UAE VS IRE, ICC T20 World Cup Qualifiers, Final, Dream 11 Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing 11, Pitch Report, and Other Updates
The United Arab Emirates and Ireland will face each other in the final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier on Thursday. The UAE vs IRE match will be played at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground (Ministry Turf 1), Al Amerat. UAE defeated Nepal in the semi-final by 68 runs after scoring 175 runs for the loss of seven wickets. Ahmed Raza picked up a five-wicket haul and won the player of the match award.
Ireland on the other hand won the semi-final against Oman by 56 runs after making 165 runs in 20 overs. Andy McBrine won the player of the match award for his all-around performance. With the bat, McBrine made 36 runs off 21 deliveries and picked two wickets while giving away just 24 runs in four overs.
Both the teams have qualified for the T20 World Cup scheduled to be played in Australia this year. The winner of this game will walk into Group 1 along with Sri Lanka, Namibia, and the runners-up of Qualifier B. The losing team will become a part of Group 2 along with West Indies, Scotland, and the winner of Qualifier B.
Match Details
- Date: 24th February 2022
- Time: 03:30 PM IST and 02:00 PM Local Time
- Where to watch: Fancode
Pitch Report
The pitch is likely to offer a huge amount of support to the bowlers and the batters would find it tough to score runs here. Anything close to 150 runs might be a safe target on this ground.
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Weather Forecast
The conditions will be partly clouded with haze throughout the UAE VS IRE contest. The average temperature will be hovering around the 18-degree Celsius mark.
UAE VS IRE: Dream 11 Top Picks
Vrittya Aravind is the leading run-scorer in the tournament. He has made 267 runs in four matches at an average of 133.50 and a strike rate of 156.14. Aravind has made two half-centuries in the tournament.
Ahmed Raza has picked six wickets in four games at an average of 14.33, an economy of 14.33, and a strike rate of 13.
Gareth Delany has made 112 runs in four matches at an average of 37.33 and a strike rate of 136.58 including one half-century.
Craig Young has taken eight wickets in four matches at an average of 13.37, an economy of 6.68, and a strike rate of 6.68.
Dream 11 Fantasy Team 1 For UAE VS IRE
Wicketkeeper: Vriitya Aravind
Batters: Paul Stirling, Chirag Suri, Gareth Delany
All-rounders: Rohan Mustafa, Simi Singh, Waseem Muhammad
Bowlers: Andy McBrine, Ahmed Raza, Craig Young, Junaid Siddique
UAE VS IRE: Dream11 Captain & Vice-Captain Choice for today’s match
Captain – Rohan Mustafa
Vice-Captain – Vriitya Aravind
Dream 11 Fantasy Team 2 For UAE VS IRE
Wicket-Keeper – Vriitya Aravind
Batters – Basil Hameed, Andrew Balbirnie, Harry Tector
All-rounders – Rohan Mustafa, Simi Singh, Kashif Daud
Bowlers – Andy McBrine, Mark Adair, Joshua Little, Ahmed Raza
UAE VS IRE: Dream11 Captain & Vice-Captain Choice for today’s match
Captain – Mark Adair
Vice-Captain – Simi Singh
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Probable XI for UAE VS IRE
UAE: Muhammad Waseem, Chirag Suri, Vriitya Aravind (wk), Muhammad Usman, Basil Hameed, Rohan Mustafa, Zawar Farid, Kashif Daud, Ahmed Raza (c), Zahoor Khan, Junaid Siddique
Ireland: Andrew Balbirnie (c), Paul Stirling, Gareth Delany, Lorcan Tucker (wk), George Dockrell, Harry Tector, Andy McBrine, Simi Singh, Mark Adair, Craig Young, Joshua Little
Who will Win- Match Prediction
Looking at the current form and team combination, Ireland is the expected winner of this match. They have enough experience of playing against bigger opposition and would be using this to their advantage. However, UAE has been in excellent form recently against the Irish winning the last 4 games against them. Therefore, it will be a strong battle among two deserving teams.
Disclaimer: The team is built upon the author’s understanding, analysis, and instincts. You can choose your team by considering the points above and making your own decision accordingly.
Karan Pathak
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