Overview
- The five‑match series starts on Wednesday, August 5 at Bready Cricket Club with games scheduled across Bready and the Civil Service Ground in Belfast through August 15.
- Rahmat Shah makes his first assignment as Afghanistan’s full‑time ODI captain following a June leadership change and a 0‑3 loss in India.
- Afghanistan named a 15‑player squad that rests veteran Mohammad Nabi while recalling pacemen Fazalhaq Farooqi and Yamin Ahmadzai to bolster their attack.
- Ireland enter with multiple pace absences including Josh Little and others ruled out by injury, prompting maiden or expanded roles for Jai Moondra, Ben Calitz and Byron McDonough.
- Broadcast rights are confirmed with FanCode streaming in India, Free Sports in the UK and Ireland, RTA in Afghanistan and Etisalat eLife in the UAE, and both teams face ranking pressure—Afghanistan 8th and Ireland 12th—before the World Cup qualification cut‑off.