The Canada and Ireland cricket teams are hunting for their first wins of the T20 World Cup. The teams that have been handed defeats by the USA and India, respectively, still have a chance to make it to the Super 8 stage and would have hopes left after watching Pakistan go down yesterday. Paul Sterling’s Ireland has experience playing in New York and can make full use of that against Saad Bin Zafar’s Canada, who, despite a routing, played fine cricket in the T20 World Cup opener.
Canada vs Ireland Head-to-Head
The two sides have faced each other four times in T20Is and hold an even 2-2 record. Three of these encounters have come at the T20 World Cup Qualifiers, where the Maple Leafers lead 2-1.
Canada vs Ireland Team News
Luckily for both sides, injuries won’t play a factor in the match. Given that both teams have played just one match, fatigue won’t be a factor either. However, the ‘uncertain’ pitch in New York may prove to be a concern for players on both teams.
CAN vs IRE Pitch Report
We can expect a batter’s graveyard at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium. So far, two matches have been played on the ground, and just 350 runs have been scored in four innings. No team has even crossed the 100-run mark. Pacers in general will thrive here, but spinners have troubled the batters as well.
CAN vs IRE Weather Report
On June 7, there is a less than 5% chance of rain from 10 AM to 4 PM (match starts at 10:30 AM) in New York, and humidity will hover between 37 and 50%. The good thing is that since the game will be played in the morning and afternoon, dew will not play a factor.
T20 World Cup
CAN vs IRE Predicted XI
Canada Predicted XI
Aaron Johnson, Navneet Dhaliwal, Pargat Singh, Nicholas Kirton, Shreyas Movva (wk), Dilpreet Singh, Saad Bin Zafar (c), Nikhil Dutta, Dillon Heyliger, Kaleem Sana, Jeremy Gordon.
Ireland Predicted XI
Paul Stirling (c), Andrew Balbirnie, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Joshua Little, Graham Hume.
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