Belfast Cricket Ground T20 Records: Belfast

Belfast Cricket Ground T20 Records: Belfast

Belfast Cricket Ground T20 Records: Belfast: Civil Service Cricket Club is hosting a match of international stature in less than three weeks.

In less than 24 hours, the first of a five-match T20I series will commence between Afghanistan and Ireland. All remaining games in this series are also to be played at the forthcoming venue, only.

This summer affords Ireland, Scotland, and England International matches. For example, Belfast in Northern Ireland will be hosting eight international games this festive season.

Ireland and Afghanistan have not had the best of records in recent years and have played 14 out of 22 T20Is here. Ireland have won four games, lost nine, whereas Afghanistan have never played a T20I match at this venue. With nine ODIs played at this venue, Afghanistan has won five matches and lost four.

The most runs scored by any visiting team at the Civil Service Cricket Club in Belfast is 188 runs by Paul Stirling. William Porterfield, Gary Wilson and Mark Adair are the other cricketers who have accumulated 150 or more.

In the past 22 T20 fixtures at Belfast, 13 of them have been won by teams batting second. In second position on this list is also the highest successful T20I run-chase here and if you look on average as well, it’s actually the third-highest innings total for a team playing at this venue.