IRE vs IND Match Preview
Andrew Balbirnie was the lone batsman who put up a solid resistance against India’s pace battery and scored a brilliant 72 in the second innings of the last match. However, he received no support at the other end and his effort wasn’t nearly enough to see his team scale the 186-run target.
He is likely to open the innings with Paul Stirling. Lorcan Tucker was dismissed for a duck in both matches and will be looking to get back to form. He will feature in the middle order along with Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, and George Dockrell.
Craig Young is Ireland’s top bowler in this series with 3 wickets. He will lead the pace attack alongside Joshua Little, Mark Adair, and Barry McCarthy, while Benjamin White will head the spin attack.
Ruturaj Gaikwad was in excellent touch during the last match, scoring a half-century and along with Yashasvi Jaiswal, gave the team a good start. Tilak Varma has seen a bit of a lull in his form, but the likes of Sanju Samson and Shivam Dube add heft to the middle order.
Rinku Singh played a swashbuckling innings of 38 from just 21 deliveries. Coming to the bowling, Prasidh Krishna has been quite impressive in his debut series, picking up 2 wickets in both matches. Jasprit Bumrah remains the spearhead of the pace attack, with Arshdeep Singh playing a supporting role at the other end.
Ravi Bishnoi has done well as the team’s only specialist spinner, picking up a total of 4 wickets.
Weather Report
The weather is likely to be overcast and we may see some showers on match day.
Pitch Report
The pitch at The Village has dried out and will offer a good amount of pace and bounce. With very little grass on the surface, there will be less help for the quicker bowlers but the spinners can expect some turn. A score of around 180 is a par score on this ground.
Notable stats
Arshdeep Singh’s consistent bowling
During the 2nd T20, Arshdeep Singh overtook Jasprit Bumrah to become the quickest Indian seamer to scalp 50 wickets in T20I, achieving the feat in 33 matches.
Team News
There are no updates regarding injuries from either side.
IRE vs IND Probable 11
IRE Playing 11
- Andrew Balbirnie
- Paul Stirling (C)
- Lorcan Tucker (Wk)
- Harry Tector
- Curtis Campher
- George Dockrell
- Mark Adair
- Barry McCarthy
- Craig Young
- Joshua Little
- Benjamin White
IND Playing 11
- Yashasvi Jaiswal
- Ruturaj Gaikwad
- Sanju Samson (Wk)
- Tilak Varma
- Rinku Singh
- Washington Sundar
- Jasprit Bumrah (C)
- Arshdeep Singh
- Ravi Bishnoi
- Prasidh Krishna
- Shivam Dube
Dream11 Prediction
We are backing India to win this match. They have been clinical with their performance in the first 2 matches. The team is well-balanced and most of the players are in good form and can negate any challenges thrown at them.
Top Picks
Ruturaj Gaikwad: Gaikwad is in fine form on this tour and has scored 77 runs at a strike rate of 130.50.
Jasprit Bumrah: Bumrah has returned to the international arena in style. He has picked up 4 wickets at a strike rate of 12.0 and has a miserly economy rate of 4.87.
Andrew Balbirnie: Balbirnie is the leading run-scorer for Ireland this series, scoring 76 runs at a strike rate of 143.39.
IRE vs IND Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: S Samson
Batters: R Gaikwad (C), A Balbirnie, Y Jaiswal, R Singh
All-rounders: C Campher
Bowlers: J Bumrah (VC), P Krishna, M Adair, R Bishnoi, B McCarthy
