Squads –
UAE –
Chirag Suri, Rohan Mustafa, Muhammad Boota, Muhammad Usman, Vriitya Aravind(w), Ahmed Raza(c), Zahoor Khan, Junaid Siddique, Zawar Farid, Palaniapan Meiyappan, Waheed Ahmed, Chundangapoyil Rizwan, Aryan Lakra, Alishan Sharafu, Basil Hameed, Kashif Daud, Adhitya Shetty
IRE –
Paul Stirling, Gareth Delany, Andrew Balbirnie(c), Harry Tector, Kevin O Brien, Lorcan Tucker(w), Curtis Campher, Simi Singh, Andy McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Craig Young, Mark Adair, Joshua Little, Neil Rock, James McCollum
Team News –
UAE –
– UAE has declared a squad according to their recent domestic competitions which have produced very talented players.
– Chirag Suri and Vritiya Arvind will open for UAE. Both of them are really attacking batters especially Arvind who will also keep the Wickets.
– Aryan Larka will bat 1 down. Larka had a decent D20 season where he scored 109+ runs and also was among the top 5 Wicket takers.
– Rohan Mustafa and Mohammad Usmam will handle the middle order. Both are teams important and experienced players.
– Mohammad Boota can bat next followed by Kashif Daud and Ahmad Raza. Boota bring Balance to the middle order. Daud and Raza can also bat but are more focused into bowling.
– Kartik Meiyappan , Ahmad Raza, Aryan Larka and Rohan Mustafa will be handling the spin duties.
– Junaid Siddhiqui, Zahoor Khan and Kashif Daud can lead the pace attack.
IRE –
– Ireland will be touring UAE against whom they have won all their last 5 encounters.
– For Ireland Paul Stirling and Gareth Delany will be opening. Stirling is teams most experienced guy while Delany is also turning out to be an important player of team.
– Andrew Balbirnie will bat 1 down. Balbirnie is an important part of the Irish team and is very consistent in the white ball format.
– Harry Tector and Kevin O brien will bat at 2 and 3 down respectively. Tector has emerged as an attacking middle order Batsman for Ireland and had also bowled in domestic season recently. O’brien is not someone to introduce and will be crusial with both bat and bowl.
– Mark Adair and Curtis Campher will bat next. Both are really good hitters of the ball and will also be important with the bowl.
– Simi Singh and McBrine will handle the spin section with Paul Stirling to assist.
– Joshua Little , Criag Young , Mark Adair and Curtis Campher will be the teams pace attack.
Probable XI –
UAE –
Chirag Suri, Vritiya Aravind, Aryan Larka, Rohan Mustafa, Muhammad Usman, Mohammad Boota, Kashif Daud, Ahmed Raza, Junaid Siddique, Karthik Meiyappan, Zahoor Khan
IRE –
Paul Stirling, Gareth Delany, Andrew Balbirnie, Harry Tector, Kevin O’brien, Curtis Campher, Mark Adair, Simi Singh, Andrew McBrine, Joshua Little, Craig Young
Pitch Report –
Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
The Abu Dhabi Pitch has always helped the batters a lot along with the pacers in 1st innings. Wickets slightly gets slowed down as the game progresses.
Average Score : 246
Team Blueprint –
WK –
M Boota( Middle/lower order, poor D20 with 73 runs in 5 games, must if dropping top order )
V Arvind( Open + wk, very attacking, 410 runs in Emirates D20, Must have )
BAT –
Paul Stirling ( Open, very attacking + part time spin, 232 runs in t20 blast 2020, Muat have )
Andrew Balbirnie ( 1 down, very experienced, 2041 runs in 70 ODIs averaging just over 30, Must have )
M Usman( 2/3 down, attacking batsman, 37,68,36 his last 3 ODI scores )
Kevin O’brien( 3 down + Medium pace, not bowling much, 202 runs with an average of 51 against UAE, Must have )
Chirag Suri ( Open, team’s important player, 355 runs in ODIs with Average of 21 )
H Tector( 2 down, very attacking batsman, 48 runs + 1w in inter provisional t20 competition )
Alishan Sharafu( Middle order, 143 runs with an average of 73, Must be tried if plays)
ALL –
Rohan Mustafa ( 2 down + off spin, 354 runs + 41 Wickets in ODIs, Must have )
Curtis Campher ( Middle order + medium pacer, can swing the ball, 127 runs + 5 Wickets against England last series, Must have )
Mark Adair ( Right Arm fast, can also hit the ball big, 17 Wickets with bowling Average of just 6 )
Waheed Ahmad( Middle order + Medium pacer, 87 runs + 14 Wickets in D20 2020, can play , good choice to have)
Aryan Larka ( 1 down + slow left arm, 127 runs + 20 Wickets this D20 season, Must have )
G Delany ( Open + part time leg spin, very attacking, inexperienced in ODIs )
Simi Singh ( Off spin, 18 ODI Wickets with economy just under 5, Must have)
BOWL –
Junaid Siddhiqui ( Medium pacer, teams go to bowler, 12 Wickets in 6 games played, Must have )
Barry McCarthy ( Medium pacer, experienced, 55 ODI Wickets, 6 h2h against UAE )
Ahmad Raza ( Slow left arm + decent batsman, 35 Wickets + 285 runs in 31 ODIs, Must have )
Criag Young( Fast Medium, got some good pace and swing, impressive stats with 34 Wickets in 17 games )
Meiyappan ( Leggie, good bowler, 6 Wickets in ODIs, Must GL pick, excellent D20 2020 with 17 Wickets )
A McBrine( Off spin + decent batting, 7 Wickets in 36 overs against UAE, Must )
Kashif Daud ( Medium pacer + attacking batsman, 15 Wickets in 10 D20 games recently, Must have choice if plays )
Zahoor Khan ( Medium pacer, bowls good line and length, relies on swing, just 4 Wickets in D20 recently )
Joshua Little ( Left arm fast, young bowler, 10 Wickets in his short odi carrer of 5 games )
C/VC –
UAE –
Rohan Mustafa
Aryan Larka
Ahmed Raza
IRE –
Paul Stirling
Andrew Balbirnie
Curtis Campher
