Mohammad Nabi

Mohammad Nabi, a well-to-do allrounder from a well-to-do family in Peshawar, Pakistan, has been a key player for Afghanistan since their time in the ICC's World Cricket League Division Five. Born in Afghanistan, Nabi began playing cricket at 10 and made his competitive debut against Rahim Yar Khan Cricket Association in 2003. He played a significant role in Afghanistan's progress to the World Cup Qualifiers in 2009 and has been the backbone of the team that qualified for the World Twenty20, World Twenty20, and the 2015 World Cup.

Mark Chapman

Mark Chapman, born in Hong Kong, began his international career in 2014, qualifying for New Zealand through his father. He made his ODI debut against UAE in 2015, but later focused on his career with Auckland. Chapman's prolific 2017-18 white-ball season earned him a call-up for the T20 tri-series in 2018.

England vs ireland

 England's opening one-day international against Ireland was abandoned without a ball being bowled on Wednesday, denying World Cup warm-up.

With the rest of England's first-choice squad rested ahead of next week's departure for India, Root requested to be included for the first of a three-match series after a lean return with the bat in four matches against New Zealand.