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ZIM vs IRE Dream11 Prediction & Fan2Play Possible 11 Pitch Report: T20 World Cup 2022 Match 4 | ZIM vs IRE Dream11 Prediction Today | Hobart Pitch Report

Looking at the fixtures for the T20 World Cup, could you easily predict Ireland against Zimbabwe? This clash promises to be one of the closest matchups in this tournament, with these two teams equally matched and with equally large aspirations to qualify for the Super 12s.

For Zimbabwe, 2022 has been a renaissance of sorts. After not being eligible to qualify for last year’s World Cup, the Zimbabweans went on to win the Qualifier tournament at home earlier in the year. In addition, they beat Bangladesh in both an ODI and T20I series, and also challenged India and Australia, even achieving a famous ODI win against the latter.

The battle of the all-rounders and seam attacks may decide this clash. Sikandar Raza has been magnificent for Zimbabwe, while Ireland have their own power players in the middle. Also, Blessing Muzarabani is a welcome addition for the Zimbabweans, while the Irish attack has enough skill and experience to make use of conditions on what will be a very cold night in Hobart. Zimbabwe in particular need to win these battles, given the Irish look to have a more experienced and settled top five on paper.

ZIM vs IRE Possible Playing XI

Zimbabwe: 1. Regis Chakabva (wk), 2. Wessly Madhevere, 3. Craig Ervine (c), 4. Sean Williams, 5. Sikandar Raza, 6. Milton Shumba, 7. Ryan Burl, 8. Luke Jongwe/Wellington Masakadza, 9. Richard Ngarava, 10. Brad Evans, 11. Blessing Muzarabani

Ireland: 1. Paul Stirling, 2. Andy Balbirnie (c), 3. Lorcan Tucker (wk), 4. Harry Tector, 5. Gareth Delany, 6. George Dockrell, 7. Curtis Campher, 8. Mark Adair, 9. Simi Singh, 10. Craig Young, 11. Josh Little

ZIM vs IRE Head to Head Stats & Key Players

Zimbabwe:

• Skipper Craig Ervine has a brilliant record against Ireland: 7 inns, 283 runs, avg. 56.60, SR 136.06.
• Sean Williams has belted 108 runs in three innings against Ireland at an average of 54.00 and strike rate of 211.76.
• Sikandar Raza has had a year to remember so far. He has struck the most runs of any Zimbabwe player in T20Is in 2022 (516) at an average of 39.69 and strike rate of 152.21. He has also taken the most wickets (15) at a strike rate of 19.2.
• Ryan Burl took a memorable 5/10 in his last international, against Australia. In four T20Is vs Ireland, Burl has taken six wickets at an average of 15.83 and economy of 7.31, along with 88 runs (avg. 29.33, SR 111.39).
• Blessing Muzarabani can be a handful to face in these conditions. The tall pacer has been out of action for a while, but he is capable of taking wickets, evidenced by 35 wickets in his last 32 T20s.
• In the death overs of T20s since the start of 2021, Muzarabani has taken 17 wickets in 34.5 overs at an economy of just 9.22.

Ireland:

• Paul Stirling has the most runs in IRE-ZIM T20Is (377) at a superb average of 62.83 and strike rate of 157.08. This includes a 115* last year.
• But, Stirling has to overcome some very poor recent form. Before his 37 in the warm up match vs Namibia, Stirling scored just 19 runs in his previous seven T20s.
• Harry Tector is a promising player in ODIs, and he has shown some of that form in T20Is this year: 16 inns, 344 runs, avg. 28.66, SR 133.33.
• George Dockrell comes into the World Cup off the back of some great form. In Ireland’s recent five-match series against Afghanistan, Dockrell made scores of 10*, 25*, 58*, 41* and 7*.
• Overall this year, Dockrell has scored 332 runs at an average of 33.20 and strike rate of 146.25.
• Josh Little is Ireland’s leading wicket-taker this year with 28 scalps in 19 matches at an economy of 7.80 and strike rate of 15.0. Craig Young is next, with 21 wickets in just 11 matches at an economy of 7.58 and strike rate of 11.7.
• Mark Adair has the most wickets in IRE-ZIM T20Is. In just five T20Is, Adair has take an impressive 14 scalps at an average of just 9.21 and economy of 7.30.

Other Stats and Facts

• Head-to-head: Matches 9, Ireland 5, Zimbabwe 3, N/R 1.
• Ireland beat Zimbabwe 3-2 in a five-match series last year.
• Andy Balbirnie has scored the most runs for Ireland in T20Is this year: 20 inns, 464 runs, avg. 24.42, SR 131.07.
• Luke Jongwe has the most wickets for Zimbabwe against Ireland: 5 inns, 7 wickets, avg. 19.57, econ. 7.21.

Bellerive Oval Hobart Pitch Report and Weather

It will be a very cold night in Hobart. Temperatures are expected to drop below ten degrees under lights, and there will be the added factor of a wind gust.

As a result, there may be some assistance for the seamers upfront. But, the conditions are usually batter friendly with small square boundaries. In T20s at Bellerive Oval in the past three years, the run rate is 8.12 and chasing teams have won just 23% of the matches. Also, finger spinners concede less per over (7.30) than pace (7.95) and wristspin (8.76).

ZIM vs IRE Dream11 Prediction 17 October 2022

Note: The below teams are not based on the final playing XIs. We may not be able to update these in time. Use the stats and commentary in this article as well as your own instincts to create your teams.

Option 1:

Option 2:

Fan2Play Prediction

Base Team:

• Wicket-Keepers: Lorcan Tucker
• Batsmen: Craig Ervine, Paul Stirling
• All-Rounders: Sikandar Raza
• Bowlers: Josh Little, Mark Adair

T20 World Cup 2022 Match 4: IRE vs ZIM Match Prediction – Who Will Win?

Picking the result in this match is difficult. It feels like a toss of the coin kind of game. A score of 150 batting first can put pressure on the opposition.

With Zimbabwe enjoying a good year to date, they may just pip this contest.