ZIM vs IRE Match Preview
The Ireland and Zimbabwe teams provided yet another close game earlier today. But this time, it was the turn of the Ireland team to come out on top with a win. It was a terrific stand between Curtis Campher and Harry Tector that turned around the match for Ireland during their batting effort. Mark Adair and George Dockrell put up the finishing touches to take the team to a win. The Irish team did not get off to a good start as both their top batters, Andy Balbirnie and Paul Stirling, were picked up by Richard Ngarava and Blessing Muzarabani.
With some tight bowling, the Zim bowlers did an excellent job in the initial stages of the Ireland innings. They utilized the slower balls to good effect and made it tough to hit boundaries. But Tucker and Tector broke the shackles to take Trevor Gwandu for 18 runs while ending the powerplay on a high, paving the way for some momentum. Ireland profited in this game, with Sikandar Raza banned for two games. He has been suspended after an altercation with Josh Little and Campher.
After the exit of Raza, the Sim had to depend on their part-timers, such as Brian Benett and Wessly Madhevere. Benett brought Zimbabwe back into the game by picking up the wicket of Campher when the Ireland all-rounder holed out to the long on. The Irish skipper won the toss and decided to field first. Adair sent Marumani back with a first-ball duck. Then he bounced out Madhevere. The Zim total might have been even lower; however, Delany dropped Ryan Burl when he was 16.
These are the batters and bowlers both teams expect to do well again in the last and deciding game of the series. In the decider, the Zimbabwean team will expect Ryan Burl and Sean Williams to come good in the absence of Sikandar Raza. Ryan Burl and Richard Ngarava will also be responsible for doing well with the ball. Curtis Campher, Harry Tector, and Andy Balbirnie will take over the batting responsibilities for Ireland, and their bowling department will be in the hands of Mark Adair, Ben White, and Barry McCarthy.
Weather Report
We are expecting bright and sunny conditions for this match. The temperatures during the game will remain close to 34 degrees. The humidity will be low so you can expect dry conditions for this match-up. There is no real possibility of getting thunderstorms and rain.
Pitch Report
As described earlier, the surface on offer at the Harare Sports Club is pretty slow. The team batting first will look to put on close to 170 runs on this surface. Many teams have won games while batting first here at this venue. In this series, however, the honors were even.
Notable stats
Ryan Burl has an excellent average in recent games for Zimbabwe.
Ryan Burl has scored runs with an average of 46 in his last ten matches.
Richard Ngarava has an excellent strike rate with the ball in his recent appearances.
Ngarava has picked up 19 scalps from his last nine matches with a strike rate 10.42.
Team News
Barring the unexpected suspension of Sikandar Raza, there are no other injury worries for this game. All sides will be available for selection in this contest.
ZIM vs IRE Probable 11
ZIM Playing 11
- Wessly Madhevere
- Tadiwanashe Marumani
- Tinashe Kamunhukamwe
- Sean Williams (C)
- Ryan Burl
- Brian Bennett
- Clive Madande (Wk)
- Luke Jongwe
- Trevor Gwandu
- Richard Ngarava
- Blessing Muzarabani
IRE Playing 11
- Andy Balbirnie
- Paul Stirling (C)
- Lorcan Tucker (Wk)
- Harry Tector
- Curtis Campher
- George Dockrell
- Mark Adair
- Gareth Delany
- Theo van Woerkom
- Craig Young
- Josh Little
Dream11 Prediction
Although these two teams are evenly matched, we expect Ireland to ride on the momentum of their win in the second match and take the series. However, you can pretty much expect another closely-fought affair.
Top Picks
Ryal Burl: Ryan Burl is a handy all-rounder for Zimbabwe. He has scored runs with an average of 46 in his last ten matches. He is helpful with the bat as well.
Mark Adair: Adair has picked up 20 wickets from his last ten matches with a strike rate 11.
Richard Ngarava: Ngarava has dislodged 19 batters in his last nine games with a strike rate 10.42.
Paul Stirling: Paul Stirling has scored 234 runs from their last ten appearances for Ireland with a strike rate of 146.25.
ZIM vs IRE Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: L Tucker
Batters: P Stirling, H Tector, A Balbirnie
All-rounders: S Williams (C), R Burl, C Campher
Bowlers: M Adair (VC), R Ngarava, B Muzarabani, J Little
