Preview:
United States of America will take on Ireland in the 2nd ODI of the series on Tuesday. The 1st ODI was abandoned as the match officials tested positive for Covid-19. The remaining two ODI will go ahead as per the schedule. Both sides managed to level the T20I series 1-1 and it brings more focus towards the ODI series. The USA last played an ODI in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 and sit at the third spot in the standings with 14 points.
Ireland have plenty of experience and has done a commendable job against the top-quality sides in the past. They have drawn their last 2 previous series 1-1 against Ireland and South Africa. Considering their experiences at the international level, Ireland will start as favorites for this match.
Match Details:
United States of America vs Ireland, 2nd ODI
Venue: Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground, Lauderhill, Florida
Date & Time: December 28th at 8:30 PM IST and at 10:00 AM local time
Live Streaming: Fancode
Pitch Report:
The wicket looks balanced where the seamers can generate more pace and bounce. There will be more space for the batters as well to score runs. Looks like anything over 250 is a defendable score on this wicket.
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Probable Playing XIs for USA vs IRE:
United States of America
Steven Taylor, Xavier Marshall, Monank Patel (c), Aaron Jones, Jaskaran Malhotra, Gajanand Singh, Sushant Modani, Nisarg Patel, Saurabh Netravalkar, Ali Khan, Jessy Singh
Ireland
William Porterfield, Paul Stirling, Andy Balbirnie (c), Harry Tector, George Dockrell, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Curtis Campher, Mark Adair, Simi Singh, Barry McCarthy, Ben White / Joshua Little
Top Picks for USA vs IRE Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – United States of America
Steven Taylor has played 18 ODIs so far in his career, where he has scored 402 runs at an average of 22.33 with the highest score of 92 and has picked up 12 wickets as well.
Saurabh Netravalkar will be a great pick for your fantasy teams. He has scalped 31 wickets and scored 92 runs in his 19 ODI matches.
Top Picks – Ireland
William Porterfield is an experienced player in this format of the game. The 37-year-old opener has scored 4317 runs in his 145 ODI matches at an average of 31.05.
Paul Stirling is a fearless batter who can add useful runs at the top of the order. He is just shy away from 18 runs of scoring 5000 runs in the ODIs.
USA vs IRE Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
| Player | Career ODI Stats |
| Steven Taylor | 402 runs and 12 wickets |
| Saurabh Netravalkar | 31 wickets and 92 runs |
| William Porterfield | 4317 runs |
| Paul Stirling | 4982 runs and 43 wickets |
| Andy Balbirnie | 2462 runs and 2 wickets |
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for USA vs IRE Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Jaskaran Malhotra, Paul Stirling, William Porterfield (vc), Andy Balbirnie, Harry Tector, Aaron Jones (c), George Dockrell, Steven Taylor, Joshua Little, Ali Khan, Saurabh Netravalkar
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for USA vs IRE Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Jaskaran Malhotra, Xavier Marshall, Paul Stirling (c), William Porterfield, Gajanand Singh, Aaron Jones, George Dockrell, Curtis Campher, Jessy Singh, Mark Adair, Saurabh Netravalkar (vc)
USA vs IRE Risky Captaincy Choices:
Xavier Marshall has scored 596 runs in his 37 ODIs at an average of 17.52 with the highest score of 157*. He knows how to score big runs and you can take a risk and pick him as your fantasy team skipper.
Harry Tector has scored 511 runs in 17 ODIs at an average of 36.5. He is a risky captaincy pick for your fantasy teams.
Player you should avoid:
Sushant Modani has played 5 ODIs for USA and managed to score only 69 runs at an average of 13.8. It’s better to avoid him while making your fantasy teams.
