Preview:
USA and Ireland will face each other in the 2nd ODI on Tuesday, December 28. The first ODI was canceled as one of the umpires tested positive for Covid 19. The T20I series between the two nations resulted in a tie. However, the former had put up a great show at display in the series of the shortest format. The USA will pin a lot of hope on their batters to make a larger impact on the team in the ODIs.
Ireland possesses good depth in their batting unit as compared to the opposition. They won the second T20I by nine runs to level the series. Heading into this match, both the teams will aim to put their ‘A’ game to the fore.
Match Details:
USA vs Ireland, 2nd ODI
Venue: Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground
Date and Time: December 28 at 8:30 PM IST
Live Streaming: Fancode
Pitch Report:
The pitch is expected to be inclined towards the batters. The flat surface will allow the batters to dominate the proceedings and play some fearless strokes.
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Probable Playing XIs for USA vs IRL:
USA
Monank Patel (c & wk), Ryan Scott/Jaskaran Malhotra, Vatsal Vaghela, Ritwik Behera, Sushant Modani, Gajanand Singh, Marty Kain, Nosthush Kenjihe , Saurabh Netravalkar, Steven Taylor, Ali Khan
Ireland
Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie (c), Lorcan Tucker, Curtis Campher, Shane Getkate/William Porterfield, Neil Rock (wk), William McClintock, Mark Adair, Simi Singh, Barry McCarthy, Joshua Little
Top Picks for USA vs IRL 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket
Joshua Little is one of the key players of Ireland. He looked in fine touch in the recently concluded Sri Lanka T20 as well. He can be a good pick for this game.
Paul Stirling comes in handy with the plethora of experience he has under his sleeves. From 134 ODIs so far, he has scored 4982 runs at an average of 39.82. He can be the other good player to bank on for this game.
Skipper Monank Patel will have a lot of hopes pinned on him to make an impact on the side. He is one of the most dependable batters when it comes to this format of the game. From 6 ODIs this year he has scored 238 runs for the team.
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for USA vs IRL 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket
Monank Patel, Neil Rock, Paul Stirling (c), Andrew Balbirnie, Gajanand Singh, Curtis Campher, Marty Kain, Simi Singh, Joshua Little (vc), Ali Khan, Barry McCarthy
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for USA vs IRL 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket
Monank Patel (c), Paul Stirling, Gajanand Singh (vc), Sushant Modani, Curtis Campher, Marty Kain, Steven Taylor, Joshua Little, Ali Khan, Mark Adair, Saurabh Netravalkar
Captain and Vice-Captain Options:
Captain Options: Paul Stirling and Monank Patel
Vice-Captain Options: Joshua Little and Gajanand Singh
