Ireland vs Oman, ICC WCQ 2023, Today Match Prediction

ire vs oman Match Prediction & Analysis

ICC World Cup qualifiers is all set to happen in Zimbabwe with 10 teams fighting for the last 2 spots in the 2023 World Cup. Ireland are the latest regular ICC member and they have missed the direct qualification after finishing eleventh in the World Cup Super League. Oman finished in top 3 in the League 2 to qualify for the qualifiers. Both teams will look to start on a high with a victory in this match.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Ireland Preview

Ireland will open the batting with Paul Stirling and Andy McBrine with their skipper Andrew Balbirnie coming at No.3. Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, George Dockrell, and Curtis Campher will form a strong middle order with bowling all-rounders Graham Hume and Mark Adair capable of scoring crucial runs.They have a long batting line-up with good depth and balance.

Josh Little and Mark Adair will lead their pace attack with the likes of Graham Hume, Barry McCarthy, and Curtis Campher for company. They have good line-up of spinners with Ben White, George Dockrell, and Andy McBrine in the team.

Key players: Andy McBrine, Andrew Balbirnie, Mark Adair 

Ireland Predicted Playing XI:

Paul Stirling, Andy McBrine, Andrew Balbirnie, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, George Dockrell, Curtis Campher, Josh Little, Mark Adair, Ben White, Graham Hume 

Ireland Actual Playing XI:

Mark Adair, Andy McBrine, George Dockrell, Joshua Little, Paul Stirling, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Graham Hume, Gareth Delany, Harry Tector, Andrew Balbirnie

Oman Preview

Oman will open with duo of Jatinder Singh and Kashyap Prajapati at the top. Their experienced middle order of Zeeshan Maqsood, Aqib Ilyas, and Ayan Khan will be needed to play a big role in the batting. Muhammad Nadeem and Shoaib Khan will take care of their lower middle order.

Bilal Khan, Khallemullah, and Fayyaz Bhat will take care of their pacers line-up. Experienced duo of Aqib Ilyas and Zeeshan Maqsood will slot in as spinners in playing XI with Ayaan Khan serving the team with his all-round abilities in the playing XI.

Key players: Bilal Khan, Zeeshan Maqsood, Aqib Ilyas 

Oman Predicted Playing XI:

Jatinder Singh, Kashyap Prajapati, Zeeshan Maqsood, Aqib Ilyas, Ayan Khan, Muhammad Nadeem, Shoaib Khan, Bilal Khan, Khallemullah, Fayyaz Bhat, Sandeep Goud

Oman Actual Playing XI:

Jatinder Singh, Fayyaz Butt, Bilal Khan, Mohammad Nadeem, Mohammed Naseem Khushi, Jay Odedra, Ayaan Khan, Shoaib Khan, Kashyap Prajapati, Aqib Ilyas, Zeeshan Maqsood

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Bulawayo will be a slightly slower surface and at times may be double paced with variable bounce on the track owing to the used nature. Bulawayo will have bright and sunny weather with no weather interruptions expected on the match day.

Venue Details

Bulawayo will have a good outfield with ball flying to the boundaries off the bat. We expect the average scores to be around 250-260 runs in the match.

Toss: To Bowl

Chasing has been the most preferred option in the limited over matches off late and we expect both captains to continue their trend in this match as they will be unaware of the playing XI.