IRE vs IND Match Prediction & Betting Tips - Aug 20, 2023
After winning a rain-curtailed opening fixture, India will be looking to claim the series as they face Ireland for the 2nd T20 on Sunday. The match will be played at The Village in Dublin.
Ireland vs India head-to-head record
Both teams have played 6 matches against each other to date, and India has prevailed in each of them.
Ireland vs India Live-streaming and Broadcast
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IRE vs IND Team Previews
Ireland
Ireland will be disappointed with its batting effort in the opening fixture and look to take a different approach here. The opening pair of Andrew Balbirnie and Paul Stirling was unable to give the team a good start and it had a cascading effect on the batsmen below.
Balbirnie and Lorcan Tucker were sent back in the first over itself and the hosts found it difficult to recover from the early blows. Curtis Campher and Barry McCarthy put up a solid partnership of 57 runs for the 7th wicket to get the team to a decent total.
Mark Adair, Joshua Little, and McCarthy started off the proceedings with the new ball but were taken for quite a few runs. Craig Young took wickets in consecutive deliveries in his first over, but by then, India was already ahead according to DLS.
Ireland will look to take the positives from this match and look to put up a better performance in this match.
Ireland Playing 11
Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie, Curtis Campher, Lorcan Tucker, George Dockrell, Harry Tector, Joshua Little, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Ben White, Craig Young.
India
After a mediocre effort in the T20 series against the West Indies, the Indian fans will be relieved to see the team an early lead in the series.
Jasprit Bumrah returned to the international team in style, picking up 2 wickets in the very first over and dealing body blows to the hosts. He was well supported by debutant Prasidh Krishna and Ravi Bishnoi, who picked up 2 wickets each. Washington Sundar bowled a tight line but went wicketless, while Arshdeep Singh was taken for a few runs.
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaikwad gave the team a brisk start and ensured that the visitors stayed ahead of the required DLS score. Despite lacking most of its senior players, India has a strong batting line-up. In addition to Jaiswal and Gaikwad, the visitors have the likes of Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson, Rinku Singh, and Washington Sundar, all of whom are quality batsmen.
As India looks to hone new talent for upcoming tournaments, there will be healthy competition between the players to perform well.
India Playing 11
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravi Bishnoi.
IRE vs IND Toss Prediction
The team winning the toss will likely opt to field first.
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Pitch and Conditions
The pitch at Dublin is good to bat on and has seen plenty of high-scoring encounters. The batsmen will enjoy the consistent pace and bounce and will find it easy to play the shots. That said, there is an even covering of grass on the surface and the seamers get some movement of the pitch as well as through the air. The team batting first will look to set a target of over 180 runs to give the bowlers a good chance at defending.
The weather is likely to be clear with pleasant temperatures.
IRE vs IND Betting Tips
There is only one team to back here and that is the visitors. While Ireland has some good individual players they will find it difficult to overcome a stiff opposition like India.
Bet on India to win.
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The opening pair of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaikwad did a good job in the first match, putting up 44 runs for the first wicket. We expect them to continue with the good form, while the Ireland batsmen are likely to struggle against India’s new ball attack.
India has some quality players in its batting line-up who aren’t afraid of taking the aerial route. As they play on a good batting surface, we are backing India to score a higher number of maximums.
Bumrah returned to the international squad in style, picking up 2 wickets in his very first over. He finished the match with 2 wickets for 24 runs and we are backing him to bowl another good spell in this game.
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Cricket Betting Tips
- Highest opening partnership - India W (1.55) and 1 more BANW vs INDW betting tip
- Total runs in the highest scoring over of the match - Over 22.5 (1.95) and 2 more MI vs SRH betting tips
- Nazmul Hossain Shanto to become the top batter. - 4.10 and 3 more BAN vs ZIM betting tips
- Delhi Capitals to win the toss - 1.90 and 4 more DC vs RR betting tips
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