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United Arab Emirates vs Ireland Dream 11 Fantasy Team Prediction

1st Match, Ireland and Scotland in UAE Tri-Series, 2018

United Arab Emirates will face a full ICC member team after 24 years on January 11 when they play Ireland in the first match of the One Day International (ODI) Tri-Series at the ICC Academy in Dubai. Scotland is the third team of the tri-series. Each team gets to play 4 matches to book a place in the final.

Match Details:

Series: Ireland and Scotland in UAE Tri-Series, 2018

Date: Thursday, January 11, 2018

Time: 05:30 AM GMT

Venue: ICC Academy, Dubai

Ground Stats:

ODIs played: 13

Average 1st innings total: 260

Average 2nd innings total: 225

Highest total: 323/4 (50 Overs) by HK vs PNG

Lowest total: 146/10 (40.1 Overs) by UAE vs HK

Highest total chased: 282/4 (48.2 Overs) by UAE vs Afg

Lowest total defended: 230/8 (50 Overs) by HK vs PNG

Ireland Team News:

William Porterfield will lead the Irish team in the series.

Ireland Probable XI:

WTS Porterfield (c), PR Stirling, A Balbirnie, NJ O’Brien †, GC Wilson, KJ O’Brien, SW Poynter, GH Dockrell, BJ McCarthy, WB Rankin, TJ Murtagh

Ireland Squad:

William Porterfield(c), Andrew Balbirnie, Peter Chase, George Dockrell, Ed Joyce, Andy McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Jacob Mulder, Kevin OBrien, Stuart Poynter, Niall OBrien, Boyd Rankin, Simi Singh, Paul Stirling, Gary Wilson

Key Players:

KJ O’Brien is the highest wicket-taker for Ireland in ODIs.
Barry McCarthy has 33 wickets in 15 ODIs so far in his ODI career.
William Porterfield, Kevin OBrien, Paul Stirling are three highest run-getters for Ireland in ODIs.

UAE Team News:

Rohan Mustafa will captain the UAE side in the series.

UAE Probable XI:

Rohan Mustafa (c), Ashfaq Ahmed, Ghulam Shabber †, Rameez Shahzad, Mohammad Boota, Adnan Mufti, Ahmed Raza, Mohammad Naveed, Imran Haider

UAE Squad:

Rohan Mustafa (captain), Ashfaq Ahmed, Ghulam Shabber, Rameez Shahzad, Mohammed Boota, Mohammed Usman, Adnan Mufti, Shaiman Anwar, Ahmed Raza, Imran Haider, Qadeer Ahmed, Mohammed Naveed, Amir Hayat, Zahoor Khan

Key Players:

UAE captain Rohan Mustafa scored 109 in his last ODI appearance.
Muhammad Usman, Shaiman Anwar and Rameez Shahzad are three key batsmen for UAE.
Imran Haidar and Mohammad Naveed are the key bowlers for the UAE side.

Please note: This IRE vs UAE match preview is based on our research and news sourced from various sources. You can select your own playing XI from the squads of the two teams listed above.

India Fantasy Tip: Select more players from Ireland