Probable XI –
Netherlands –
Stephan Myburgh, Max O’ Dowd, Ben Cooper, Pieter Seelaar (c), Scott Edwards (wk), Bas de Leede, Saqib Zulfiqar, Logan van Beek, Philippe Boissevain, Vivian Kingma, Tim van der Gugten
Ireland –
Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie (c), Kevin O’Brien, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Mark Adair, George Dockrell, Andrew McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Craig Young, Graeme McCarter
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Scott Edwards
2. Paul Stirling(C)
3. Andrew Balbirnie
4. Max O’Dowd
5. Pieter Seelaar
6. Andy McBrine
7. Logan Van Beek(VC)
8. Mark Adair
9. George Dockrell
10. Vivian Kingma
11. Barry McCarthy
– Stirling looks safest captain pick considering his average of 48 and strike rate of just 16 with bat & ball respectively in 6 H2H innings.
– Logan Van Beek will be a good VC choice as he’s expected to bat at 4-5 down and bowl full 10 overs.
– Scott Edwards might be a good punt as he did well during recently concluded ODIs & List A matches.
– McBrine and Mark Adair can give good fantasy points considering their all-rounder role in the team.
– Vivian Kingma will be another must pick as he did well by taking 18 wickets in last 9 ODD matches.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Scott Edwards
2. Kevin O’brien
3. Paul Stirling
4. Andrew Balbirnie
5. Bas de Leede
6. Pieter Seelaar
7. Mark Adair(VC)
8. Logan Van Beek
9. George Dockrell(C)
10. Vivian Kingma
11. Barry McCarthy
– Dockrell and Adair might be good punt C/VCs as they’re expected to bat at 4-5 down & bowl 7-8 overs each.
– Expecting at least a decent knock from Kevin O’brien especially while batting first.
– Bas de Leede might be a decent punt in place of Max O’Dowd as he’s expected to bat at middle order and bowl some overs too.
– Going heavy on Ireland as they have lost just one from the last 10 H2H games.
Grand League Combination –
1. Scott Edwards
2. Paul Stirling
3. Ben Cooper
4. Harry Tector (VC)
5. Pieter Seelaar
6. Bas de Leede (C)
7. Logan Van Beek
8. Mark Adair
9. George Dockrell
10. Craig Young
11. Vivian Kingma
– Harry Tector might be a good VC pick in GL especially if 1-2 top order batters departs early.
– Bas de Leede can do well as he’s expected to get enough opportunities to perform with both bat and ball.
– Going heavy on pacers as pitch is expected to in their favour.
– Expecting a couple of wickets from Young considering his death over bowling.
– Ben Cooper might get his form back by playing a good knock in this match.
