Probable XI –
Ireland –
William Porterfield, Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie, Harry Tector, George Dockrell, Simi Singh, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Andy McBrine, Mark Adair, Josh Little, Craig Young
Zimbabwe –
Brendan Taylor, Regis Chakabva (wk), Craig Ervine, Dion Myers, Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Wesley Madhevere, Luke Jongwe, Wellington Masakadza, Blessing Muzarabani, Richard Ngarava
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Brendan Taylor
2. Craig Ervine
3. Paul Stirling
4. Andy Balbarnie
5. Simi Singh(VC)
6. Sean Williams(C)
7. Sikandar Raza
8. Luke Jongwe
9. Blessing Muzarabani
10. Craig Young
11. Andy McBrine
– Sean Williams looks safest captain choice considering his three down batting and 7-8 overs with the bowl.
– Taking punt on Simi Singh as VC since he’s expected to bat at middle order and bowl full 10 overs too.
– Dropped William Porterfield as he might not go big in two consecutive matches.
– Expecting Paul Stirling and Andy Balbarnie to play good knocks as they failed to deliver during the last match.
– Andy McBrine and Craig Young looks decent picks as they have the capability to score runs at down the order and bowling full overs too.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Brendan Taylor
2. Paul Stirling(C)
3. Andy Balbarnie
4. Dion Mayers
5. Simi Singh
6. Sean Williams
7. Mark Adair
8. Sikandar Raza
9. Luke Jongwe
10. Blessing Muzarabani(VC)
11. Andy McBrine
– Paul Stirling and Muzarabani are other two safe C/VC choices as they have been consistent with their abilities since last couple of years.
– Dion Mayers might be a decent punt if a couple of top order batters from Zimbabwe depart early.
– Mark Adair can give decent fantasy points as he has the ability to score runs at down the order and bowling full overs.
– Can take Wellington Masakadza at the place of Luke Jongwe especially if Zimbabwe bowls second.
– Wesley Madhevere can be tried at the place of Sikandar Raza in 15-20 members league.
Grand League Combination –
1. Regis Chakabva
2. Paul Stirling(VC)
3. Andy Balbarnie
4. Harry Tector
5. Wesley Madhevere
6. Sean Williams
7. Mark Adair
8. Simi Singh(C)
9. Craig Young
10. Andy McBrine
11. Blessing Muzarabani
– Going heavy on Ireland as they might go with all the guns blazing to win this encounter.
– Simi Singh looks an open captain choice in GL considering his middle order batting and full overs bowling.
– Expecting Paul Stirling to go big in this match especially while batting first.
– Wesley Madhevere might be a good GL pick especially if top order of Zimbabwe doesn’t do well.
– Can take Joshua Little at the place of Mark Adair if Ireland bowls first.
– Craig Young and Andy McBrine are other two choices of C/VC for GL combinations.
