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Ireland and Afghanistan Test Watch (2018-2023)

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jaybro wrote: ↑Fri Jun 15, 2018 5:36 am

I feel they'll invite Zimbabwe over to the North of India for a Test or two, as they'll fancy their chances


Hmm, that's one way to get Zim play tests in India again.

If they play in Bengaluru though, I'm sure Zim will have the upper hand. This is almost playing like the typical Harare pitch (may be with a bit more turn). Disciplined pacers like Jarvis and Chatara would love to bowl on this deck. But yeah, most pitches Afg has used in North India might be heavily spin friendly and could be curtains for Zim.
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Kriterion_BD wrote: ↑Sun Dec 02, 2018 6:44 am


jaybro wrote: ↑Sun Dec 02, 2018 5:08 am

There is no Ireland v Zimbabwe Test match next year


There are some scheduled in the new FTP.

August 2019 its ZIM vs AFG in a Test. Presumably in ZIM given the time of year.


The Afghanistan your of Zimbabwe has been postponed

There is no Test matches scheduled for the Zimbabwe tour of Ireland next year only t20s and ODIs
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jaybro wrote: ↑Sun Dec 02, 2018 8:23 am

The Afghanistan your of Zimbabwe has been postponed

There is no Test matches scheduled for the Zimbabwe tour of Ireland next year only t20s and ODIs


That sucks. I guess that explains why IRE and AFG are organizing fixtures with each other.
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The Irish did keep the pressure up for longer. Afghans helped make the case with their performances, though. The good news rise of the Afghans has kept Ireland on the map at times even when they have been flat.
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Afghans name 4 spinners in their squad to play their inaugural Test. Should be a festive occaision as the Eid festival will be right around the time of the Test.

But their only decent seam bowler, Dawlat is out with an injured knee. The rest of their seamers - at least those we've seen so far - have all be 125 kph trundlers. I guess Hamid Hassan's career is over given he didn't play in the all important Qualifiers or make the squad for the debut Test.
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Yea where the devil is Hamid Hassan? I loved watching him bowl in the 2015 CWC with his face paint on. Had some wheels as well
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sloandog wrote: ↑Mon Jun 04, 2018 2:43 pm

Yea where the devil is Hamid Hassan? I loved watching him bowl in the 2015 CWC with his face paint on. Had some wheels as well


Looks like he's done. He was the Afghan Mortaza, except that he was even more injury-prone. Their only other good seamer who bowls quicker than the dibbly dobbers (Mirwais, Gulbadin, Naveen, Karim Janat) is Dawlat, and he's already been ruled out of the Test match. So it will be all spinners (world class) + a pace attack that even 2000 era Bangladesh would be embarassed by.
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That is an interesting mix.
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Ireland to play England at Lords next year
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jaybro wrote: ↑Wed Jun 06, 2018 2:09 am

Ireland to play England at Lords next year


Another 4 dayer...ie a glorified first class match. Disappointing, would one extra days play hurt England that much???
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They have found a new way to disrespect smaller teams. So why not use it?
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So the gloves are off for the India v Afghan test. Asghar Stanikzai trying to deliver the first verbal blow by labelling his spinners better than India's. Coach Phil Simmons was a little more circumspect acknowledging that all his team are untried at test level.

Possibly more.

Afghanistan have played 2 full first class tourmaments since late 2017. But Stanikzai, Mohammed Shehzad & Rahmat Shah. didn't lace a boot for either tournaments. This is as opposed to Nasir Jamal who played the last 4 rounds of the recent tournament after the WCQ. Yes, he was part of the squad.

Rashid Khan, Mujeeb & Mohammad Nabi were in the IPL & Zahir Khan would have been apart from injury. Javed Ahmadi & Ihsanullah played 1 & 2 matches respectively.

So, the core unit of the Afghan side has had little longer format cricket in the lead up to this test.

Maybe this is where I don't get it. Maybe those endless training camps filled with meaningless wickets & runs where dropped catches & missed stumpings don't matter is the real deal.

Anyway, I wish them the best of luck & I find it exciting when a new country plays the big boys.
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Afghanistan need a rank turner to be any chance in this Test match. The shorter the game the more chance of an upset.

If it's a road of a wicket than India will bat them out of it, the Afghan guys will get themselves out.

The only way I can see Afghanistan win is if it's one of those games where neither side can get past 180 runs per innings, then it comes down to a guy like Nabi or Shahzad just blasting a quick fire 60 to turn the game.

Very unlikely but these Afghanis will be going into the game looking to win, they only know that way
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I concur with Jaybro. The Afghans will score 500 across both innings no matter how flat the pitch. Unless they play some of their domestic guys who's stats look promising. But then again, how strong is the AFG first class league? Afghans will have a chance on a rank turner, but the Indians would be foolish to make that kind of a pitch.

I predict a flat Bangalore track with the AFG spinners still able to keep India from posting a mammoth total (500 all out is my guess with a Kohli double). India to win by an Innings and 25 runs in that scenario.
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The sun hasn't been out for a week here in Bengaluru with overcast conditions and occasional drizzles. Might naturally help seamers on day 1 as Chinnaswamy normally does in domestic FC games. If this happens, Afghans are in for a massive disadvantage with Dawlat also not available and with Indian seamers in good form.
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Kriterion_BD wrote: ↑Wed Jun 13, 2018 10:36 pm

I concur with Jaybro. The Afghans will score 500 across both innings no matter how flat the pitch. Unless they play some of their domestic guys who's stats look promising. But then again, how strong is the AFG first class league? Afghans will have a chance on a rank turner, but the Indians would be foolish to make that kind of a pitch.

I predict a flat Bangalore track with the AFG spinners still able to keep India from posting a mammoth total (500 all out is my guess with a Kohli double). India to win by an Innings and 25 runs in that scenario.


Kohli ain't playing
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jaybro wrote: ↑Thu Jun 14, 2018 3:17 am


Kriterion_BD wrote: ↑Wed Jun 13, 2018 10:36 pm

I concur with Jaybro. The Afghans will score 500 across both innings no matter how flat the pitch. Unless they play some of their domestic guys who's stats look promising. But then again, how strong is the AFG first class league? Afghans will have a chance on a rank turner, but the Indians would be foolish to make that kind of a pitch.

I predict a flat Bangalore track with the AFG spinners still able to keep India from posting a mammoth total (500 all out is my guess with a Kohli double). India to win by an Innings and 25 runs in that scenario.


Kohli ain't playing


Woops. I knew that!

Yamin getting the ball to swing through the air. Good seam position, nice easy action. Bowling in the mid 130s.
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Ahmadi, Afsar, Yamin, Wafadar...4 Test specialists in the XI. 5 if you include Hashmatullah.
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What a unique feat for Andy Pycroft, who himself made his debut as part of Zimbabwe's debut test against India, to be officiating as match referee in another country's debut test match!
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AFG bowlers getting tonked here. India 122-0 after 21 overs.
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Rashid and co finding Test cricket a bit harder than the t20 stuff.

What's the pitch like ??
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