, however, are Boyd Rankin, Tim Murtagh and George Dockrell. Rankin was the most impressive of the Irish bowlers in the tri-series with five wickets in two games, and the onus will be on him and Murtagh to provide the early breakthroughs in the first powerplay.
Ireland Predicted Playing 11
Paul Stirling, James McCollum, Andrew Balbirnie, William Porterfield (c), Kevin O'Brien, Mark Adair, Gary Wilson (wk), George Dockrell, Barry McCarthy, Boyd Rankin, Tim Murtagh
Afghanistan Team News & Playing 11
Afghanistan's batting strength resides mainly in the likes of Mohammad Shahzad, Rahmat Shah, Asghar Afghan and Mohammad Nabi. Shahzad has scored the most runs for the team in the fifty-overs format and he will be expected to provide a good start to the innings. Rahmat cracked a century in the last match against Scotland while Afghan is the team's best man in the middle order. Mohammad Nabi is one of the most consistent performers with both bat and ball and he will be expected to deliver another all-round performance here. He and Rashid Khan, the third-best ODI bowler in the world, are the most successful bowlers for Afghanistan in white-ball cricket and the duo is likely to cause plenty of problems for the Irish batsmen on this tour. Rashid has a four-wicket haul at this ground and is worth backing to finish with the best figures in this match. Mystery spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman is another big threat in this bowling line-up and the hosts won’t find it easy to pick his deceptive off-breaks.
Afghanistan Predicted Playing 11
Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmat Shah, Mohammad Nabi, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Asghar Afghan, Gulbadin Naib (c), Dawlat Zadran, Aftab Alam, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
IRE vs AFG Team Form in Last Five Matches
IRE : L L L L W
AFG : W L W L NR
Ireland vs Afghanistan Head to Head
Ireland and Afghanistan have both won 12 times each in the 25 one-day internationals that they have played against each other. One of those encounters had to be called off due to bad weather.
Afghanistan have won five of their last eight completed matches against Ireland in the fifty-overs format. Ireland, however, won the most recent encounter by five wickets earlier this year in March at Dehradun, India.
The two countries have played seven ODIs against each other at this ground with Afghanistan leading the scoreline 4-3.
| Matches Played | IRE Won | AFG Won | Tie | No Result |
| 25 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
Ireland vs Afghanistan Betting Odds
Afghanistan are the bookmakers' favorites to win this first one-day international and the visitors are being offered at very short odds of 1.30 on Bet365 and 1.28 on Betrally. Ireland, despite playing at home, find themselves as outsiders for this game at 3.50 with Bet365 and 3.40 with Betrally.
🏆 Ireland vs Afghanistan Prediction
Afghanistan have been performing much better than Ireland in the game's fifty-overs format. While they are coming off a win against Scotland, the hosts won't be feeling too confident after their performances in the recent tri-series where they failed to register even a single win. Though Ireland have the home advantage in their favor, they would still have to be on top of their game to overcome an upbeat Afghanistan side. The tourists have sufficient firepower in their batting department and their bowling unit brims with world-class spinners. They crushed the home team in their previous meeting at this venue and we are backing them to emerge victorious this time as well.
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