UAE vs IRE Head to Head
UAE managed to pick up their first victory against Ireland in the previous game.
UAE vs IRE Head to Head Stats in ODI's
Matches Played | UAE Won | IRE Won | Tie | No Result |
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7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Our Pick Ireland are favourites to win
UAE managed to pick up their first win against Ireland in ODI with a magnificent performance. Can they replicate their performance and take an unassailable lead in the four match ODI series?
Read our preview as UAE host Ireland for the second ODI at Sheikh Zayed Stadium. The match is set to get underway at 9:30 PM local time
A magnificent effort with the ball helped UAE take 1-0 lead in the 4 match ODI series. The bowled brilliantly and restricted Ireland to a par score of 269.
Rohan Mustafa was the star with the ball an ended with match figures of 2-43. Zahoor Khan, Kashif Daud, Ahmed Raza were also pretty decent.
For Ireland, Paul Stirling batted beautifully or his 131. At one point when he and Andrew Babirnie as batting, Ireland looked like getting a score around 300, which would have been difficult but UAE pulled things back nicely.
Chasing 270, Chundangapoyil Rizwan and Muhammad Usman smashed magnificent hundreds to take UAE to a very comfortable win.
Talking about the Irish bowlers, they were not bad and kept things tight for most part of the match.
So Overall, both teams were on par with each other in the first match. However, we have few doubts about the consistency of the UAE players. If they can play the same, they’ll be in with a great chance but we expect Ireland to come back stronger in the next game.
The match will be broadcasted on Premier Sports in UK and Republic of Ireland, Etisalat in UAE, Eurisports in India, Willow TV in USA and Canada. You can also watch the live streaming on youtube
As we saw in the first ODI, the wicket is not offering much help to the bowlers. However, it does get slower in the second innings. We still feel batting first will be a good option on this wicket.
The pitch will be flat with not much support for the bowlers
The looks good with bright sunshine. The temperature will hover around 23 degrees
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for UAE vs Ireland 2nd ODI
Two of the UAE players Chirag Suri and Aryan Lakra have been tested positive for the Covid -19 and will miss the remaining matches of the series. No replacement have been announced as of yet.
UAE has started the new year on a positive note as they defeating Ireland in the first match of the series. Most of their players were playing T-20s ahead of the series but their transition to ODIs was brilliant.
Rohan Mustafa, Ahmed Raza (c), Muhammad Usman, Vriitya Aravind (wk), Chundangapoyil Rizwan, Waheed Ahmed, Zahoor Khan, Zawar Farid, Palaniapan Meiyappan, Alishan Sharafu, Kashif Daud
Ireland didn’t played bad cricket and are much likely to go in with the same XI. Joshua little has finished his quarantine period and will be available for selection for the second ODI. He might make a cut into the squad
After losing to England 2-1 in their previous series, Ireland have lost the first match of the ongoing series against UAE. However, they’re not playing bad cricket and we can see a win coming in the next match.
Paul Stirling, Gareth Delany, Andrew Balbirnie (c), Harry Tector, Kevin O Brien, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Curtis Campher, Mark Adair, Andy McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Craig Young
UAE managed to pick up their first victory against Ireland in the previous game.
Matches Played | UAE Won | IRE Won | Tie | No Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Both teams were pretty decent with their performance in the last match. However, we have few concerns about the consistency of the UAE players. We think that Ireland have a very good team and they’’’ come back stronger in the next match.
Wicket Keepers
Vritya Aravind at 8.0 is a top class pick from this section. Aravind bats in the top order thus he has more chances of getting a big score than any other keeper in the list.
Batsmen
Paul Stirling at 10.5, Andrew Balbirnie at 9.5, Kevin O’Brien at 9.5, Muhammed Usman at 9.0 and C Rizwan at 8.5 will form a strong batting. Stirling, Usman and Rizwan stroked hundreds in the last match while Balbirnie batted well of his hald century. Brien is a destructive batsmen and we back him to come good in the next match
All rounder
Rohan Mustafa at 10, Curtis Campher at 9.0 will balance our team. Both players were the top wicket takers for their respective teams
Bowlers
Barry McCarthy, Zahoor Khan and Craig Young at 9.0, 8.5 and 8.5 will complete our team. All of them bowled decently in the last match.
Captain/Vice Captain
Kevin O Brien can be backed as the skipper while Paul Stirling will be our preferred vice captain
Batsmen:Andrew Balbirnie, Muhammed Usman, Kevin O’Brien(C), Paul Stirling(vc), C Rizwan
All Rounder:Curtis Campher, Rohan Mustafa
Wicket Keeper:V Aravind
Bowler:Craig Young, Barry McCarthy, Zahoor Khan
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