Oct 23, 2022
09:30 IST / 4:00 GMT
Bellerive Oval - Hobart, Australia
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Sri Lanka are favourites to win
The third fixture in Group 1 of the Super 12 stage brings Sri Lanka and Ireland together at the Bellerive Oval, Hobart on Sunday afternoon. Sri Lanka finished top of Pool A with two wins from their three games. Ireland qualified from second place in Pool B with four points. Read on as we preview this 2022 T20 World Cup game. This fixture begins at 15:00 local time.
Sri Lanka have become a far more consistent outfit over recent months but still have weaknesses as seen in their defeat to Namibia last week. However, they should have enough quality to win this game.
Ireland have responded well to their opening game defeat to Zimbabwe with wins in both must-win matches against Scotland and West Indies. They will not fear taking on Sri Lanka.
TV channels: This match will be shown live on Sky Sports Cricket, Star Network, Fox Sports, ESPN and PTV.
Live Streaming: Fans can stream the match on Sky Go and Disney+ Hotstar
The last four games at the Bellerive Oval have seen the toss winning captain choose to bat first. We predict that both skippers will do the same if they win the toss ahead of this game.
In the 12 innings on this pitch during the First Round, we saw only two teams bowled out but it was never easy to bat on. We expect a par score of no higher than 155.
Cloudy from start to finish with the temperature no higher than 12 degrees. There is no threat of rain to interrupt this game.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Sri Lanka vs Ireland, T20 World Cup 2022
It has been a tough competition for Sri Lanka injury wise with experienced pace bowler Dushmantha Chameera ruled out of the rest of the tournament with a calf problem. Pramod Madoshan was rested as a precautionary measure in the win over Netherlands but we expect him back for this game.
Although they lost heavily to Namibia in their opening game of T20 World Cup 2022, Sri Lanka have won three of their last four IT20s.
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Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka (c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Maheesh Theekshana, Lahiru Kumara, Bunura Fernando
There have been no changes to Ireland’s XI throughout the 2022 T20 World Cup and, with no injuries or unavailability in the camp, it would be very surprising to see any alterations ahead of this match. The Irish have an excellent team spirit in their squad.
Ireland have won three of their last four IT20s and are targeting their third successive victory.
Paul Stirling, Andy Balbirnie (c), Lorcan Tucker (wk), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Simi Singh, Barry McCarthy, Josh Little
This will be only the third meeting between the teams in this format with the previous two games both coming during T20 World Cups. Sri Lanka won by nine runs in 2009 and 70 runs last year.
| Matches Played | SL Won | IRE Won | Tie | No Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Neither team has had a perfect campaign so far in the competition but Sri Lanka are clear favourites with the bookies to win this clash.
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Although Sri Lanka have some of the bigger name players on show in this fixture, they will need to be careful to not underestimate Ireland who had no problem in beating West Indies on Friday.
Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis and Dhananjaya de Silva are our batting picks for Sri Lanka. Mendis hit 79 runs from 44 balls in the win over Netherlands in the last match.
We are backing Paul Stirling, Lorcan Tucker and Andy Balbirnie with the bat for Ireland. Tucker scored 45 not out from 35 balls against West Indies on Friday.
Our recommendations are Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana and Pramod Madushan are our tips with the ball for Sri Lanka. Theekshana has taken five wickets at an average of 14.00 in this campaign.
Josh Little, Mark Adair and Curtis Campher are our selections with the ball for Ireland. Adair has taken three wickets from his 12 overs in this T20 World Cup.
After both teams successfully negotiated poor starts in the First Round to go on and qualify for this stage, we expect Sri Lanka and Ireland to play an attacking brand of cricket in this match. With tougher games to come, this is an excellent opportunity to put points on the board. We are backing Sri Lanka to win a close contest.
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