IRE vs SCT Match Prediction & Betting Tips - May 23, 2024
Ireland and Scotland will contest the penultimate match of ongoing T20I tri-series in the Netherlands. Both teams are preparing for next month's T20 World Cup in the United States of America and Caribbean. This should be another intriguing contest between two highly competitive sides.
There will be plenty to bet on before and during this match. Allow our experts to inform your decisions when considering the competitive odds and interesting markets on the best cricket betting sites. You can trust our insight, which is lined with helpful information.
Ireland vs Scotland head-to-head record
Ireland have three wins to Scotland's one in their last four T20I meetings. Scotland beat Ireland in their last completed T20I in 2023.
Ireland vs Scotland live streaming and broadcast
You can watch this match and the rest of the series on the FanCode app in India. This is a great way to stream international cricket matches online.
Use these trustworthy cricket betting tips for the T20I tri-series fixture between Ireland and Scotland in The Hague on Thursday, 23 May 2024.
IRE vs SCT Team Previews
Ireland
Ireland currently occupy second position on the three-team points table of this tri-series. They will be hard pressed against a Scotland outfit brimming with confidence on the back of victory over the Netherlands a day prior tot his fixture. We are in for an entertaining contest, indeed.
Ireland will want more from opener Andy Balbirnie and Paul Stirling, who fell for 11 each in Ireland's only completed fixture of the series so far. In that win over the Netherlands, Lorcan Tucker scored 40 from third position in the order and Mark Adair hit 49 down the order. Both could be key here again.
Adair also took two wickets and, alongside fellow seames Curtis Campher and Fionn Hand, can capitalise on conducive conditions again. Hand will take a lot of momentum into this match on the back of his three instrumental wickets against the Dutch.
Ireland Playing 11
Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie, Lorcan Tucker, Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Craig Young, Ben White.
Scotland
Scotland pulled off a relative upset against the Netherlands earlier this week. This showed that they will be able to compete at the upcoming T20 World Cup. A second win in as many days would really attest to their collective and individual ability to succeed on the big stage.
George Munsey was outstanding in the previous match, hitting 72 at the top of the order. His innings was commanding and set Scotland up for a successful total. Scotland's next highest scorer was Mark Watt with 19. The Scots could do with a bit more support for Munsey this time.
Watt then took four wickets. The spinner collected three of those in the final over of the match. But the toughest work had effectively been done earlier, when Chris Sole, Brad Currie and Michael Leask had reduced the Netherlands to 19 for three with a wicket each. The Dutch were eventually all out for just 87.
Scotland Playing 11
George Munsey, Ollie Hairs, Michael Jones, Richie Berrington, Matthew Cross, Michael Leask, Mark Watt, Chris Greaves, Chris Sole, Safyaan Sharif, Bradley Currie.
IRE vs SCT Toss Prediction
Sportpark Westvliet in The Hague will be the venue for this match. It has hosted the entire series. In the previous three completed T20I tri-series at this ground, the team that won the toss opted to field first.
The same will likely occur on Thursday, when the toss-winning captain should elect to bowl first as well.
Read our guide on toss predictions to learn how we analyze and come up with our tips.
Pitch and Conditions
This venue has produced first-innings scores of 150, 158 and 167 this series. A first-innings total of approximately 170 could be considered competitive this time. Both teams might consider playing two specialist spinners each. No rain is forecast in The Hague on matchday.
IRE vs SCT Betting Tips
Scotland have momentum after beating the Netherlands recently, but probably won't be able to do the same against Ireland, whose batting and bowling resources are stronger. The Dutch should be the Scots here.
Bet on 2.20 favourites Netherlands to beat 1.90 underdogs Scotland.
Bonus Cricket Bets
Bet on Ireland to win the toss. There is a 50 percent chance of this happening. If the Irish do win the toss, they will likely choose to bowl first.
Stirling has played international cricket for more than 10 years and has hit over 3,500 runs in T20I cricket. As the captain, he will want to lead by example. Expect a big showing from Stirling at the top of the order.
Adair has collected over 100 wickets in T20I cricket, including five in his last two matches. He is in good form. Anticipate another telling spell from the Irish seamer.
Look forward to Watt putting in another strong performance after his four-for in the previous fixture. He could extract turn and bounce in The Hague.
Munsey should be able to take momentum from his match-winning half-century in the previous match into this one. He packs plenty of punch at the top of the order.
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