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Going Round The Wicket: ENG vs IRE 1st ODI Fantasy Tips | ENG vs IRE 1st ODI Fantasy Cricket Analysis

After Test cricket, One-Day cricket is all set for its return after the long break due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. England will be hosting Ireland in a three-match series, starting from 30th July. You can get everything you need to know about this match in Cricblog’s match preview.

So now that you’ve read the match preview and have all the necessary stats, it’s time for some Round the Wicket tips and suggestions that can help you win some cash in Dream11 or any other platform.

This is the first match of the series so you can win big if you research well and follow your gut feel. We hope our suggestions can help you win big. So let’s get started:

Fantasy Cricket Tips

There are two factors that will play a major role in fantasy cricket in this match:

• The Toss
• Your Choice of Irish Players

England, despite some big names missing in their squad, are favorites to win this game and we will get to know only after the toss that they are bowling first or batting first. So, the toss will play a vital role in this game. 7-4 combination in favor of England should be preferred for this match, but you can also go with 6-5 if you want to. Pick more batters from England if they are batting first and pick more bowlers if they are bowling first.

However, don’t underestimate the Irish to surrender in front of the English. Ireland has some very good batters who can score big in these batting tracks.

The 4 or 5 Irish players will most probably determine the result for you. Players like Paul Stirling, Kevin O’Brien, Mark Adair, and Simi Singh are the most selected players from Ireland. Players like Andy Balbirnie, William Porterfield, Boyd Rankin, Joshua Little have been selected by very few fantasy players but they are also important picks in this match. James Vince and Saqib Mahmood are two very under-picked players in this match from the English side.

Round the Wicket Tip:

You will have to drop at least one big player in this game due to the credits issue on Dream11. In this case, again, the toss will play a huge role. It’s a very big risk but you can drop Moeen Ali, at least in when England are chasing as he will bat at 6 or 7 and the only way he can give you points is by taking wickets. And we don’t expect him to take more than 3 that too when he’s having a good day. You can also drop David Willey when England are batting first.

Simi Singh is picked by 50%+ fantasy players on Dream11. You can also take the risk of dropping him as only skipper Eoin Morgan and Moeen Ali are the left-handers in the English side so he isn’t expected to be that effective with the ball.

Players like James Vince, Saqib Mahmood, Joshua Little, Mark Adair will be crucial as they are the credit savers and can give you an edge over your opponents.

You can go with Tom Curran as the only all-rounder in your Dream11 team. It’ll allow you to pick six batsmen which can be a good move considering the nature of the wicket at The Rose Bowl.

Round the Wicket Picks:

You can pick these players to be different from your opponents. These players not selected by most of the fantasy players and they can win you easily if they performed:

• James Vince
• Saqib Mahmood
• William Porterfield
• Mark Adair
• Boyd Rankin

Captain and Vice-Captain

Johnny Bairstow is the most popular captain in this match and it is advised not to think otherwise in small leagues. Jason Roy is the second most popular choice for captain and vice-captain role which is a great choice too. But if you want to be different from the crowd you can try these players as the captain or vice-captain:

• Eoin Morgan (if England bat first)
• Tom Curran   (if England bowl first)
• Andy Balbirnie
• James Vince

Keep in mind that you can’t win all the matches in fantasy sports so it’s advised not to follow these steps blindly. These are some risky suggestions and it is advised to use your own knowledge with the stats provided in the preview along with the above-mentioned tips to create a good team.

We hope this will help you create a dream team and win some cash. Stay tuned for more Round the Wicket Stuff.

Thanks for reading!

Note: These are just suggestions and doesn’t guarantee a win on any fantasy sports platform.

Written by Robin Rounder – follow Robin on Twitter today.