Preview:
Ireland are set to host New Zealand in the first match of the ODI series on Sunday. New Zealand will be led by Tom Latham and have rested some of their senior players for this series and will be looking for the youngsters to step up and put in some good performances. On the other hand, Ireland have the same squad which played against India recently and will be looking to make use of the home conditions.
Match Details:
Ireland vs New Zealand, 1st ODI
Venue: The Village, Dublin
Date & Time: 10th July at 3:00 PM IST and 10:30 AM Local Time
Live Streaming: Sony Sports Network and Sony LIV
Ireland vs New Zealand, 1st ODI Pitch Report
There will be a bit of help for the pacers early on but will get batter for batting as the match progresses. Both teams will prefer chasing at this venue.
Injury News:
(will be added when there is an update)
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IRE vs NZ, 1st ODI Probable Playing XIs:
Ireland
Paul Stirling, Andy Balbirnie (c), Gareth Delany, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Andy McBrine, Mark Adair, Josh Little, Craig Young
New Zealand
Tom Latham (c & wk), Martin Guptill, Will Young, Finn Allen, Henry Nicholls, Glenn Phillips, M Santner, Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Adam Milne, Lockie Ferguson
Top Picks for IRE vs NZ 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Andy Balbirnie is a quality player in this format and has scored 2533 runs at an average of 32.89 in 85 ODIs.
Lockie Ferguson is one of the quickest bowler going around in world cricket and has picked up 69 wickets in 37 matches in this format. Back him to do well in this match.
Mark Adair has done really well in the last year and has picked up 23 wickets in 24 matches and also is handy with the bat in the lower middle order.
Suggested Playing XI N0.1 for IRE vs NZ 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Tom Latham (vc), H Tector, P Stirling, Henry Nicholls(c), Martin Guptill, C Campher, M Santner, Simi Singh, I Sodhi, L Ferguson, M Adair
Suggested Playing XI N0.2 for IRE vs NZ 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:
Tom Latham (vc), H Tector, P Stirling (c), Henry Nicholls, Martin Guptill, C Campher, M Santner, Simi Singh, I Sodhi, L Ferguson, C Young
Captain and Vice-Captain Options:
Captain Options: Henry Nicholls, Paul Stirling
Vice-Captain Options: Tom Latham, Lockie Ferguson