Probable XI –
United Arab Emirates –
Chirag Suri, Vritya Aravind, Basil Hamid, Muhammad Usman, Rohan Mustafa, CP Rizwan, Waheed Ahmad, Ahmed Raza, Junaid Siddique, Karthik Meiyappan, Zahoor Khan
Ireland –
Paul Stirling, Gareth Delany, Andrew Balbirnie, Harry Tector, Kevin O’brien, Neil Rock, Curtis Campher, Mark Adair, Andrew McBrine, Joshua Little, Craig Young
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Vritya Aravind
2. Paul Stirling
3. Andy Balbirnie
4. Kevin O’brien(VC)
5. Curtis Campher
6. Gareth Delany
7. Rohan Mustafa(C)
8. Waheed Ahmad
9. Craig Young
10. Ahmed Raza
11. Andrew McBrine
– Rohan Mustafa looks safest captain pick as he will bat at three down & bowl 5-6 overs too.
– Kevin O’brien has mustered 178 runs at an average of 60 and taken 4 wickets too at an average of 26 in 4 H2H matches which makes him good VC pick especially while batting first.
– Vritya Aravind is a must pick from wk section as he was the second highest run scorer with 410 runs at an average of 35 in recently concluded D20 tournament.
– Curtis Campher & Gareth Delany both are expected to bowl some overs and score decent runs too.
– Andrew McBrine & Craig Young both have taken wickets consistently in H2H matches which makes them must picks.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Vritya Aravind
2. Muhammad Usman
3. Kevin O’brien(C)
4. Andy Balbirnie(VC)
5. Rohan Mustafa
6. Waheed Ahmad
7. Curtis Campher
8. Gareth Delany
9. Barry McCarthy
10. Andrew McBrine
11. Zahoor Khan
– Andy Balbirnie might be a good punt VC especially while batting first as he can play a big knock in front of the weak bowling lineup of UAE.
– Muhammad Usman has been good at this venue with 99 runs in three matches at an average of 49.5 which makes him a good pick.
– Barry McCarthy is another good bowler who has picked up wickets consistently.
– Zahoor Khan will be the best punt as he has bagged 9 wickets at an average of just 14 in 4 matches against the opponent.
Grand League Combination –
1. Vritya Aravind
2. Andy Balbirnie
3. Kevin O’brien
4. Paul Stirling
5. Waheed Ahmad(VC)
6. Rohan Mustafa
7. Gareth Delany(C)
8. Andrew McBrine
9. Craig Young
10. Barry McCarthy
11. Zahoor Khan
– Gareth Delany & Waheed Ahmad both might be good C VC picks in GL as they might score decent 30-40 runs and bowl some overs too.
– Going with 7-4 combination in favour of IRE who have outperformed UAE in every section during the last 5 H2H matches.
– All the three top order batsmen of IRE are important as they might play big knocks in front of the weak bowling of UAE.
