ZIM vs IRE Match Preview
HT Tector has been the most successful batsman for Ireland in this series. He has scored 176 runs in 2 attempts with a strike rate of 103.52. He succeeded in hitting a hundred and a fifty in the series. Another batter that is doing a good job for Ireland is ST Doherty. He has scored 87 runs in 2 innings with an average of 43.50 and with a strike rate of 72.50. However, HT Tector has hit more runs and has also cored them quickly. He has hit 2 sixes and 15 fours so far in the series. Paul String has scored 58 runs with an average of 29 from 2 innings for Ireland.
As far as the Irish bowling attack is concerned, Josh Little has been the most successful bowler. The fast bowler has picked up 5 wickets for Ireland with an average of 15.40 and a strike rate of 21.6. He is also bowling with a decent economy rate of 4.27 during the series. MR Adair is the next most successful bowler for Ireland with 4 wickets at 19.75 apiece. He is also bowling economically at the moment with an economy rate of 4.78 and a strike rate of 24.7. Joshua Little has the best figures of 4 for 38 in the series.
The top batter for Zimbabwe has been RP Burl who has scored 100 runs from 2 innings with a top score of 59 runs. He has scored these runs with an excellent strike rate of 125. He hit 2 sixes and 11 fours in the process of scoring these runs. CJ Chibhabha hit a 40 in the only game he played. GS Ballance has been another consistent batter for Zimbabwe with 52 runs being his top score. He has scored his runs a bit slowly though with a strike rate of 78.94. Innocent Kaia has scored 70 runs in 2 innings with an average of 35.
The most successful bowler for Zimbabwe in the series has been TL Chatara. He has bagged 3 wickets in the only game he participated in. He is bowling with an average of 17.00 and a strike rate of 20.00 at the moment. R Ngarava has picked up 2 wickets in 2 games while bowling at a good economy rate of 4.70 considering the conditions. VM Nyauchi has picked up 2 wickets as well and B Evans has also managed to pick up a couple of wickets in the series.
Weather Report
You can expect temperatures in the region of 25 degrees for this game. You will get conditions that are most likely to be cloudy and you may get thunderstorms during the game. You can also expect west-north-west winds of close to 9 km/hr during the match. The faster bowlers might get more swing in these conditions with overcast skies.
Pitch Report
The surface on offer at the Harare Sports Club ground has been an inconsistent one throughout the series. Yet you can expect the team batting first to score more than 300 runs at an average. There will be some good pace and bounce in the wicket and also some turn-on offer. But all-in-all the batters will enjoy the conditions more.
Notable stats
RP Burl has done a good all-around job for Zimbabwe.
RP Burl has scored 100 runs in a couple of games he has played in the series and has picked up 2 wickets as well.
Zimbabwe has a lot better recent record than compared to Ireland.
Zimbabwe has won 2 out of their last 3 games. Ireland won the last game but they lost 4 games on the trot before that.
Team News
There are no injury updates available at the moment. The availability of the Zimbabwean skipper Craig Evans will be a major factor affecting this game.
ZIM vs IRE Probable 11
ZIM Playing 11
- T Marumani
- GS Ballance
- I Kaia
- CJ Chibhabha
- RP Burl
- B Evans
- Sikandar Raza (C)
- Clive Madande (Wk)
- TL Chatara
- R Ngarava
- VM Nyauchi
IRE Playing 11
- H Tector
- PR Stirling (C)
- M Commins
- Curtis Campher
- GH Dockrell
- GI Hume
- L Tucker
- S Doheny (Wk)
- MR Adair
- J Little
- AR McBrine
Dream11 Prediction
If you consider the head-to-head between these two sides, none of the teams has succeeded in dominating the other in the ODIs. In the 17 In ODI games played between Ireland and Zimbabwe, both teams have won 8 each. But Ireland has won 3 out of the last 4 matches between the two sides. We have seen some competitive cricket so far in the series and you can pretty much rest assured that we will have a classic finale on Monday. The weather for this match is likely to be dodgy and some rain interruptions are possible. So, the D/L equation also may come into play. There is a distinct possibility of having a see-saw battle that could go either way. But Zimbabwe has more experience in these kinds of matches and we will bet with Zim to win the game and take the series.
Top Picks
Harry Tector: Harry Tector scored a fifty in the first match of the series and then followed it with another fifty in the second game. He is the top-scorer of the series by a long way and he is also scoring these runs quickly with a strike rate over 100.
Sikandar Raza: Sikandar Raza entered the series after participating in Nepal and Sri Lanka T20 leagues. This 36-year-old experienced all-rounder has scored 68 runs in 2 outings and has also picked up a wicket.
Joshua Little: The young fast bowler from Ireland picked up the player of the match award in the last game for his 4-fer. He might be a handful again in this game.
Ryan Burl: Ryan Burl is the top-scorer for Zimbabwe in the series. He has scored 100 runs in a couple of matches with a strike rate of 125 and has picked up a wicket as well.
ZIM vs IRE Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: S. Doheny
Batters: P. Stirling, C. Ervine, G. Ballance, H. Hector (C)
All-rounders: S. Raza, R. Burl (VC)
Bowlers: T. Chatara, M. Adair, J. Little, R. Ngarava
