Preview:
Ireland Women did an excellent job to restrict the visiting Scotland Women for 87 runs in 20 overs, but they eventually lost the match by 11 runs. The batswoman should take responsibility for the defeat and play more sensibly in the upcoming matches.
Excellent all-round performances from Katie McGill helped Scotland Women to win the 1st T20I by 11 runs. Scotland Women have now gone 1-0 up in the series with 3 matches yet to be played. They will be brimming with confidence with the way they showed character in the 1st T20I.
Match Details:
Ireland Women vs Scotland Women, 2nd T20I
Venue: Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast
Date & Time: 25th May at 5:30 PM IST and 1:00 PM local time
Live Streaming: Cricket Ireland Youtube
Pitch Report:
The overcast conditions will definitely help the bowlers for sure in this match. The average first innings score on this venue is 81 and whoever wins the toss should bowl first.
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Probable Playing XIs for IR-W vs SC-W:
Ireland Women
Rebecca Stokell, Gaby Lewis, Laura Delany (c), Shauna Kavanagh (wk), Orla Prendergast, Lara Maritz, Amy Hunter, Leah Paul, Celeste Raack, Cara Murray, Ava Canning
Scotland Women
Sarah Bryce (wk), Becky Glen, Kathryn Bryce (c), Katie McGill, Alisa Lister, Priyanaz Chatterji, Katherine Fraser, Abbi Aitken- Drummond, Megan McColl, Abtaha Maqsood, Samantha Haggo
Top Picks for IR-W vs SC-W Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Ireland Women
Celeste Raack was the pick of the bowlers from Ireland Women in the 1st T20I, picking up 3 wickets at an economy of just 5 and. She also contributed 10 runs with the bat.
Ireland’s skipper Laura Delany bowled pretty well, picking up 2 crucial wickets for her side, but with the bat, she only made 8 runs. She can be a good pick for your Dream11 fantasy teams.
Top Picks – Scotland Women
Katie McGill sealed the show for Scotland Women with her all-around performances in the 1st T20I. She scored 20 runs, and more importantly, picked up 3 wickets.
Kathryn Bryce managed to score only 12 runs with the bat in the last game, but she made it up for that by picking 2 wickets with the ball at an economy of 2.28.
IR-W vs SC-W Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
| Player | Statistics (Last 5 T20Is) | Dream11 Points (Last match) |
| Laura Delany | 63 runs and 4 wickets | 70 |
| Celeste Raack | 4 wickets and 10 runs | 109 |
| Katie McGill | 20 runs and 4 wickets | 117 |
| Kathryn Bryce | 151 runs and 8 wickets | 100 |
| Leah Paul | 38 runs and 5 wickets | 23 |
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for IR-W vs SC-W Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Sarah Bryce, Gaby Lewis, Rebecca Stokell, Becky Glen, Kathryn Bryce (c), Laura Delany (vc), Leah Paul, Katie McGill, Celeste Raack, Megan McColl, Ava Canning
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for IR-W vs SC-W Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Shauna Kavanagh, Gaby Lewis (vc), Becky Glen, Alisa Lister, Kathryn Bryce, Lara Maritz, Orla Prendergast, Katie McGill (c), Celeste Raack, Katherine Fraser, Ava Canning
IR-W vs SC-W Risky Captaincy Choices:
Sarah Bryce is an excellent batter upfront and she can give good starts for her side. Since it’s bowling friendly track, the chances of her scoring more runs is less. Hence, she is a risky captaincy choice.
Celeste Raack did a brilliant job with the ball picking up 3 wickets in the 1st T20I. She can be a risky captaincy pick for the 2nd T20I.
Player you should avoid:
Since too much competition in the all-rounder’s category, it’s hard to include Priyanaz Chatterji in the fantasy team. Hence, you can avoid her in picking your team as well.
