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Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 - England vs Ireland - Match 20 - Oct 26

by CricDirect Tuesday 25 October 2022

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The 20th match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 will take place between England and Ireland on the 26th of October, 2022 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne.

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England Form Guide:

England are currently placed at the 2nd position on Group 1 points table with 1 win to their name.

The top run scorer for England is Liam Livingstone with 29 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for England is Sam Curran with 5 scalps under his belt.

England have won their previous match against Afghanistan by 5 wickets.

Afghanistan batted first and they posted a total of 112 before being bowled out in the 20th over. Ibrahim Zadran and Usman Ghani in the middle order played to their potential and scored 32 and 30 runs respectively to instill a hope for a big total. After these two got dismissed, the other batters simply failed to perform and as a result, they were bowled out for 112.

During the chase, England started off very poorly and lost 4 wickets for 81 runs in the 14th over. Post that phase, Liam Livingstone along with Moeen Ali scored 29 and 8 runs respectively to take their team home in the 19th over with 5 wickets in hand.

Ireland Form Guide:

Ireland are currently placed at the bottom position of Group 1 points table with 1 loss to its name.

The top run maker for Ireland in the tournament is Paul Stirling with 108 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Ireland in the tournament is Gareth Delany with 4 scalps under his belt.

Ireland have lost their previous game against Sri Lanka by 9 wickets.

Ireland batted first and they posted a total of 128 for 8 in 20 overs. Paul Stirling at the top of the order scored 34 runs in just 25 deliveries. The rest of the top order failed to perform to their potential. Harry Tector played well and scored 45 in 42 deliveries and helped Ireland cross the 120 run mark to reach 128 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Kusal Mendis and Dhananjaya de Silva gave Sri Lanka a brilliant start. They added 63 runs for the first wicket partnership and almost sealed the game in favor of Sri Lanka. Kusal Mendis scored 68 not out in 43 balls to take Sri Lanka home in the 15th over with 9 wickets in hand.

Let’s have a look at the squads:

Ireland: Andrew Balbirnie (c), Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Stephen Doheny, Fionn Hand, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Conor Olphert, Simi Singh, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Graham Hume.

England: Jos Buttler (captain/wicket-keeper), Moeen Ali, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt (wicket-keeper), Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood

Travelling reserves: Liam Dawson, Richard Gleeson, Tymal Mills

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – England

Who will win? - England

Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Liam Livingstone (England), Lorcan Tucker (Ireland)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Mark Wood (England), Gareth Delany (Ireland)

Most Sixes – Liam Livingstone (England), Lorcan Tucker (Ireland)

Player of the Match - Liam Livingstone (England)

Team Scores Batting first – England 160+, Ireland 140+

Match Handicap: England

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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.

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