IRE W vs ZIM W Match Prediction: Zimbabwe Women tour of Ireland, 2nd ODI, 2025
Ireland Women To Win, 1.04
Ireland Women have dominated every match in this series
Zimbabwe Women lack the depth needed to compete regularly at this level
Ireland Women are stronger in every aspect of the game
IRE-W vs ZIM-W Betting Tips
The top batter total in the contest to score under 85 runs.
This ground has a reputation for assisting the bowlers. Although Ireland Women scored a good total batting first in the first contest, we are more likely to see a low-scoring affair here, and the top batter scoring less than 85 runs.
The first ball of the match to be a dot ball
This is an ODI contest, and so the opening batters are likely to take some time to judge the nature of the track. Therefore, the first legal delivery of the contest might be a dot ball.
Team form (Last 5 matches)
Ireland Women
Zimbabwe Women
As expected, Ireland Women won the first contest of the two-match ODI series by a margin of 97 runs to take an early 1-0 lead in the series. The second and final game of the tour will be conducted at the Civil Service Cricket Club ground in Belfast on July 28th, 2025. Let's consider the probable playing eleven, match prediction, and betting tips for this encounter.
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Ireland Women vs Zimbabwe Women Head-to-Head Record
Ireland Women have played against Zimbabwe Women on 13 previous occasions. They have an 11-2 advantage in this head-to-head.
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IRE-W vs ZIM-W Team Previews
Ireland Women
Ireland Women have won four out of their last five games against the Zim Women. The fifth game ended in a tie. They have also won the first game of this ongoing series with a solid margin of 97 runs. They have now developed momentum with three wins on the trot in the ODI format. They are yet to drop a game on this Zimbabwe visit.
The Irish top-order once again was in great form in the first ODI. Although Irish women lost their way a bit towards the end of their innings, they scored 288 runs for the loss of nine wickets from their quota of fifty overs.
All the top five batters of the team were among the runs. Sarah Forbes with 54 runs and the skipper, Gaby Lewis, with 51 runs, laid a solid foundation for others, such as Amy Hunter, Orla Prendergast, and Laura Delany, to follow. Even when there was a slight collapse near the end of the innings, Ireland Women still raised a decent score. This augurs well for their batting.
Orlan Prendergast and Jane Maguire picked up early wickets, and the Zim innings never recovered. Some other bowlers, such as Arlene Kelly and Vara Murray, also picked up two wickets each. These will once again be the top players to watch out for Ireland in this contest.
Ireland Women Expected Playing 11
Amy Hunter, Gaby Lewis (c), Orla Prendergast, Leah Paul, Laura Delany, Sarah Forbes, Arlene Kelly, Christina Coulter Reilly (wk), Cara Murray, Lara McBride, Jane Maguire.
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Zimbabwe Women
The Zimbabwean women have failed to win a single game in this series so far, and we are nearing the end of the series. They have won two out of their last five ODI games. They will be hoping to salvage pride by winning the last game of the series.
In the first game of the series, Kelis Ndhlovu was the pick of the bowlers with three victims. She was helped by Tendai Makusa and Loreen Tshuma, who picked up two wickets each. Although there was some resistance displayed in the middle order by the batters, such as the skipper Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano, Beloved Biza, and Modester Mupachikwa, they were never in contention for a win.
Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano will lead the Zimbabwe batting charge in this contest again. She has scored 349 runs from her last nine games with an average of 43.63 and a strike rate of 84.91. Modester Mupachikwa has also scored 332 runs from her previous ten encounters with an average of 36.89.
Nomvelo Sibanda will spearhead the Zimbabwe bowling effort. She has collected eight victims from her last eight games with a strike rate of 42.62. Kelis Ndhlovu has also collected five wickets from her previous five games. These will be the usual suspects for the Zimbabwe women's team for this encounter.
Zimbabwe Women Expected Playing 11
Modester Mupachikwa (wk), Kelis Ndhlovu, Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano (c), Francesca Chipare, Kudzai Chigora, Beloved Biza, Loreen Tshuma, Tendai Makusa, Nomvelo Sibanda, Lindokuhle Mabhero, Runyararo Pasipanodya.
IRE-W vs ZIM-W Toss Prediction
The Civil Service Cricket Club will once again be the venue for this contest in Belfast. We have so far witnessed eight women's ODI games played here. The teams batting first have won four, while the teams chasing a target have also won four. However, it might be a good idea to bat first and put big runs on the board.
Pitch Report and Weather Conditions
Even though the Irish women batted well in the first contest, this ground has a reputation for favouring the bowlers. It will benefit both spinners and pacers. It is not a particularly high-scoring pitch. Most of the teams playing here end up getting a below-par score. There is a clear possibility of getting showers during this contest. The temperature during this contest will remain close to 18 degrees.
IRE-W vs ZIM-W: Who Will Win?
Ireland Women have not dropped a single game in this series against Zimbabwe Women. It will take a brave man to bet against the Irish women in this final encounter of the Zimbabwe visit to Ireland. The Irish women have an experienced and well-established side. We reckon they will win this final ODI as well and wrap up the ODI series 2-0.
Bet on Ireland Women to win this match.
IRE-W vs ZIM-W win percentage stands at 91% in favor of IRE-W.
Todays Match Prediction: Ireland Women to Win.
