IRE vs USA Match Preview
After enduring a string of losses in their World Cup qualifier campaign, the Ireland team finally registered a win in their last game of the league against UAE. They ended up winning the game by a handsome margin of 138 runs. Batting first in this game, Ireland managed to pile up 349 runs for the loss of 4 wickets. This massive total was possible largely due to the efforts of Paul String who hammered 162 runs from 134 balls to take the Ireland total to a target that was nigh impossible to chase on the track. He was also declared player of the match for this effort.
The Irish innings got off to a decent start but it was the partnership between Paul Stirling and the skipper Andy Balbirnie that took the score away from the reach of the USA. Andy Balbirnie hit 66 from 88 balls. This effort was followed by Harry Tector who scored 57 runs from 33 balls with 4 fours and 2 sixes. Andy McBrine while opening the innings also chipped in with 24 from 28 balls. Several UAE bowlers got a start but it was a combined bowling effort from Ireland that ensured that UAE got nowhere close to the Irish total in this game.
The team USA played its last match against Zimbabwe. They ended up on the losing side against an opposition that is literally on a rampage at the moment. Zimbabwe handed out a massive 304-run defeat to the USA outfit in this game. Batting first, the Zimbabwe batsmen pulverized the opposition bowling to score 408 runs for the loss of 6 wickets. The top run-getter for Zimbabwe was Sean Williams who smashed 174 runs from 101 balls. Apart from Williams, many other batsmen contributed to the Zimbabwe effort but none of them got past the 50-run mark.
Some of these supporting innings included Joylord Gumbie hitting 78, Sikandar Raza scoring 48, Ryan Burl putting together 47 and Innocent Kaia getting 32 runs. Most of the USA bowlers were taken to the cleaners. The USA innings never got going and in any event, this target was beyond their realms. Some batters lower down the order showed some spirit such as Abhishek Paradkar and Jessy Singh but these contributions were never going to be sufficient. They kept losing wickets regularly and eventually were bundled out for 104 runs. All Zimbabwe bowlers were among the wickets.
Weather Report
The weather forecast for this match is that we will get sunny and clear skies during the match. The top temperature during the game will hover close to 26 degrees in Harare. There are not too many chances of showers coming down during the encounter. The relative humidity during the match will be close to 30%.
Pitch Report
This game will be hosted at the Takashinga Sports Club in Harare. The US side has already played three matches at the venue while the Irish side is playing its first match at the venue. In the last game, we saw both teams getting the same score of 374 runs. So, it is a high-scoring ground and the team batting first will be looking to get 300 runs on the board to provide themselves a great opportunity of winning the match.
Notable stats
George Dockrell has an amazing strike rate and average combination with the bat in recent games.
George Dockrell has scored 323 runs from his last 10 appearances for Ireland. He has scored these runs with an average of 80.75 and a strike rate of 100.
Ali Khan has an excellent strike rate with the ball.
Ali Khan has picked up 17 scalps from his 6 games with a strike rate of 16.35 and while bowling at an economy rate of 4.61.
Team News
There are no injury updates available for this game at the moment. You can assume the whole side to be up for selection.
IRE vs USA Probable 11
IRE Playing 11
- Paul Stirling
- Andy McBrine
- Andrew Balbirnie (C)
- Harry Tector
- Lorcan Tucker (Wk)
- Curtis Campher
- George Dockrell
- Gareth Delany
- Mark Adair
- Barry McCarthy
- Joshua Little
USA Playing 11
- Steven Taylor
- Sushant Modani
- Monank Patel (C)
- Aaron Jones
- Gajanand Singh
- Shayan Jahangir (Wk)
- Ali Khan
- Nosthush Kenjige
- Jasdeep Singh
- Saurabh Netravalkar
- Abhishek Paradkar
Dream11 Prediction
The Irish team is going into this contest on the back of a convincing win against the UAE team. Team USA had to endure a massive loss in their last game despite having made a change to their captaincy. So, the USA side will not be feeling confident about their prospects in this match. The USA bowling attack might still do well the way it did at the start of the competition but, Ireland is far too ahead of their opposition in this game. We will bet with Ireland to win this encounter.
Top Picks
Harry Tector: Harry Tector has scored 357 runs from his last 10 matches with an average of 44.62 and a strike rate of 96.74.
George Dockrell: George Dockrell has put together 323 runs from his last 10 games with an average of 80.75 and an average of 100. He has also picked up 10 wickets in the period.
Mark Adair: Mark Adair has collected 18 wickets from 10 matches with a strike rate of 28.11 and an economy rate of 5.73.
Shayan Jahangir: Shayan Jahangir has scored 266 runs from his last 8 appearances for the USA with an average of 38 and a strike rate of 88.37.
IRE vs USA Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: S Jahangir
Batters: P Stirling, G Dockrell, A Balbirnie, H Tector, G Singh
All-rounders: A Brine, M Adair (VC), C Campher (C)
Bowlers: J Singh, J Little
