Zimbabwe vs Ireland, 3rd T20I dream11 prediction today match

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Match : Zimbabwe vs Ireland, 3rd T20I

Venue : Harare Sports Club, Harare

Date & Time : 15th January Saturday at 4:30 PM IST

H2H Record :

Total matches - 12
ZIM won - 05
IRE won - 06
NR - 01,
Tied - 00,

Pitch Report :

The pitch at Harare sport club will a balanced surface that mean benefit both batters and bowlers equally. The team, winning the toss will choose to bat first. Meanwhile, the pacers have an advantage on this pitch in the initial Overs. The Spinners will surely have an advantage in the middle overs. Overall, It is a batting-friendly pitch. Therefore, It can be a high-scoring pitch and thus the batters will be looking to settle in the game and thus the toss-winning captain would look to bat first.

The average first innings score here is 140 runs.

Weather Report :

The temperature is expected to hover around 20°C on the Sunday with 74 % humidity and 14 km/hr windspeed. There are no chances of rain during the game.

Probable XI :

Zimbabwe :

Craig Ervine (C), Tadiwanashe Marumani, Wesley Madhevere, Gary Ballance, Sean Williams, Ryan Burl, Clive Madande (WK), Brad Evans, Wellington Masakadza, Richard Ngarava, Tendai Chatara.

Ireland :

Andrew Balbirnie (C), Ross Adair, Stephen Doheny (WK), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Tyrone Kane, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Fionn Hand, Barry McCarthy.

Preview :

Zimbabwe is slated to take on Ireland in the third and final match of the T20I series on Sunday (January 15). The visitors were clinical in their approach during the second T20I encounter as Ross Adair played a match-winning knock of 65 runs.

Bowling first in the second encounter, the visiting team were very consistent with their line and lengths. Apart from Ervine, who stroked 42 runs, rest of the Zimbabwe batters failed to get going. For Ireland, Graham Hume was pick of the bowlers as he grabbed three wickets for his side. Harry Tector also took two wickets for his side.

In batting, Adair took on the home side bowlers and stroked a fifty with the bat. The skipper Andrew Balbirnie also played well for his 33 runs. Tector also looked comfortable for his 26 runs. Just like the previous game, Ryan Burl was impressive with the ball. He took two wickets in his four-over quota.

Team Guide

Make various team combinations with the help of these information.

Harry Tector :

Harry Tector is the class batter who's starts bowling also and gets couple of wickets & also played useful knocks with the bat, now he's becomes complete all-rounder, whick make him safest c/vc pick for this match.

Lorcan Tucker :

Lorcan Tucker could prove vital in this game. The Ireland star has an average of around 32 and has a strike rate close to 125. He has scored 253 runs in his last ten games.

Clive Mandande :

Clive Mandande will be batting in the top order for Zimbabwe. There is a chance that he might provide a quick-fire start to the team.

Andy Balbirnie :

Andy Balbirnie bats at the top of the order and has struck six IT20 half-centuries. We expect him to be more attacking than normal in this series, with Paul Stirling absent, and he is our pick for Ireland’s highest run scorer against Zimbabwe.

Captain Craig :

Craig Ervine is an experienced batter in this team and has amassed 1132 runs in 56 T20I matches at an average of 21 and a strike rate of 105. Captain Craig Ervine has centuries at Test and ODI level and has hit six fifties in IT20s. He is well worth backing as Zimbabwe’s highest run scorer against Ireland. Must have pick.

Gary Ballance :

Gary Ballance is the experienced who played 39 international appearances and just under 1500 runs at Test level for England, there has never been any doubt about Ballance’s ability. He will enjoy batting on this wicket in Harare.

Ryan Burl :

Ryan Burl has scored 829 runs in 55 matches at an average of 25 and will also bowl a few overs of leg spin. He will be a top pick for this match.

Curtis Campher :

He is a talented all-rounder and has scored 391 runs in 28 matches and will also bowl his full quota of 4 overs with the ball.

Wesley Madhevere :

Wesley Madhevere has scored 901 runs in 44 T20I matches at a strike rate of 123. He will be looking to put up a big performance in this game.

Sean Williams :

Sean Williams is vastly experienced and is expected to lead the team from the front in this game. He has seven wickets and 165 runs in his last ten matches. Watch out for Sean Williams in this game. Williams the absence of Sikandar Raza, Zimbabwe will be largely dependent on Sean Williams. He bats in the middle-order and provides solidity to the batting line-up. Williams might roll his arm over for a couple of vital overs.

Gareth Delany :

Gareth Delany will lead the bowling attack for Ireland. The star bowler has picked up nine wickets in his last ten matches with an economy rate close to eight. He could be the difference between the two teams in this game.

Adair Mark :

Adair is the strike bowler for Ireland. His ability to pick up wickets with the new ball will give points in the match. Adair's pace might be a concern for the Zimbabwean batters. Adair scalped 76 wickets in 58 T20Is while also scoring 406 runs with the bat. He can prove to be a valuable asset to have in your fantasy team.

Tendai Chatara :

Tendai Chatara has picked up 51 wickets in 47 T20I matches and will be a good budget pick for this match.

Richard Ngarava :

Richard Ngarava is an inform bowler and has picked 5 wickets in last 3 T20I games. He knows conditions well and can claim quick wickets. Must have pick.

Barry Mccarthy :

McCarthy took 30 wickets and scored 187 runs in 35 T20Is. He could be a good budget-pick for your fantasy team.

Details Analysis

Cheat sheet

Ireland T20Is

WK:

Stephen Doheny –

1dwn, 1dwn, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open ,
2(4), 15(13), 13(18), 58(42), 26(22), 35(34), 3(8), 46(34),

Neil Rock –

5dwn, 2dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn
22(12), 28(18)*, 6(4)*, 9(8), 14(14)

Batter :

Andy Balbirnie –

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open,
33(31), 5(7), 30(25), 6(7), 62(47), 1(5), 37(23), 14(12),

Harry Tector – Right Arm Offbreak

2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, DNB, 2dwn,
26(21), 5(16), 2(7), 6(4), 0(2), 45(42), DNB, 14(16),

2/22(4), 2/17(4),

Ross Adair – Left Arm Fast Medium

Open, Open, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn
65(47), 111(49), 16(11), 19(11), 1(6), 3(8)
1/28(2), DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB

All-rounder :

Curtis Campher – Right Arm Medium

4dwn, 3dwn, 5dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, DNB, 3dwn,
6(6)*, 20(20), 7(7),0(1), 18(11), 2(4), DNB, 72(32)*,
0/14(1), 0/18(2), DNB, DNB, DNB, 0/8(1), 0/28(2), 2/9(2),

George Dockrell – Left Arm Orthodox

3dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, DNB, 4dwn,
15(9)*, 9(8), 23(15), 0(4), 0(1), 14(16), DNB, 39(27)*,
0/5(1), 0/17(2), 0/18(2), 0/24(4), 1/5(1), DNB, DNB, 0/9(1),

Gareth Delany – Legbreak Googly

DNB, 6dwn, 3dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, DNB, DNB,
DNB, 24(20), 10(8), 14(10), 12(10)*, 9(6), DNB, DNB,
1/27(4), 0/34(4), 2/30(4), 0/29(3), 0/33(4), 1/28(4), 3/16(4), 0/28(3),

Bowler :

Josh Little – Left Arm Fast Medium

3/22(4), 2/21(4), 2/16(3), 0/45(4), 0/31(4), 1/30(4),

Mark Adair – Right Arm Medium Fast,

1/29(3), 2/12(3), 1/39(4), 0/59(4), 0/10(2), 0/16(2), 0/26(4), 1/23(4),

Barry McCarthy – Right Arm Medium

1/14(2), 0/46(4), 3/29(4), 1/20(3), 0/16(2),1/33(4), 0/59(4),

Fionn Hand – Right Arm Medium

0/23(2), 0/6(1), 0/22(2), 0/15(1), 1/17(2), 1/11(1), 1/29(3), 0/44(3),

Graham Hume – Right Arm Medium fast

3/17(4), 0/41(4), 0/43(3), 0/53(4), 1/9(3), 1/36(4), 2/29(4)

Ben White – Legbreak

0/5(1), 2/25(3), 0/21(3), 2/26(4), 0/19(2)

Tyrone Kane – Right Arm Medium fast

2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn
4(6), 4(3), 66(35)*, 8(11), 53(27)*
1/30(4), DNB , 0/42(3), 1/19(3), 2/6(2)

Zimbabwe T20

Wk :

Tadiwanashe Marumani –

Open, Open, Open, open, open, open, open
2(5), 4(2), 11(17), 30(22), 3(9), 4(4), 14(12)

Clive Madande –

5dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn
9(8), 18(10), 2(11), 1(3), 6(4), 0(0), 5(8)

Batter :

Craig Ervine –

1dwn, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open,
42(40), 4(6), 13(15), 3(12), 8(7), 19(19), 2(6), 58(54),

Ryan Burl – Legbreak

4dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, DNB, 5dwn,
15(18), 8(9), 35(22), 27(25)*, 10(15)*, DNB, 9(5)*, 17(19),
2/26(4), 0/14(1), DNB, DNB, DNB, 0/7(1), DNB, DNB

Gary Ballance –

2dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, DNB, 3dwn, 2dwn
30(29), 55(37), 31(21), DNB , 2(4), 8(9)

Innocent Kaia –

Open, 2dwn,Open, open, open, open, open
26(14), 2(5), 12(14), 54(57), 6(10), 7(9), DNB

Tony Munyonga – Right Arm Offbreak

4dwn, 1dwn, 6dwn*, 6dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn,
5(4), 2(6), 12(7)*, 7(13), 28(31),6(8),

All-rounder :

Wesley Madhevere – Right Arm Offbreak

2dwn, 1dwn, Open, Open, Open, Open, 3dwn, 1dwn,
1(3), 16(22), 0(1), 1(5), 4(3), 17(13), 35(18)*, 0(5), 27(19),
DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB, 0/18(2), DNB, DNB, 0/7(1), DNB,

Sean Williams – Left Arm Orthodox

2dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn,
34(30)*, 11(18), 28(23), 64(42), 31(28), 1(1), 7(12),
19(15), 0/9(1), 0/23(3), 2/9(2), 0/21(3), 1/10(2), 0/15(2), ABN, 0/19(3), 1/17(3),

Bowler :

Luke Jongwe – Right Arm Medium

1/25(2), 1/10(1), 0/24(2), 0/23(2), 1/28(3), 0/7(1), 2/34(4),

W Masakadza – Left Arm Orthodox

0/18(3), 2/13(4), 0/12(2), 0/21(2)*, 0/22(3), 1/23(3), 0/25(3), 0/17(2),4/11(4),

Brad Evans – Right Arm Fast

0/38(4), 1/9(2), 0/32(3), 2/25(4), 1/18(2)*, 2/26(4), 0/20(3), 0/16(3),

Tendai Chatara – Right Arm Medium

1/26(4), 2/17(4), 0/34(4), 0/22(4), 0/18(3), 0/23(1), 2/14(4), 0/22(3), 2/22(4),

Richard Ngarava – Left Arm Orthodox

1/32(4), 2/20(3), 1/44(4), 2/18(4), 2/24(4), 0/24(4), 0/17(1), 2/28(4),

Victor Nyauchi – Right Arm Medium

3/29(4), 0/37(3), 0/30(3), 0/19(4), 0/16(1),

Cheat Sheet

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