T20 World Cup 2022: Ireland Vs Zimbabwe Preview
Stats and Preview of Ireland vs Zimbabwe, Playing XI, Venue, Live Streaming & More.
The battle to make place in the Super 12 of eight edition of prestigious T20 World Cup has started in Australia. Out of the eight qualifying team, only four will make place to the Super 12 round. In the match 4, Ireland will be locking horns with Zimbabwe at the Bellerive Oval, Hobart. Both the teams would like to begin their World Cup campaign with a victory.
In the warm game, Ireland lost to Namibia by 11 runs, while Zimbabwe faced a loss against Asia Cup champion Sri Lanka. Although Ireland won the T20I series against strong Afganistan two months ago, which pushes them ahead of Zimbabwe. This is also the seventh time that Ireland team would be contesting in the T20 World Cup.
Zimbabwe have some match winners who could easily change the game in just a matter of few overs. Sikander Raza, Craig Ervine & Sean Williams have the potential and experience to shine. Ireland too have the power-hitters like Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie and Harry Tector. Both the teams surely won’t make the mistake to take the other team lightly.
Here are the details for Zim vs Ire encounter-Venue- Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Date & Time- October 17, 1:30 p.m. IST
Pitch Report- It is easy to bat at Bellerive Oval Stadium in Hobart. The ball comes easy on the bat, making the chase considered easy. Along with this the bowlers also get the speed and bounce on the field.
Stadium Stats- Three T20I’s have been played on this ground, batting first, the team has won the two matches and once the team bowling first emerged victorious.
Head to Head- Out of 8 matches played against each other, Ireland won 5 times while Zimbabwe won 3 times.
Live Streaming- The match will be live on Hotstar and Star Sports network .
Probable XI Ireland- Andrew Balbirnie(c), Paul Stirling, Tucker, Harry Tector, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Curtis Campher, Simi Singh, Mark Adair, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy.
Probable XI Zimbabwe- Craig Ervine (c), Regis Chakabva, Wesley Madhevere, Sikandar Raza, Sean Williams, Brad Evans, Ryan Burl, Luke Jongwe, Richard, Wellington Masakadza, Blessings Muzarabani
