Match Details
Date: August 23, 2023
Time : 7:30 PM IST
Venue : Malahide Cricket Club Ground, Dublin
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Preview
The third and final T20I of a relatively one-sided series between Ireland and India will be played on August 23, Wednesday, in Dublin. The hosts are currently 0-2 down in the T20I series, looking for a consolation win at the Malahide Cricket Club Ground. Meanwhile, the Men in Blue will be eyeing a clean sweep in the ongoing series, to complete the short tour to Ireland on a high.
Pitch Report
The pitches at the Malahide Cricket Club Ground in Dublin have had a decent grass coverage in the T20I series, which has kept the fast bowlers interested in the first half of the innings. But, still, it has allowed the batters to express themselves, playing strokes on the up with great ease. The average first innings score at this venue for T20Is is more than 160, which could be total when Ireland takes on India in the final match of the series.
Team Analysis
Ireland
In the second T20I, Andy Balbirinie played an enterprising innings of 72 off 51 balls at the top of the order to showcase the potential of Ireland batting lineup against the top oppositions. Curtis Campher, Mark Adair, and Barry McCarthy have been the other positives for the Irish with the bat in the middle to lower order. The bowling department hasn’t done well for the hosts against India, but Craig Young and Barry McCarthy have shown sparks of brilliance here and there.
SportsTiger Playing XI of Ireland
Andy Balbirnie, Paul Stirling (c), Lorcan Tucker (wk), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Craig Young, Josh Little, Ben White
India
While Tilak Varma had a disappointing T20I series against Ireland thus far, the opening pair of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaikwad have made up for his lack of scores in the first two matches. In the middle order, Sanju Samson, the one of the newest Indian debutant Rinku Singh, and Shivam Dube have also blitzed away in the second T20I of the series. In the bowling department, the return of Jasprit Bumrah as the stand-in captain, along with his bowling compatriot Prasidh Krishna has been the biggest positive for Team India on their tour to the Western European nation.
SportsTiger Playing XI of India
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson (wk), Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Jasprit Bumrah (c), Prasidh Krishna
Match Prediction
Conclusion
Ireland have nothing to lose in the last T20I of the series, which could allow them to express themselves better in the field of play on August 23 at the Malahide Cricket Club Ground. But Team India have had the better of the hosts in the T20I series, which could easily be the case in the third and final match.
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