IRE vs NEP 7th Place Play-off Match Prediction

IRE vs NEP Team Previews

Ireland

The Irish team succeeded in winning the 7th place playoff semi-final against the team USA by a handsome margin of 6 wickets. Ireland bowled first in this game and managed to restrict the USA batters to 196 runs. The leading wicket-taker for Ireland in this match was Craig Young who picked up 3 scalps in the innings. Barry McCarthy, Andy McBrine, and Mark Adair also did a good job with the ball picking up 2 wickets each. During the chase, the Irish batters were in good nick and made the chase appear easy.

The star batsman for Ireland was once again Paul Stirling who scored 58 runs from 45 balls. The good performance from the Ireland bowling attack will be a major positive to have come out of this match. Ireland will look to keep up this form against Nepal. Some of the key players for Ireland are Barry McCarthy, Mark Adair, Andy McBrine, and Craig Young. In the 7th place playoff against the USA, the Ireland team managed to bowl out the USA squad for a small total of 196 runs. Ireland easily chased the total down within 34.2 overs for the loss of 4 wickets.

The Irish team registered a win with 94 balls and 6 wickets to spare. Craig Young was declared the player of the match for his 3-fer for 35 runs. Many other bowlers did a great supporting job with Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, and Andy McBrine all picking up 2 wickets each. The Ireland top-order batting was dominant in their efforts. McBrine scored 35 from 53 balls, Andy Balbirnie scored 45 from 58 balls. But the real star of the chase was Paul Stirling who hit 58 runs from 45 balls with 9 fours and 2 sixes.

Nepal

The Nepal team played their 7th-place playoff game against UAE and won it by a margin of 3 wickets. They bowled first in the game and picked up regular wickets to get the UAE batting order out for a meager total of 181 runs. The Nepal batsmen then chased the set target of 181 runs in 43.2 overs for the loss of 7 wickets. The main bowlers for Nepal were Sandeep Lamichhane and Karan KC as they picked up three wickets apiece in the game. This chase for Nepal was not as simple as it could have been.

This game between Nepal and Ireland went right down the wire. Although Nepal ended up losing 7 wickets during the chase, they succeeded in their efforts. The leading run-getter for Nepal in this match was Dipendra Singh Airee who scored 85 runs from 79 balls for his country. The key players for Nepal were Karan KC, Dipendra Singh Airee, and Sandeep Lamichhane. Dipendra Singh Airee was well supported by Sandeep Lamichhane who came into bat at number 9 position and scored 23 runs from 37 balls to get Nepal across the line.<br /> The UAE team batted first and saw many of their batters scoring runs at the top of the order.

Batsmen such as Aryansh Sharma, Vriitya Aravind, and Rohan Mustafa ensured that the UAE team reached a good total while batting first. Muhammad Jawaullah was the most successful bowler for Nepal picking up 3 wickets for 46 runs. Several other bowlers chipped in with wickets to ensure that there was not a huge target to defend in the game. Some useful all-rounders are playing in this match for Nepal such as Rohit Paudel, Dipendra Singh Airee, and Kushal Malla.