Preview
Ireland U19 will start their campaign Under-19 World Cup campaign against the Uganda U19 team. Ireland played two warm-up games against Sri Lanka and Scotland. They lost the match against Sri Lanka by a huge margin of 128 runs after failing to chase a target of 234 runs. Ireland bounced back in the second game against Scotland as Nathan McGuire picked a five-wicket haul.
Uganda played two warm-up games against Scotland and Sri Lanka. Uganda lost both these matches and the road ahead would be really tough for the African nation.
Match Details
Ireland Under 19 vs Uganda Under 19, Match 5
Venue: Everest Cricket Club Ground, Georgetown
Date & Time: 15th January at 6:30 PM IST and 9:00 AM Local Time
Live Streaming: Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar
Pitch Report
Both the warm-up games on this ground was low-scoring encounter and batters struggled to find the rhythm. The pitch is likely to have the same reputation in this game, and spinners might play a key role in this game.
Probable Playing XIs for IRE-U19 vs UGA-U19
Ireland Under 19
Diarmuid Burke, Tim Tector (c), Daniel Forkin, Jamie Forbes, Nathan McGuire, Matthew Humphreys, David Vincent, Muzamil Sherzad, Joshua Cox (wk), Luke Whelan, Reuben Wilson
Uganda Under 19
Ronald Lutaaya, Ronald Omara, Isaac Ategeka, Brian Asaba, Pascal Murungi (c & wk), Cyrus Kakuru, Pius Oloka, Joseph Baguma, Matthew Musinguzi, Edwin Nuwagaba, Yunusu Sowobi
Top Picks for IRE-U19 vs UGA-U19 Dream11 Match
Top Picks – Ireland Under 19
Joshua Cox played a knock of 44 runs against Sri Lanka during the warm-up game and proved to be a lone warrior. In the second game against Scotland, Cox made 28 runs off 30 balls and finished the game for his country.
Nathan McGuire picked a five-wicket haul during the warm-up game against Scotland. He gave away just 33 runs in his nine overs which also contained a maiden over. McGuire is likely to be play a significiant role in this game considering that the pitch will have huge support for spinners.
Top Picks – Uganda Under 19
Cyrus Kakuru was the leading run-scorer in the qualifiers. He made 161 runs in four matches at an average of 53.66 and a strike rate of 103.87.
In the ICC Under-19 World Cup Qualifier Africa Region, Joseph Baguma was the leading wicket taker. He took ten wickets in four matches at an average of 6.1, an economy of 2.54, and a strike rate of 14.4.
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for IRE-U19 vs UGA-U19 Dream11 Fantasy Cricket
Cyrus Kakuru, Joshua Cox (c), Tim Tector, David Vincent, Isaac Ategeka, Ronald Lutaaya, Pascal Murungi (vc), Jamie Forbes, Reuben Wilson, Daniel Forkin, Yunus Sowobi
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for IRE-U19 vs UGA-U19 Dream11 Fantasy Cricket
Joshua Cox, Tim Tector, Isaac Ategeka, David Vincent (vc), Ronald Lutaaya, Pascal Murungi, Joseph Baguma, Nathan McGuire (c), Muzamil Sherzad, Juma Miyagi, Yunus Sowobi
Today’s IRE-U19 vs UGA-U19 Probable Winners
Ireland U19 are expected to win this game.
