IRE vs ZIM Dream11 Prediction: Ireland will take on Zimbabwe in the second of the five-match T20I series at Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin on Sunday. Zimbabwe ran victors in the first T20I by a mere three runs as Richard Ngarava defended six runs off the final over. Ireland fell short after doing superbly to restrict Zimbabwe to just 117-7 in the first innings.,
Both Ireland and Zimbabwe fared quite poorly with the bat even though the pitch behaved two-paced from the beginning. Zimbabwe’s ability to hold their nerve came vital as they managed to pull off a three-run victory. Credit must also go to Regis Chakabva as he bagged the ‘Man of the Match’ award for his brilliant 47 off 28 balls.
Fixture Name: 2nd T20I, Ireland vs Zimbabwe
Competition: Ireland vs Zimbabwe T20I
Date: 29 August
Time: 4.30 PM IST
Team Form Guide:
IRE (recent last): W L L L L
ZIM (recent last): L L W L W
Ground: Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin
Pitch Report: All the players who were involved in the first T20I were of the opinion that the pitch proved to be two-paced and tricky to handle. Similar conditions might be on offer for the first T20I which means that we might see a low scoring affair once again.
Brief score of the last result at the venue: Zimbabwe (117/7) beat Ireland (114-9) by three runs on 27 Aug 2021
WICKET-KEEPERS: Regis Chakabva
BATSMEN: Craig Ervine, Andy Balbirnie, Paul Stirling
ALL-ROUNDERS: Ryan Burl, Wesley Madhevere, Simi Singh
BOWLERS: Wellington Masakadza, Craig Young, Richard Ngarava, Luke Jongwe
Ireland will be deeply concerned that they have lost their four T20I matches with the World Cup in UAE and Oman not far away. On the other hand, Zimbabwe have done better with three wins in their seven matches. The visitors will also hope for an improvement with the batting and this applies especially to the youngsters.
Ireland skipper Andrew Balbirnie is an elegant batsman who will look to anchor the inning. He didn’t have the greatest of outings in the first T20I by making only six runs.
Andy Balbirnie in T20I cricket: 1006 runs from 46 matches
The newly-appointed Zimbabwe captain Craig Ervine looked in good touch during the first T20I but he failed to make it a big one. Ervine only scored 17 runs off 12 balls before getting out.
Craig Ervine in T20I cricket: 553 runs from 27 matches
Regis Chakabva continued his superb batting improvement over the past few months with a vital 47-run knock off just 28 balls. He was a rare batsman who managed to find some sort of rhythm in the first T20I when all the others failed.
Regis Chakabva in T20I cricket: 332 runs from 19 matches
Like a few other batsmen in the first T20I, Paul Stirling made a decent start but failed to kick on from there. He scored 24 off 19 balls on Friday. Stirling will look for a much bigger score in the second game.
Paul Stirling in T20I cricket: 2191 runs and 19 wickets from 82 matches
All-rounder Simi Singh proved his worth to the Irish side once again as he produced 28 runs and two wickets in the first T20I. Simi also performed consistently against South Africa last month
Simi Singh in T20I cricket: 245 runs and 27 wickets from 28 matches
Injury Update, Unavailability
Expected Team Changes
IRE Playing 11 (likely)
20-year-old prodigy Wesley Madhevere is a key player for Zimbabwe. He missed out in the first T20I by making just one run.
Wesley Madhevere in T20I cricket: 356 runs and three wickets from 14 matches
Ryan Burl is an impactful all-rounder for Zimbabwe. He took three wickets in the first T20I on Friday. Burl can also produce some lusty hits lower down the order.
Ryan Burl in T20I cricket: 474 runs and 18 wickets from 29 matches
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Injury Update, Unavailability
Expected Team Changes
ZIM Playing 11 (likely)
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