ZIM vs IRE Match Prediction | 2nd ODI

Betting Tips

Zimbabweans showed some spirit in the first game of the ODI series to win it and take a 1-0 lead against Ireland. The second game of the series will be conducted at the same venue, Harare Sports Club. In this post, let's peek at the match prediction, match preview, pitch report, and betting tips for this contest.

Zimbabwe vs Ireland Head-to-Head Record

These two teams have played against each other on 23 occasions in the past in the ODI format. We received a clear mandate in 19 of these games. Ireland holds a 10-9 edge in this comparison. Three games ended in no result, and one ended in a tie.

Zimbabwe vs Ireland Live Streaming and Broadcast

This second ODI between Ireland and Zimbabwe will not be available on TV, but you can access the contest on the FanCode app and website.

ZIM vs IRE Team Previews

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe won the first game of the ODI series against the run of play to take a 1-0 lead. Led by Brian Bennett, Zimbabwe's batters scored 299 runs for the loss of five wickets in their quota of fifty overs in this game.

Brian Bennett was spectacular, raising 169 runs to take the Zimbabwe team to a solid first-inning score. He was helped by Craig Ervine, who hit a half-century mark. Zimbabwe pacers Richard Ngarava and Blessing Muzarabani picked up three and four wickets, respectively, to take the team to a win.

Brian Bennett will lead the Zimbabwe batting charge in this contest. He has scored 249 runs in his last seven games with an average of 35.57 and a strike rate of 99.6. The Zim skipper Craig Ervine has also scored 233 runs in his last ten games with an average of 25.89 and a strike rate of 77.15.

Zimbabwe's quick Richard Ngarava will lead the bowling charge. He has picked up 15 wickets from his last nine appearances with a strike rate of 25.46. Blessing Muzarabani has also picked up ten wickets from his previous seven games with a strike rate of 33.

Zimbabwe Expected Playing 11

Ireland

The Ireland team is going into this contest on the back of four defeats in their last five games in this format. Their previous victory came against South Africa in October last year. The Ireland bowlers were not up to scratch during the Zimbabwe inning, although some of their bowlers, such as Mark Adair, bowled reasonably well. Adair returned with figures of two for 55 runs in his last ten overs.

Many Irish batters, including the skipper Paul Stirling, Curtis Campher, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, and George Dockrell, did well in this contest. But none of them could raise a big score, a la Brian Bennett, and the entire team was bowled out for 250 runs.

Harry Tector will again lead the batting charge for Ireland. He scored 326 runs in his last ten games with an average of 40.75 and a strike rate of 80.89. Curtis Campher has scored 273 runs from his last ten games with an average of 34.13 and a strike rate of 78.9.

Craig Young will be leading the Irish bowling effort. He has picked up 14 wickets from his last eight games with a strike rate of 28.28. Graham Hume has also picked up 12 wickets from his previous nine games with a strike rate of 34.83.

Ireland Expected Playing 11

ZIM vs IRE Toss Prediction

The Harare Sports Club venue has seen 169 ODI games played on it in the ODI format. The teams batting first have succeeded in winning 82 games, while the teams chasing a set target have won 86 games. Although this is not a clear indication of the skipper's decision, it might be better to bat first on this surface.

Pitch and Conditions

The Harare Sports Club surface is balanced. It is hard and bouncy, which will assist the bowlers early on. But this also means that the ball will come onto the bat nicely. There might be some fog early on during the game, and patchy rain is expected during the contest. The temperature during the contest will be close to 23 degrees.

ZIM vs IRE Betting Tips

The result of the series' first game was a bit of a surprise for everyone. Zimbabwe did manage to pull up their socks from a wretched season to win the contest. However, you can expect the more balanced Irish ODI unit to stage a comeback in the second game and level the series. Many of their middle-order batters were among the runs in the first game. Therefore, we will back Ireland to win this game.

Bet on Ireland to win.