Preview:
Ireland will take on Bahrain in the Group A contest of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier A 2021/22 on Saturday. Ireland in their opening game messed up in the run-chase against UAE and lost the match by 18 runs. They lost wickets at regular intervals which doesn’t help for any side while chasing more than 150 runs. They put themselves in a must-win situation to stay alive in this tournament.
Bahrain on the other hand registered a comfortable win in their opening game over Germany by 6 wickets to get crucial 2 points on the table. There are still more things they need to work on as it won’t be easy for them to beat Ireland.
Match Details:
Ireland vs Bahrain, Match 8
Venue: AI Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 2), AI Amerat
Date & Time: 19th February, at 3:30 PM IST and 2:00 PM Local Time
Live Streaming: Fancode
IRE vs BAH, Match 8 Pitch Report:
Both sides are well aware of the conditions and know how the surface behaves. Both batters and bowlers will get ample opportunities to shine. Anything over 160 puts the team batting first in a driver’s seat.
Injury News:
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IRE vs BAH, Match 8 Probable Playing XIs:
Ireland
Paul Stirling, Andy Balbirnie (c), Gareth Delany, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Simi Singh, George Dockrell, Shane Getkate, Andy McBrine, Mark Adair, Craig Young, Josh Little
Bahrain
Muhammad Younis, Sarfraz Ali (c), Umer Imtiaz, Junaid Aziz, David Mathiaas, Haider Ali Butt, Sathaiyah Veerapathiran, Imran Anwar, Waseeq Ahmed, Muhammad Safdar (wk), Shahid Mahmood
Top Picks for IRE vs BAH Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Ireland
Paul Stirling showed early signs of scoring big runs against UAE on Friday however got out after scoring 32 runs from 22 balls which includes 4 fours and a six.
Andy Balbirnie is in decent form at the moment, he managed to score 19 runs from 20 balls in the last game against UAE. He needs to score big for his side in the important match against Bahrain.
Top Picks – Bahrain
Sarfraz Ali played a splendid knock against Germany where he smashed unbeaten 69* runs from 38 balls in the run-chase to get his side home.
Junaid Aziz bowled remarkably well against Germany and picked up 5 wickets by conceding just 5 runs in his 1.4 overs and even scored 13 runs with the bat.
IRE vs BAH Must Picks for Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
| Player | Statistics (This Tournament) | Dream11 Points |
| Paul Stirling | 32 runs | 48 |
| Andy Balbirnie | 19 runs | 26 |
| George Dockrell | 11 runs | 18 |
| Sarfraz Ali | 69 runs | 111 |
| Junaid Aziz | 5 wickets and 13 runs | 167 |
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for IRE vs BAH Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Lorcan Tucker, Paul Stirling (c), Andy Balbirnie, Shane Getkate, Sarfraz Ali, David Mathiaas (vc), Simi Singh, Junaid Aziz, Andy McBrine, Craig Young, Waseeq Ahmed
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for IRE vs BAH Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Lorcan Tucker, Paul Stirling, Andy Balbirnie (c), Gareth Delany, Sarfraz Ali (vc), Haider Ali Butt, George Dockrell, Junaid Aziz, Craig Young, Mark Adair, Waseeq Ahmed
Today’s IRE vs BAH Probable Winners:
Ireland are expected to win this match.
