ITA vs IRE Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates for T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier, Match 2

Ireland are expected to win this match.

By CricTracker Staff

Updated - 20 Jul 2023, 14:05 IST

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Preview

Italy (ITA) will be take on Ireland (IRE) in the second match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier 2023. This match will be played at the Grange Cricket Club in Edinburg. Seven teams – Austria, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Jersey, and Scotland will go head-to-head in 21 matches over eight days, in the race for two spots in what will be the biggest ICC Men's T20 World Cup ever, in the West Indies and the United States of America (USA) in June 2024.

Ireland will be led by Paul Stirling after Andrew Balbirnie stepped down after the team failed to qualify for the World Cup 2023. Ireland have a very solid squad and did well in the previous T20 WC in Australia where they had beaten England in the group stage. They will be the favorites to win this tournament and will be looking forward to it. On the other hand, Italy have plenty of players from the England and Austrlia domestic cirucit. Benjamin Manenti, Grant Stewart and Wayne Madsen are some of the players to watch out for along with captain Berg.

Match Information

Italy vs Ireland, 2nd Match

ICC Mens T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier, 20 Jul 2023, Thur, 3:00 PM IST ,Goldenacre, Edinburgh

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Weather Report

Goldenacre, Edinburgh

Clouds

11.5°C

89% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Italy

W
W
L
W
W

Ireland

W
W
W
L
L

Players Stats in current Series

1

Anthony Mosca

ITA - bat

138 Runs

5 Matches

2

Lorcan Tucker

IRE - wk

128 Runs

5 Matches

3

Paul Stirling

IRE - bat

122 Runs

5 Matches

4

Andy Balbirnie

IRE - bat

108 Runs

4 Matches

5

Wayne Madsen

ITA - bat

95 Runs

4 Matches

6

Curtis Campher

IRE - all

89 Runs

5 Matches

1

George Dockrell

IRE - all

233.33

5 Matches

2

Manpreet Singh

ITA - wk

200.00

1 Match

3

Ross Adair

IRE - all

191.67

1 Match

4

Mark Adair

IRE - bowl

189.74

5 Matches

5

Barry McCarthy

IRE - bowl

170.00

5 Matches

6

Curtis Campher

IRE - all

167.92

5 Matches

1

Mark Adair

IRE - bowl

12 Wkts

5 Matches

2

Gareth Kyle Berg

ITA - all

10 Wkts

5 Matches

3

Harry J Manenti

ITA - all

10 Wkts

5 Matches

4

Barry McCarthy

IRE - bowl

9 Wkts

5 Matches

5

Ben White

IRE - bowl

9 Wkts

5 Matches

6

Stefano di Bartolomeo

ITA - bat

6 Wkts

3 Matches

1

Mark Adair

IRE - bowl

5.34

5 Matches

2

Stefano di Bartolomeo

ITA - bat

5.60

3 Matches

3

Barry McCarthy

IRE - bowl

6.05

5 Matches

4

Grant Stewart

ITA - all

6.25

4 Matches

5

Ben White

IRE - bowl

6.50

5 Matches

6

Joshua Little

IRE - bowl

6.85

5 Matches

Probable Playing XI

Italy

Manpreet Singh (wk), S di Bartolomeo, Anthony Mosca, WL Madsen, Kevin Kekulawala, Gareth Kyle Berg (C), Harry J Manenti, Zain Naqvi, Rajmani Singh, Grant Stewart, Sukhwinder Singh-I

Bench : Marcus Campopiano, Justin Mosca, GP Meade, Crishan Kalugamage, Jaspreet Singh, BAD Manenti, Hasan Ali-I, SH Johnson

Ireland

GH Dockrell, H Tector, A Balbirnie, Curtis Campher, MR Adair, L Tucker (wk), PR Stirling (C), B White, BJ McCarthy, CA Young, J Little

Bench : N Rock, GR Adair, GI Hume, TF van Woerkom

Injury and availability news

will be added when there is an update

Pitch Report

The surface at Grange Cricket Club is expected to be good for batting and there will be some help for the pacers initally and it will get better for batting as the match progresses. Both teams will prefer chasing at this venue.

165

Average Score

Player Picks

9.5
C

Gareth Kyle Berg ITA | ALL

Gareth Kyle Berg is a quality all-rounder and has plenty of experiemce playing for various teams in county circuit. He has scored 115 runs and also picked up 6 wickets in 10 T20I matches for Italy.

9
C

Paul Stirling IRE | BAT

Paul Stirling is an aggressive batter at the top of the order and has scored 3275 runs in 124 T20I matches at a strike rate of 135. He will be a good captaincy pick for this match.

7.5

Mark Adair IRE | BOWL

Mark Adair has scalped 85 wickets in 64 T20I matches at an average of 20.81. He can also be handy with the bat and has scored 429 runs.

9.5

Grant Stewart ITA | ALL

Grant Stewart plays for Kent County Cricket Club and has done well in the English county circuit. He will be a top pick against this opposition.

8

Joshua Little IRE | BOWL

Joshua Little can be lethal with the new ball and the left arm pacer did really well in the recent IPL for Gujarat Titans. He will be a good pick for this match.

7.5

Lorcan Tucker IRE | WK

Lorcan Tucker is a talented player and will be the best option available in the wicket-keepers section. He will be a handy budget pick against this opposition.

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6

Zain Naqvi

ITA | WK

Zain Naqvi has been out of form recently and with plenty of better options he can be left out for this match.

8.5

Manpreet Singh

ITA | WK

Manpreet Singh does not have a good record in the shorter format and might be batting lower down the order. Hence avoid him for this match.

Last Updated On - Jul 20 2023 2:05 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

ITA

4 : 7

IRE

Credits Left
12.5/100

Head To Head
Lorcan Tucker

7.5

Harry Tector

8

Paul Stirling
C

9

Stefano di Bartolomeo

8.5

George Dockrell
VC

7

Curtis Campher

7.5

Grant Stewart

9.5

Benjamin Manenti

5.5

Barry McCarthy

8.5

Joshua Little

8

Jaspreet Singh

8.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

ITA

4 : 7

IRE

Credits Left
11.5/100

Mega League
Lorcan Tucker

7.5

Harry Tector
VC

8

Andy Balbirnie

8.5

Paul Stirling

9

George Dockrell

7

Gareth Kyle Berg
C

9.5

Grant Stewart

9.5

Benjamin Manenti

5.5

Mark Adair

7.5

Joshua Little

8

Jaspreet Singh

8.5

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