Here comes the Group A match between New Zealand and Ireland. For Ireland, it is a dead rubber while a win for New Zealand will make sure they qualify to the semi-finals.
Overview:
New Zealand: After losing the match against England, New Zealand would rue their slow batting, especially by Kane Williamson, who scored 40 runs off 40 balls in a chase of 180 runs, only to fall short by 20 runs. New Zealand would want Williamson to either fire quickly with big runs or sacrifice wicket early in order to allow in-form batsmen like Glenn Phillips and Devon Conway more game time in the middle for New Zealand and score runs at a quicker rate.
With the ball, as usual, Trent Boult and the evergreen pacer Tim Southee are in red-hot form with the ball. While Boult has taken 6 wickets in 3 matches played, Southee has taken 5 wickets in 3 matches played. New Zealand would treat this as a “practice” game ahead of semi-final against an opponent way better than Ireland.
Ireland: Dead rubber for Ireland, they would be more than proud to say that they beat England team, which their opponent New Zealand couldn’t! Paul Stirling and Lorcan Tucker have been amongst the runs for Ireland while left-arm pacer Josh Little has been spearheading their bowling attack, with 8 wickets in 6 matches.
They would just want to be the party spoilers, should they win big against New Zealand, but it seems unlikely given New Zealand’s excellent net run-rate (+2.233).
Probable Playing-XI:
New Zealand: Finn Allen / Martin Guptill, Devon Conway (WK), Kane Williamson (C), Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Lockie Ferguson
Ireland: Paul Stirling, Andy Balbirnie (C), Lorcan Tucker (WK), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Fionn Hand, Barry McCarthy, Joshua Little
Pitch & Weather Report: -
The pitch looks good for batsmen as well as for bowlers. Rain can play a spoilsport in this match. Team winning the toss should prefer to bat. Chasing could also be a good option but given the slow outfield, it might get difficult to chase, irrespective of rain coming or not.
Venue: - Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Date & Time: - Nov 4th 2022, 1:30 PM IST and local time 19:00 AEDT
Live Streaming: - Star Sports Network and Disney+ Hotstar
Interesting Facts: -
- New Zealand lead the head-to-head record in T20 World Cup matches against Ireland by 1-0. The Blackcaps won the only battle between these two teams on the grand stage back in 2009.
- Ireland hosted a three-match T20I series against New Zealand earlier this year in July. The Blackcaps won the series by 3-0.
- Ireland defeated England due to DLS while NZ defeated by England in last game.
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