IRE vs BAN Match Preview
When Ireland takes on Bangladesh in this series, they will be looking to secure a direct qualification in the one-day international World Cup coming up later in the year in India. If Ireland can win all the 3 games of the series, they will succeed in piping South Africa for the final spot in automatic qualification. The other team playing this series is Bangladesh and they have already booked a place in the World Cup. The hosts for this series are Ireland and they were soundly beaten in an earlier series by Bangladesh with a margin of 2-0.
The hosts Ireland after being defeated profoundly will be looking for redemption in this series. As they have huge stakes in this series, the Irish management has named a powerful side for the bilateral series. The Irish paceman Josh Little was terrific in the IPL earlier in the season while playing for Gujrat Titans. He will be joining the Ireland squad for this series. Bangladesh on the other hand has decided to rest Mahmuddulah for the initial couple of games of the one-day series. If you look at the history between the two teams, you will find that Bangladesh holds a clear edge 9-2.
Two of the matches played earlier ended in no result for either team as they were called off due to rain. The Ireland team will welcome back the services of Craig Young and Conor Olphert in the team as they will be making comebacks from injuries. Shakib Al Hasan did not take part in the lone practice game offered to Bangladesh but he has joined the team now for the series. The Bangladesh team is arriving in England after a gap of four years after the 2019 World Cup. They will be looking to acclimatize to the colder climate and it might be the opportunity for the Irish team to put one across them.
Everybody is expecting the left-arm seamer Joshua Little to do well in the series. He was the first-ever cricketer to play in IPL. But he immediately made his mark in the competition playing for the defending champions Gujarat Titans. The 23-year-old fast bowler wanted to participate in IPL and so missed the test series in Sri Lanka. But these stakes for Ireland are so high in this series that he had to abort the IPL mission and take part in the series against Bangladesh. Even one defeat in the series will put the Ireland team out of contention for the World Cup.
Weather Report
The weather bureau is expecting some passing showers at some point during the game.
Pitch Report
If you look at the record of teams playing at this venue, you will find that just 3 ODI games have been played at the County Ground. The average total scored by the teams batting first on this venue is 199 runs. And the highest score posted by any team on the ground is 247 runs by India. However, any team batting first on batting-friendly conditions will look to set a total of 270 runs on the board. The wicket on offer at the venue will be good for batting. But due to the cloudy conditions expected during the match, seamers may find some movement in the first ten overs of the game. This will be the time when batsmen are going to face difficulty. But if they can get in on this track, they can enjoy the conditions that are in favor of batters.
Notable stats
Harry Tector has had an incredible average and strike rate for Ireland in recent games.
Harry Tector has scored 456 runs in his last 10 appearances for Ireland with an average of 65.14 and a strike rate of 90.29.
Bangladesh has a terrific recent record in one-day international matches against Ireland.
Bangladesh has won three out of their last five one-day international games against Ireland while the other two games ended in no result.
Team News
This is the first game of the one-day series between the two countries. So, a full team will be available for selection in this match.
IRE vs BAN Probable 11
IRE Playing 11
- Andy Balbirnie (C)
- Stephen Doheny
- Paul Stirling
- Harry Tector
- Lorcan Tucker (Wk)
- Curtis Campher
- George Dockrell
- Gareth Delany
- Andy McBrine
- Mark Adair
- Josh Little
BAN Playing 11
- Tamim Iqbal (C)
- Litton Das
- Rony Talukdar
- Najmul Hossain Shanto
- Shakib Al Hasan
- Mushfiqur Rahim (Wk)
- Towhid Hridoy
- Mehidy Hasan Miraz
- Hasan Mahmud
- Ebadot Hossain
- Mustafizur Rahman
Dream11 Prediction
If you look at the head-to-head record between the two sides, you will find that Bangladesh has won more matches. In the recently concluded one-day series the Bangladesh team defeated the Irishmen in all formats of the game. They will begin the series as strong favorites. But it will not be so easy for them at this point as these conditions are loaded in favor of Irish seamers. Some of the bowlers such as Curtis Campher and Josh Little will find help from the track and derail the Bangla plans of recording a win in the series. Bangladesh has improved a lot in the one-day format during recent years and is quite capable of taking out even the top teams on their day. We expect Bangladesh to win this game and take a 1-0 lead in the series.
Top Picks
Harry Tector: Harry Tector has been in tremendous form with the bat for Ireland. In his last 10 games for Ireland, he has scored 456 runs with an average of 65.14 and a strike rate of 90.29.
Mark Adair: Mark Adair has picked up 11 wickets in his last 9 games with a strike rate of 34.09. He is one of the leading bowlers for Ireland for this game.
Shakib Al Hasan: Shakib Al Hasan is one of the leading players for Bangladesh. He has contributed to the team's cause not only with the bat but also with the ball.
Tamim Iqbal: The presence of Tamim Iqbal in the Bangla batting order would have strengthened the top order for this game. You can bet on him to score big in this game.
IRE vs BAN Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: L Das , L Tucker
Batters: T Iqbal , P Stirling, N Hossain Shanto, A Balbirnie
All-rounders: S Al Hasan (C), H Tector (VC)
Bowlers: M Rahman, M Adair, J Little
