# Afghanistan need 299 to complete clean sweep over Ireland 2026-08-15T15:58:42+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Afghanistan, chasing a 5-0 clean sweep in the five-match ODI series, need 299 to beat Ireland in the final match at Belfast's Civil Service Cricket Club. Ireland set the target after winning the toss and electing to bat first. Afghanistan captain Rahmat Shah won the toss and chose to bowl. Playing XIs: Afghanistan include openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran, while Ireland field a youthful attack led by Paul Stirling. The visitors have already won the first four ODIs. ## Coverage - sportstar.thehindu.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Afghanistan national cricket team, Belfast, Ireland cricket team, Paul Stirling Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/afghanistan-need-299-to-complete-clean-sweep-over-ireland/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/afghanistan-need-299-to-complete-clean-sweep-over-ireland/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/