SL vs IRE Today Match Prediction for T20 World Cup 2022 – Who Will Win Sri Lanka vs Ireland?

SL vs IRE Today Match Prediction: Sri Lanka and Ireland, the two teams that have fought their way into the Super 12 through the Qualifiers will face off against each other for Match 15 of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022. Both these teams won one game each in the last stage and had to depend on the net run rate to qualify for the Super 12. The Asia Cup Champions Sri Lanka will quite vary of the fact that Ireland pipped the 2-time champions West Indies to reach this stage. To add to that, the fact that Ireland had already played both their qualifiers at Bellerive Oval, gives them a slight advantage over Sri Lanka who were stationed at Geelong. It will be interesting to see if Ireland uses these to their advantage against Sri Lanka, this Sunday.

SL vs IRE Match Details

Fixture Name: Sri Lanka vs Ireland, 15th Match, Super 12 Group 1
Competition: T20 World Cup 2022
Venue: Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Date and Time: October 23, 09:30 AM IST
Telecast & Live Streaming: Star Sports Network

SL vs IRE Pitch Report

The surface in Hobart is a balanced pitch. Considering the previous results, teams are most likely to bat first at this venue after winning the toss.150 is the average score at this venue with the average first innings score scaling up to 156. So, anything above the 165-170 run mark could prove to be a winning total at this venue.

RECENT FORM

Ireland- W W L W L
Sri Lanka- W W L W W

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SL vs IRE Probable Playing XIs

SRI LANKA:

Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Lahiru Kumara, Maheesh Theekshana, Pramod Madushan/ Binura Fernando

IRELAND:

Paul Stirling, Andy Balbirnie(c), Lorcan Tucker(wk), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Simi Singh, Barry McCarthy, Josh Little

SL vs IRE Probable Top Performers

Probable Best Batter

Kusal Mendis

The experienced campaigner has scored the most runs for Sri Lanka in the qualifiers and is their best bet in these tough Australian conditions. On his day, he could take on any bowlers in the world. He has been a consistent performer for Sri Lanka over the years.

Kusal Mendis Stats in T20 WC 2022
Matches	Runs	Average	Strike Rate	Recent Form
3	103	34.33	163.49	79(44), 18(13), 6(6)

Probable Best Bowler

Wanindu Hasaranga

Without a shadow of a doubt, Wanindu Hasaranga is the bowler to put your money on in this encounter. He is the leading wicket-taker so far in this tournament.

Wanindu Hasaranga Stats in T20 WC 2022
Matches	Wickets	Average	Economy	Recent Form
3	7	9.00	5.25	3/28, 3/8, 1/27

Also read: Indian Bowlers with Most Wickets in T20 Internationals

SL vs IRE Prediction- Who Will Win Today’s Match Between Sri Lanka and Ireland

On the batting front, Sri Lanka has a far more experienced and versatile batting order than Ireland.
Irish batting which is packed with power hitters is quite volatile. They can win you matches on their day, and on the other days, they could tumble like a pack of cards.
Injury to Pramod Madushan and Dushmantha Chameera will have a serious hit on the strength of the Sri Lankan pace bowling unit.
In the spin bowling department, Sri Lanka has probably the best spin unit in the competition second to Afghanistan.
The last time these two sides faced off against each other in a T20I match, Sri Lanka defeated Ireland by 70 runs.