New Zealand Vs Ireland, 1st ODI 2022

New Zealand will kick off the tour to Ireland with the ODI series. The two teams will play 3 ODIs and 3 T20s from 10 July to 22nd July. The ODIs will be played in Dublin and T20s in Belfast. The series is part of the Future Tour Program and ODIs will be counted towards points in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League. The 1st ODI will start on 10 July 2022 at 2:00 pm in Dublin.

From this tour, Ireland can avail the chance of improving its ranking in the ICC World Cup Super League. They can improve the performance of the team playing with tough teams and show the world their cricketing talent. Whereas youngsters of New Zealand can grab the opportunity to impress the management with their performances.

Analysis

Ireland

  • The series will be challenging for the Irish as they will be competing with one of the best teams in the world. It has recently played a three-match ODI series with West Indies and the results were very encouraging for the team. Ireland lost the first match, however, won the next two and consequently the series 2-1. Andy McBrine was marvelous in the series and nominated as man of the series. He grabbed 10 wickets and scored 128 runs.
  • To defeat a good team improves morale a lot. The team will obviously try to maintain the momentum of the win, in this new upcoming series. Andrew Macbrine can show good cricket in both bowling and batting. In batting specifically, Paul Sterling and Harry Tector can smash Kiwi bowlers. In bowling, Craig Young can take wickets along with McBrine.

New Zealand

  • New Zealand played with the Netherlands in March/ April this year. Kiwis whitewashed the opponent easily. They won by a huge margin of 7 wickets, 118 and 115 runs in the three ODIs respectively. Will Young was selected as Man of the Series for his 224 runs including two centuries.
  • Competing with a team like Ireland will not be an issue for New Zealand. However, the situation may get bounced back if Ireland retaliated. We have seen it in the case of West Indies vs Ireland. The key players who can perform in the series with the bat include, first of all, Will Young, who is in his best form. Other than him Tom Latham and Guptill are favorites. In bowling, Matt Henry can tear the batting of the opponent apart. In the last 5 matches, he got 11 wickets at an economy of 3.7 only. Sodhi can be a helping hand for the team as well.

Pitch Report

The pitch of the Malahide favors batters more than bowlers. Bowlers can find some help in the early phases of the match.

Weather Report

The weather is forecasted as 14km/h windy and 20% precipitated. The temperature may remain around 20*C.

Toss Prediction

Toss will play an important role in decisions. The team winning the toss may opt to bowl first.

Match Prediction

New Zealand is in quite a strong position than Ireland and can win this match.

 

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