Irish cricket team against Afghanistan in India in 2016–17
| Irish cricket team against Afghanistan in India in 2016–17 | |||
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| Afghanistan | Ireland | ||
| Dates | 8 – 31 March 2017 | ||
| Captains | Asghar Stanikzai | William Porterfield | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Afghanistan won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Mohammad Nabi (124) | Stuart Thompson (104) | |
| Most wickets | Rashid Khan (9) | Kevin O'Brien (5) | |
| Player of the series | Rashid Khan (Afg) | ||
The Ireland cricket team is currently touring India during March 2017 to play five One Day Internationals (ODIs), three Twenty20 International (T20Is) and an ICC Intercontinental Cup match against Afghanistan. All the matches are being played at the Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground, Greater Noida. Afghanistan won the T20I series 3–0.
Ireland's Joshua Little pulled out of the tour because of education commitments. Peter Chase was named as his replacement.Boyd Rankin was ruled out of Ireland's T20I matches with a back injury. He was not fit to play in the ODI series, as he is still recovering from a lower back injury, with Tim Murtagh added to the squad as cover.
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