Ireland-Afghanistan 1st ODI at Stormont Abandoned

Belfast: The opening one-day international between Ireland and Afghanistan in Belfast was abandoned because of rain.

Torrential showers on Sunday meant no play was possible at Stormont and umpires Ian Ramage and Roland Black called off the game at 14.45 BST.

The next scheduled match in the series will take place at the Belfast venue on Tuesday.

Stormont is hosting all five ODIs between the teams, with the other games on 14, 17 and 19 July.

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