Afghanistan are slated to tackle Ireland within the only Test slated to be performed on the Tolerance Oval in Abu Dhabi beginning Wednesday, February 28.
Both groups will not be part of the continuing World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 cycle. Hence, the result of this Test match doesn’t suggest quite a bit for each and might be merely handled as a gown rehearsal for the white-ball collection to comply with.
Afghanistan suffered a shellacking within the final Test that they participated in. They have been taken down by Sri Lanka on the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) by a margin of 10 wickets.
Ibrahim Zadran and Rahmat Shah are in some good red-ball kind. While Ibrahim scored 100 (114 runs) within the second innings of the only Test in opposition to the Lankan Lions, Rahmat performed a superb knock of 91 within the first innings.
The different batters within the prime and the center order should contribute for the Asian aspect to get the higher of the Irish.
On the opposite hand, Ireland final performed a Test in opposition to England at Lord’s in June 2023. They have been comprehensively overwhelmed by the Three Lions on that event by 10 wickets and are nonetheless looking for their maiden win within the red-ball format.
Tolerance Oval Pitch Report
Tolerance Oval goes to host its first-ever Test match. The floor is located proper subsequent to the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Quite akin to the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, the pitch on the Tolerance Oval is predicted to help the batters extra in comparison with the bowlers.
The ball will not be anticipated to spin a lot early on and the spinners are likey to return into the sport from day three onwards.
Afghanistan’s probably enjoying XI:
Ibrahim Zadran, Noor Ali Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Ikram Alikhil, Nasir Jamal, Zia ur Rehman, Nijat Masood, Naveed Zadram, Zahir Khan
Ireland’s probably enjoying XI:
James McCollom, Peter Moor, Andrew Balbirnie (c), Harry Tector, Paul Stirling, Curtis Campher, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Mark Adair, Andy McBrine, Theo van Woerkom, Craig Young
