West Indies vs Ireland – 3rd ODI Betting Tips

West Indies will face Ireland in the third ODI of the three-match series at the Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica on Sunday. 

After suffering a defeat in the second fixture, West Indies will enter the third ODI with relatively shaken confidence and they are likely to make a few changes in the starting XI as well.

On the other hand, Ireland will be confident of doing well in this series decider after registering a comfortable win over West Indies in the second game played on Thursday.

The series is currently levelled at 1-1 after the home team won the first match by 24 runs whereas the visitors clinched the five-wicket win through Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method in the second fixture. 

West Indies Form and Team news: 

The management will be extremely concerned with the performance of the players so far in the series where in both matches, they were nearly the second-best and the visitors looked strong despite not having an ideal preparation because of a Covid-19 outbreak in the squad.

Therefore, the coaching staff will be hoping to see a much better display in the all-important encounter on Sunday.

In the batting department, the Caribbean giants will be heavily relying on the likes of wicketkeeper-batter Shai Hope, hard-hitting Nicholas Pooran, Shamarh Brooks along all-rounders including captain Kieron Pollard, Roston Chase and Jason Holder to score the bulk of the runs and put the opposition under pressure.

On the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of pacers Alzarri Joseph, Odean Smith, Holder, Romario Shepherd along with the spin duo of Akeal Hosein and Chase to dismantle the visitors batting lineup.

Ireland Form and Team News: 

After registering a memorable win at the same ground on Thursday, Ireland will enter the third ODI in high confidence and they are unlikely to make too many changes in the starting XI.

The management will be extremely pleased with the overall performance of the players in the first two matches, that too without their regular captain, where in all honesty, they should’ve already won the series.

Therefore, the coaching staff will be hoping to see the players continue producing similar performances and seal a memorable series triumph.

In the batting department, the visitors will be relying heavily on the likes of captain Paul Stirling, William Porterfield, Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, Neil Rock and George Dockrell to score the bulk of the runs to give the bowlers something to bowl with.

On the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of pacers Josh Little, Mark Adair, Craig Young, McBrine along with the spin duo of Stirling and Dockrell to claim timely breakthroughs and restrict the home team to a manageable total.

Odds by Casumo

According to the Casumo sportsbook, West Indies will be favorites to win the third and final game of the three-match ODI series to be played at Sabina Park in Jamaica. For the 3rd ODI, West Indies are placed at 1.23 odds, while Ireland are placed at 3.75 odds.

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Our Tipster’s Angle

After a couple of close matches, the series is nicely poised for a grand finale on Sunday where there will be a lot on the line.

Despite looking more than average in the first two fixtures, West Indies still look far too good of a team to fail once again, that too against a depleted Ireland team who are still missing several key players because of Covid-19, including their regular captain Andy Balbirnie.

Therefore, the prediction is for West Indies to secure a win and clinch the series.

Tip 1: Shamarh Brooks to continue his decent form with the bat

After registering scores of 93 and 49 in the first two matches, Shamarh Brooks will be looking to continue his decent form in this series decider. The right-handed batsman will take heart from the fact that they has done well with the bat in the matches played at Sabina Park. Given his decent contributions with the bat, we can expect middle-order batsman Shamarh Brooks to score 30 runs or more against Ireland @2.50

Tip 2: Andy McBrine to lead the bowling charge for Ireland

Off-spinner has been standout performer with the ball in hand for Ireland in this ODI series. With 6 wickets at an average of 14.66, Andy McBrine is leading wicket-taker for Ireland so far this season. In the previous match, McBrine was the standout bowler on display for Ireland. Given his back-to-back splendid performances, we can expect off-spinner Andy McBrine to take two wickets or more against West [email protected]

Conclusion

Expect West Indies to beat Ireland and clinch the ODI series on Sunday.

• Middle-order batsman Shamarh Brooks to score 30 runs or more against Ireland – West [email protected]
• Off-spinner Andy McBrine to take two wickets or more against West Indies- Ireland @2.00

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