Probable XI –
United Arab Emirates –
Zawar Farid, Vritya Aravind, CP Rizwan, Alishan Sharafu, Muhammad Usman, Waheed Ahmed, Rohan Mustafa, Ahmed Raza, Zahoor Khan, Palaniapan Meiyappan, Kashif Daud
Ireland –
Kevin O’Brien, Paul Stirling, Andy Balbirnie, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Andrew McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Craig Young
Small League Combination 1 –
1. Vritya Aravind
2. Kevin O’brien(C)
3. Paul Stirling(VC)
4. Andy Balbirnie
5. Rohan Mustafa
6. Curtis Campher
7. Waheed Ahmad
8. Andrew McBrine
9. Craig Young
10. Barry McCarthy
11. Zahoor Khan
– Kevin O’brien might be a good captain pick considering his good numbers against the opponent. Expecting a top knock after he got out early in the last game.
– Paul Stirling is the safest VC pick as he was in supreme touch during the last match.
– Dropped both Muhammad Usman & CP Rizwan as Ireland might dominate in this match.
– Waheed Ahmad might be a good punt as he’s expected to bat at middle & bowl 3-4 overs too.
– Expecting a couple of wickets from all the four bowlers of Ireland.
– Zahoor Khan might be another good punt considering his good numbers in H2H matches.
Small League Combination 2 –
1. Vritya Aravind
2. Andy Balbirnie
3. Paul Stirling
4. Kevin O’brien
5. Rohan Mustafa(C)
6. Waheed Ahmad
7. Curtis Campher(VC)
8. Mark Adair
9. Kashif Daud
10. Andrew McBrine
11. Barry McCarthy
– Rohan Mustafa is a safe captain pick as he will bowl full 10 overs & bat at 4 down.
– Curtis Campher might be a good VC especially while batting first as he’s batting at middle order & bowling full overs too.
– Kashif Daud will be a good credit saver as he troubled the Irish batters a lot in the last game.
– Mark Adair might be a crucial pick especially while bowling first.
Grand League Combination –
1. Vritya Aravind
2. Andy Balbirnie
3. Kevin O’brien(VC)
4. Alishan Sharafu
5. Harry Tector
6. Waheed Ahmad
7. Mark Adair
8. Curtis Campher(C)
9. Zahoor Khan
10. Barry McCarthy
11. Andrew McBrine
– Expecting complete domination from Ireland in this match so going with 4-7 combo.
– Dropped Stirling as he might not play big knocks in two consecutive matches as he’s a hit or miss type of batter.
– Alishan Sharafu got out very early in the last match so expecting decent 30-40 runs from him in this match.
– Dropped Rohan Mustafa as he might not be crucial if Ireland dominates the game.
– Expecting at least one wicket from Zahoor Khan considering his good H2H numbers.
