England vs Ireland, ENG vs IRE, Today Match Prediction

eng vs ire Match Prediction & Analysis

England will look to finish off this one-match series against Ireland without any hiccups. They are the holders of the ODI world cup and T20 world cup and will want to improve their test match stats as well. They will look to win any and all matches that come their way.

Ireland has not won a single match in their last 5 matches and they will want to improve this record. They will play with pride and focus and try their level best to go one-up on their rivals. Winning a match and thus the series at the home of world cricket, Lord’s will help them improve the quality of cricket in the country.

TEAMS PREVIEW

England Preview

England lost their previous match in a thrilling contest by a mere 1 run margin. Batting first they scored 435 runs in the first innings with Joe Root and Harry Brook scoring hundreds. In their bowling, they restricted the opposition batters to only 209 runs. Stuart Broad picked up 4 wickets in their innings.

England imposed a follow-on in the second innings and got the NZ batsmen all out for 483 runs. Jack Leach took 5 wickets in this innings with a marvelous performance. Joe Root was the top scorer for England in their final batting innings scoring 95 runs however they ended up losing the match by 1 run.

Key players: Joe Root, Harry Brook, Stuart Broad

England Predicted Playing XI:

Joe Root, Harry Brook, Stuart Broad, Ben Stokes, James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow, Zak Crawley, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood, Ollie Pope, Jack Leach.

England Actual Playing XI:

Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Jack Leach, Ollie Pope, Stuart Broad, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Harry Brook, Matthew Potts, Ben Stokes, Josh Tongue

Ireland Preview

Ireland lost their previous match by an innings and 10 runs. Ireland batted first and scored 492 in the first innings. Curtis Campher and Paul Stirling scored centuries in the innings. However, Sri Lanka scored 702 runs in their innings. They were no positives for the Irish bowlers from this innings.

In the second innings, Ireland scored 202 runs with Harry Tector top scoring for the team. There were absolutely no positives for the Ireland bowlers from this entire match as Ireland lost the match by an innings. They will look to put this behind them before facing England.

Key players: Curtis Campher, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector.

Ireland Predicted Playing XI:

Curtis Campher, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector, Andy Balbirnie, Mark Adair, George Dockrell, Craig Young, Peter Moor, Matthew Foster, Graham Hume, Fionn Hand.

Ireland Actual Playing XI:

James McCollum, Mark Adair, Andy McBrine, Curtis Campher, Paul Stirling, Peter Moor, Fionn Hand, Lorcan Tucker, Graham Hume, Harry Tector, Andrew Balbirnie

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The Lords Cricket Stadium pitch mostly benefits bowlers, while batters, particularly opening batsmen, suffer. Fast bowlers have a powerful swing, making it difficult for batsmen to stay on top since the new ball moves a lot.

The weather will be cloudy and cold in England right now. The temperature will be around 15 degrees Celsius.

Venue Details

 The match between England and Ireland will take place at the Lords cricket stadium in England.

Toss: To Bowl

The match will be taking place at the Lord’s cricket ground under cloudy and overcast conditions. The team winning the toss should elect to bowl first and make full use of the conditions in the first 10 overs and look to get early wickets.