Ireland vs New Zealand 2nd T20I Match Prediction

Preview

Ireland vs New Zealand: The first ODI gave a brief insight to the flavor had in the ODI series. Ireland started with early wickets but couldn’t continue to maintain the pressure. After a tidy start, the game kept slipping away from them. With games slipping away from good positions, Ireland will have to realize the need to tighten up so that they can find ways to close out games.

Match Details

Match: Ireland vs New Zealand

Date: 20th July 2022

Time: 8:30 PM IST

Venue: Malahide, Dublin

Weather Report

The weather in Dublin is fine with little chance of rain during the Ireland vs New Zealand T20I

Pitch Report

The track is flat and the boundaries are small. In the first game, run-scoring was easy after the first few overs and batting second is a better option.

Ireland vs New Zealand Predicted Playing XI

Ireland Playing XI

Andy Balbairne(c), Stephen Doheny, Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, Paul Stirling, Goerge Dockrell, Simi Singh, Lorcan Tucker(wk), Craig Young, Josh Little, Mark Adnair

New Zealand Playing XI

Martin Guptill, Henry Nicholls, Michael Bracewell, Will Young/Finn Allen, Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Blair Tickner

Key Players

Glenn Phillips

Glenn Phillips brings quite a bit to the table. He is a very aggressive batter, bowls tidy off-spin, and can also keep wickets. In the first T20I though, he finally got a chance to break away with the bat. With wickets tumbling, he played with maturity and proved that he can bat long with his 69.

Josh Little

Josh Little is known for his pace bowling and his name has done the rounds in franchise cricket as well before. He is another young talent for Ireland and his bowling in the first game will give Ireland a lot of satisfaction as they keep looking to the future.

Ireland vs New Zealand Match Tips

Ireland are bringing in some new talent and look very promising. They are still a far way though from confidently beating big sides, but they look like they will get there soon. For now though, New Zealand are still the side to back.

Match Prediction: New Zealand will win the match