Afghanistan and Ireland have had many competitive cricket battles, especially in white-ball format. While both teams have been neck and neck in ODIs, the result in T20Is is quite contrasting. Both teams last met in IRE vs AFG T20I series in August 2022 where Ireland came out victorious with a 3-2 series win.
The encounters between these two sides have produced some memorable moments. One of the special moment was for Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan who picked a hattrick and ended with an impressive figures of 5-27 to power his side to a win in T20 match in 2019.
Head-to-Head Stats:
| Format | Matches | Afghanistan | Ireland | Tie | No Result |
| ODI | 30 | 16 | 13 | 1 | |
| T20I | 23 | 16 | 6 | 1 | |
| Test | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – |
