Zim vs Ire match preview
Match: 4
Teams: Zimbabwe vs Ireland T-20 World Cup 2022
Day: Monday
Date: 17 October 2022
Time:
IST: 9:30 Am
GMT: 4:00
Local:03:00 PM
Venue: Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Zimbabwe vs Ireland T-20 World Cup 2022
Zim vs Ire Live Score(Zimbabwe vs Ireland )
Zim vs Ire Live Score 2022
| Match Type | Head to Head | Zimbabwe Won | Zimbabwe Loss | Ireland Won | Ireland Loss | Tied |
| ODI Matches | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| T-20 Matches | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| TEST Matches | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
West Indies vs Ireland
The 4th clash of group stage of ICC T20 World Cup 2022 will be between Zimbabwe and Ireland. The match will be played on 17 October 2022 and the venue will be Bellerive Oval, Hobart. The match will start at 3:00pm local time and 9:30am IST.
Zimbabwe Squad: Craig Ervine (c), Ryan Burl, Regis Chakabva, Tendai Chatara, Bradley Evans, Luke Jongwe, Clive Madande, Wessly Madhevere, Wellington Masakadza, Tony Munyonga, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava, Sikandar Raza, Milton Shumba, Sean Williams
Squad: Andrew Balbirnie (c), Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Josh Little, Andrew McBrine, Kevin O’Brien, Neil Rock, Simi Singh, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Craig Young.
History
Till to date, Zimbabwe and Ireland 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.
PREDICTION
The return of some old and experienced players in the Zimbabwean side and consistent performance of some of their players will make sure that Zimbabwe wins this match. Though Irish team has got some seriously talented players but Zimbabwe looks favorite here.
