United Arab Emirates vs Ireland – 3rd T20I Betting Tips

Host United Arab Emirates will be desperate to break their losing streak when they take on Ireland in the third match of the 2021 UAE Summer T20 Bash competition played at ICC Cricket Academy in Dubai on Friday.

In the previous match, United Arab Emirates were completely outplayed by Ireland in all three departments. Captain Ahmed Raza will be hoping that the side can make a strong comeback against Ireland.

On the other hand, Ireland put in an excellent performance to beat United Arab Emirates by a comfortable margin. Skipper Andrew Balbirnie will be hoping that the side can continue their decent form against UAE.

United Arab Emirates

Despite losing two matches in a row, United Arab Emirates will be looking to stick with the same combination that featured in the game against Ireland.

In the batting department, the onus will be on the likes of Chirag Suri, Waseem Muhammad, Chundangapoyil Rizwan, Muhammad Usman and Basil Hameed to deliver the bulk of the runs.

In the previous match, Muhammad Usama was the star performer with the bat and chipped in with 35 runs off 32 balls with the help of three fours and one six. Besides, Basil Hameed, Kashif Daud, Ahmed Raza and Chirag Suri produced double-digit scores for UAE in the previous game against Ireland.

In the bowling department, the onus will be on the likes of Kashif Daud, Zahoor Khan, Ahmed Raza, Rohan Mustafa and Basil Hameed to provide timely breakthroughs.

Off-spinner Basil Hameed was the best bowler on display for United Arab Emirates and finished with figures of 3 for 20 in 3.5 overs.

Ireland

The visitors will not make any changes to their playing XI for their game against United Arab Emirates.

In the batting department, the onus will be on the opener Paul Stirling, captain Andrew Balbirnie, all—rounder trio of Kevin O’Brien, Curtis Campher and Simi Singh to deliver the bulk of the runs.

In the previous match, Paul Stirling showed excellent form with the bat and scored 56 runs off 46 balls with the help of six fours and two sixes. He was well supported by Kevin O’Brien, who chipped in with 46 runs off 44 balls with the help of three boundaries and one six.

In the bowling department, the onus will be on the pace trio of Joshua Little, Mark Adair and Curtis Campher to make crucial breakthroughs.

In the previous encounter, medium-pacer Curtis Campher was best bowler on display for Ireland and claimed 3 for 19 in four overs. Leg-spinner Benjamin White and pacer Mark Adair bowled well and claimed two wickets each.

Odds by Casumo

According to the Casumo sportsbook, Ireland will be favorites to win the third game of the UAE Summer T20I Bash 2021 to be played at ICC Cricket Academy in Dubai. For the third T20I game, United Arab Emirates are placed at 2.55 odds, while Ireland placed at 1.48 odds.

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Our Tipster’s Angle

Based on current form, Ireland will be outright favorites to win their game against United Arab Emirates. With likes of Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie and Mark Adair delivering excellent performances in the opening fixture, Ireland will be hoping that the side can continue their winning momentum against UAE.

On the other hand, UAE will have to bat exceedingly well to get a result out of this game. Therefore, the prediction is for Andrew Balbirnie-led unit to secure a comfortable win over UAE.

Tip 1: Kevin O’Brien to continue his decent form for Ireland

All-rounder has shown decent form with the bat for Ireland in the T20 format. After performing exceedingly well against Zimbabwe in the T20I series, Kevin O’Brien looked in decent touch with the bat and scored 46 runs off 44 balls with the help of three fours and one six. Given this excellent performance in the opening game, we can expect opener Kevin O’Brien to score 25 runs or more against UAE.

Tip 2: Chirag Suri eye a decent score against UAE

Since October 2019, opener Chirag Suri has been a bankable performer for UAE in the T20 format. In 13 matches played, Chirag Suri has scored 366 runs at an average of 33.27 with three half-centuries to his name. So we are expecting Chirag Suri to score 15 runs or more against Ireland.

 

Conclusion

Expect Ireland to register a comfortable win over UAE and maintain their top spot in the competition.

  1. Opener Kevin O’Brien to score 25 runs or more against UAE- Ireland @2.50
  2. Chirag Suri to score 15 runs or more against Ireland- United Arab Emirates @3.50

 

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