Ireland Cricket Team have played 16 ODIs against each other. 7 were won by Ireland and by Zimbabwe and two ended in a tie while in the T20 format, they came head to head in 8 matches. 5 were won by Ireland and 3 by Zimbabwe. Both these teams will be up against each other for the 9th time in the T20 format. They know how crucial every match is for them. So, they will give their best to go further in the tournament.
The Irish team has given some good performances in the past and they will be looking to win this match. They have a power-hitter as their opener, Paul Stirling, who is the top run scorer from the Ireland team. In the last 28 innings, he scored 610 runs at an average of 22.59. He is a wonderful slogger of the ball and can easily throw the ball out of the stadium.
Another prominent batter from the Irish side is Andy Balbirnie, who is the captain of the Ireland team. Kevin O’Brien is a player that has been playing from Irish side from a very long period of time and with that much of experience, he can surely help his team on crucial moments. He too has good batting records. Another batter to look at is Lorcan Tucker. While, in the last year, Craig Young, Andrew Mcbrine and Mark Adair have performed exceptionally in the bowling department.
Looking at the Zimbabwe team, you’ll see they have brought some old and experienced players to their team. Wellington Masakadza and Tendai Chatara and Milton Shumba. Zimbabwe’s team has some fine talent in their team. Blessing Muzarabani, who is a young fast bowler, was also named in their T20 World Cup squad. Another fabulous player of the Zimbabwe team is Sikander Raza. During the past 1 year, he has scored 516 runs in 15 T20s at an average of 39.69.
While Wessly Madhevere is also in brilliant form from the previous one year. Masakadza will bring the much needed experience in the team. While the return of Tendai Chatara is a sign of relief for Zimbabwe as he is a very fine fast bowler. The notable bowling performance from the Zimbabwe side from the previous 1 year has been from Sikander Raza and Luke Jongwe. These will be the key players of the Zimbabwe team.
The Irish team has given some good performances in the past and they will be looking to win this match. They have a power-hitter as their opener, Paul Stirling, who is the top run scorer from the Ireland team. In the last 28 innings, he scored 610 runs at an average of 22.59. He is a wonderful slogger of the ball and can easily throw the ball out of the stadium. Another prominent batter from the Irish side is Andy Balbirnie who is the captain of the Ireland team.
Kevin O’Brien is a player that has been playing for the Irish side from a very long period of time and with that much experience, he can surely help his team on crucial moments. He too has good batting records. Another batter to look at is Lorcan Tucker. While in the last year, Craig Young, Andrew Mcbrine and Mark Adair have performed exceptionally in the bowling department.
Speaking about the Scottish team, Calum Macleod is their main man when it comes to the batting department. He is a wonderful player who has 837 runs in 20 matches with an average of 44.05. He is a right handed batsman and can hit the ball nicely. Their captain Kyle Coetzer is an amazing player who has 616 runs in 21 T20 matches and has an average of 32.42 with the bat.
Another fine player is Richie Berrington. With an average of 44.76 in 17 innings, he has 582 runs. Their bowling department is weak and even their top wicket taker who is Mark Watt who has 11 wickets in 13 matches has an average of 28.45 in bowling. These are some big numbers and Scotland should be worried as on Australian pitches, Pace bowling will be the key. Josh Davey and Michael Leask are the two bowlers, with whom the Scottish team management would have expectations
Andrew Balbirnie (c)Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Stephen Doheny, Josh Little, Andrew McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Conor Olphert, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Craig Young.
