Preview:
Ireland Women will take on visiting Scotland Women in the 1st of the 4-match T20I series on the 23rd of May. Both sides haven’t played too much of International cricket in recent times and it will be a tough challenge for both of them. Having said that, domestic cricket experience will definitely help for sure.
Laura Delany, Gaby Lewis, and Leah Paul are the main pillars of the Ireland Women side, whereas Scotland Women will mainly rely on Kathryn Bryce and Sarah Bryce. Ireland Women have won 2 of the last 3 contests against the Scotland Women.
Match Details:
Ireland Women vs Scotland Women, 1st T20I
Venue: Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast
Date & Time: 23rd May at 5:30 PM IST and 1:00 PM local time
Live Streaming: On Cricket Ireland Live Youtube Channel
Pitch Report:
Civil Service Cricket Club has hosted 16 T20Is here in Belfast. Out of them, the team batting second has won 12 of those matches. The surface is likely to assist the bowlers initially and bowling first will be a good advantage.
Probable Playing XIs for IR-W vs SC-W:
Ireland Women
Gaby Lewis, Rachel Delaney, Rebecca Stokell, Laura Delany (c), Shauna Kavanagh, Amy Hunter, Leah Paul, Orla Prendergast, Celeste Raack, Georgina Dempsey, Lara Maritz
Scotland Women
Sarah Bryce (wk), Lorna Jack, Kathryn Bryce (c), Becky Glen, Ikra Farooq, Priyanaz Chatterji, Ellen Watson, Samantha Haggo, Katie McGill, Abtaha Maqsood, Katherine Fraser
Top Picks for IR-W vs SC-W Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Ireland Women
Ireland’s skipper Laura Delany is a must pick from the all-rounders’ category. She has played 61 T20Is and has scored 597 runs at an average of 17.05. She also has scalped 33 wickets at an economy of 6.35.
Gaby Lewis is an experienced cricketer, she has scored 670 runs in 38 T20I matches at an average of 20.3 and has even scalped 3 wickets at an economy of 8.
Top Picks – Scotland Women
Sarah Bryce is one of the more important members of the Scottish Women’s side. She has amassed 511 runs in 20 T20Is at an average of 39.3, with the highest score of 65.
Kathryn Bryce is an excellent young all-round cricketer. She has represented Scotland in 14 T20Is and has notched 400 runs at an average of 50, while with the ball, she has scalped 15 wickets at an impressive economy of 3.27.
IR-W vs SC-W Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
| Player | Statistics ( Last 5 T20Is) |
| Laura Delany | 55 runs and 3 wickets |
| Gaby Lewis | 47 runs |
| Sarah Bryce | 121 runs |
| Kathryn Bryce | 168 runs and 8 wickets |
| Leah Paul | 6 wickets and 20 runs |
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for IR-W vs SC-W Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Sarah Bryce, Gaby Lewis, Rachel Delaney, Becky Glen, Kathryn Bryce (c), Laura Delany (vc), Orla Prendergast, Priyanaz Chatterji, Celeste Raack, Lara Maritz, Abtaha Maqsood
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for IR-W vs SC-W Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Shauna Kavanagh, Sarah Bryce (c), Gaby Lewis, Becky Glen, Lorna Jack, Kathryn Bryce, Laura Delany, Leah Paul (vc), Lara Maritz, Katie McGill, Georgina Dempsey
IR-W vs SC-W Risky Captaincy Choices:
Rachel Delaney has played only one T20I but she has done a fair job in the Ireland domestic circuit. Hence, you can take a risk by picking her as your fantasy team skipper.
Lorna Jack has scored 229 runs in her 19 T20I innings at an average of 15.26, with the highest score of 54*. It’s worth a risk in picking her as your fantasy team skipper.
Player you should avoid:
Since too much competition is there in the all-rounder’s slot, you can avoid picking Samantha Haggo as she is a little inexperienced at this level.
