Ireland vs Netherlands – ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 Betting Tips

Ireland will face Netherlands in the third match of the qualifying round of the International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 World Cup 2021 at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Monday.

The game will be an important one for both teams who will be hoping for a positive start in their bid to qualify for the Super 12s.

The conditions will likely to be a tough one for both teams who are coming from a totally different part of the planet and therefore, it will not going to be easy to predict who will eventually come out on top.

Both teams have competed in 12 matches in the 20-over format where surprisingly, Netherlands have a better record with seven wins and just four defeats.

However, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Ireland have a better record with two wins compared to just one victory for the Dutch team.

So far, 48 T20Is have been played at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi where team batting first won 23 times whereas team chasing emerged victorious on 25 occasions. Average score at the venue in the 20-over format is 136.

Ireland Form and Team news:

Ireland will be coming into the competition feeling a little tensed about their preparations as they suffered a surprising 2-1 series defeat against the UAE in their most recent outing in the 20-over format.

Over the last two years, Ireland’s record in the T20Is has not been that impressive where they won six times and suffered five defeats in 11 outings.

The most concerning thing for the management will be the form of Captain Andy Balbirnie who only managed to score 27 runs in three innings against the UAE.

In the batting department, the Irish team will be heavily relying on the likes of star all-rounder Paul Stirling, veteran Kevin O’Brien, middle-order batter Harry Tector, Gareth Delany and George Dockrell to score bulk of the runs and give the bowlers something to bowl with.

On the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of pacers Barry McCarthy, Josh Little, Mark Adair along with the spin trio of Simi Singh, Dockrell and Stirling to produce timely breakthroughs.

Netherlands Form and Team news:

Netherlands will be coming into the contest high on confidence, largely because of their impressive run in the T20I in the last two years where they’ve just suffered a solitary defeat with eight wins in nine outings.

In the batting department, the team will be relying on the likes of captain Pieter Seelaar, Bas de Leede, wicketkeeper Scott Edwards, middle-order batter Ben Cooper, veteran all-rounder Ryan ten Doeschate and opening batter Max O’Dowd to score bulk of the runs and put the opposition under pressure.

On the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of pacers Fred Klaassen, Brandon Glover, Paul van Meekeren, Timm van der Gugten, Logan van Beek along with the spin trio of Roelof van der Merwe, Philippe Boissevain and Seelaar to dismantle the opposition’s batting lineup.

Odds by Casumo

According to the Casumo sportsbook, Bangladesh will be favorites to win the second game of the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup played at Sheikh Zayed Stadium. For this third game, Netherlands are placed at 2.12 odds, while Ireland placed at 1.64 odds.

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Our Tipster’s Angle

Both teams will be coming in this fixture hoping to start their campaign with a positive result which would help in easing their route towards their first objective.

On paper at least, Netherlands look a far solid unit compared to Ireland and therefore, the prediction is for them to win the contest on Monday.

Tip 1: Paul van Meekeren to lead the bowling charge for Netherlands

Pacer Paul van Meekeren did exceedingly in the recently concluded Caribbean Premier League. In the T20 format, Paul van Meekeren has played 45 matches in which he has claimed 47 wickets at an economy rate of 7.16. So we can expect pacer Paul van Meekeren to take one wicket or more against [email protected]

Tip 2: Paul Stirling to continue his rich vein of form for Ireland

Swashbuckling opener has been a consistent performer for Ireland in the T20 format. Since October 2019, Paul Stirling has topped the batting charts for Ireland in the T20 Format. In 25 matches played, Stirling has accumulated 857 runs at an average of 37.26 with one century and six half-centuries to his name. so we can expect opener Paul Stirling to score 20 runs or more against [email protected].

Conclusion

Expect Netherlands to register a close win over Ireland at Abu Dhabi.

Pacer Paul van Meekeren to take one wicket or more against Ireland- [email protected]

Opener Paul Stirling to score 20 runs or more against Netherland- Ireland @2.00

 

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