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Background
Ireland and Scotland will face each other in match 7 of the T20 World Cup 2022 at the Blundstone Arena Stadium in Bellerive on Wednesday.
Scotland will be very confident after their historic win against the two-time T20 World Cup champions West Indies in their opening game.
Meanwhile, Ireland lost their first match by 31 runs against Zimbabwe.
Scotland stunned West Indies in match 3 of this T20 World Cup to win the game by 42 runs.
Batting first, Scotland managed to post a fighting total of 160 runs on the board.
Scottish opener George Munsey scored 66 off 53 balls and remained unbeaten till the end. Alzarri Joseph and Jason Holder picked up 2 wickets each for their side.
Chasing 161 runs, West Indies started nicely and scored over 50 runs in the powerplay despite losing two wickets. But their batting collapsed badly in the middle overs as the Scottish spinners looked unplayable.
West Indies were 8 down on 79 runs but thanks to Jason Holder (38 off 33) who helped his side to cross the 100-run mark.
West Indies were bowled out for just 118 runs in the 19th over.
Mark Watt was the standout bowler for Scotland as he picked 3 wickets for just 12 runs from his 4 overs. Michael Leask and Brad Wheal also grabbed two wickets each.
On the other hand, Ireland lost their opening game by 31 runs against Zimbabwe.
Batting first, Zimbabwe posted a good score of 174 runs on the scoreboard courtesy of an outstanding knock from Sikandar Raza who scored 82 runs off 48 balls including 5 fours and 5 sixes.
In reply, Ireland lost their first 4 wickets on 22 runs within the first 4 overs.
The match was almost over for Ireland after that collapse but with the help of some small contributions from their lower order, Ireland managed to reach 143-9 from their 20 overs.
Blessing Muzarabani picked 3 wickets while T. Chatara and R. Nagarava claimed 2 wickets each for Zimbabwe.
Where to watch
This match will be broadcast live on Star Sports network while the Live streaming will be available on the Disney + Hotstar app & web.
Match Details:
Teams – Ireland vs Scotland
Date – 19th October 2022
Time – 9:30 PM IST
Venue – Bellerive Oval (Blundstone Arena)
Average 1st innings total
The average 1st innings score at Bellerive Oval is 165 runs.
Head-to-Head record in T20Is:
Here is the head-to-head record between Ireland and Scotland in T20 Internationals.
Total Matches Played – 13
Ireland won – 08
Scotland won – 03
Tie/ No Result – 2
Pitch Report:
The pitch at the Bellerive Oval is known to assist the batters.
Runs will come easily on this batting-friendly wicket but the bowlers can also pick wickets by bowling at the right areas.
Both captains will like to bowl first here as chasing the total is slightly easier on this wicket.
Weather Report:
The temperature in Bellerive on Wednesday is expected to hover around 8°C to 19°C with 62 percent humidity.
The weather will be sunny and there is about just a 10 percent chance of rain on 19th October.
Possible Playing XI:
Here are the possible playing XIs of both teams,
Ireland:
Paul Stirling, Andy Balbirnie ©, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Simi Singh, Barry McCarthy, Josh Little.
Scotland:
George Munsey, Michael Jones, Matthew Cross (wk), Richie Berrington ©, Calum MacLeod, Michael Leask, Chris Greaves, Mark Watt, Josh Davey, Safyaan Sharif, Brad Wheal.
Who will win?
Scotland will be rich in confidence after their win over West Indies and they can also defeat Ireland on Wednesday.
But Ireland has a better past and head-to-head record against Scotland and they are expected to make a strong comeback in their next game.
Hence, we predict that Ireland will beat Scotland in the 7th match of this T20 World Cup 2022.
