Afghanistan bat with debut for Gurbaz; Ireland hand out three debuts

Toss Afghanistan selected to bat vs Ireland

Afghanistan have chosen to bat within the one-off Test towards Ireland on the Tolerance Oval in Abu Dhabi. Captain Hashmatullah Shahidi introduced that wicketkeeper-batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz would make his Test debut within the match.

It is the primary worldwide sport being performed on the Tolerance Oval, which turns into the 122nd floor to host Test cricket. The pitch, with its unknown traits, appeared very dry. The outfield was anticipated to be fast.

This is barely the second time that Afghanistan and Ireland are dealing with off in a Test, with their first assembly in Dehradun in 2019.

Afghanistan have performed eight Tests whereas Ireland have performed seven since each groups achieved Test standing in 2017. While Afghanistan have overwhelmed Ireland, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe as soon as every, Ireland have misplaced all their seven Tests thus far.

Afghanistan’s final Test had come earlier this month towards Sri Lanka, whereas Ireland’s final was in July 2023 towards England.

Afghanistan: 1 Ibrahim Zadran, 2 Noor Ali Zadran, 3 Rahmat Shah, 4 Hashmatullah Shahidi (capt), 5 Nasir Jamal, 6 Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 7 Karim Janat, 8 Zia-ur-Rehman, 9 Nijat Masood, 10 Naveed Zadran, 11 Zahir Khan

Ireland: 1 Peter Moor, 2 Andy Balbirnie (capt), 3 Curtis Campher, 4 Harry Tector, 5 Paul Stirling, 6 Lorcan Tucker (wk), 7 Mark Adair, 8 Andy McBrine, 9 Barry McCarthy, 10 Theo van Woerkom, 11 Craig Young

Source web site: www.espncricinfo.com

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