Going by the schedule of T20 World Cup, the fourth face off of the qualifier round will be taking place between Zimbabwe and Ireland on 17th of October (19:00 pm onwards) at Bellerive Oval, Hobart. The countries, namely West Indies, Sri Lanka, Namibia, United Arab Emirates, Scotland, Netherlands, Ireland and Zimbabwe will have to face the qualifier rounds in order to make it to the Top 12.
Right now, they are being placed under Group ‘B’, and perhaps they need to come up with their performing skills for making it to Group 1 or Group 2, along with other countries. The team of Zimbabwe is expected to start and show high progress at this tournament. Also, it has been assumed that they will retain their form after their recent victory over Australia.
Squad of Zimbabwe
The team will be composed of 15 players.
Craig Ervine (Captain of the team), Milton Shumba, Ryan Burl, Sikandar Raza, Brad Evans, Wesley Madhevere, Sean Williams, Tony Munyonga, Regis Chakabva, Clive Madande, Tendai Chatara, Wellington Masakadza, Richard Ngarava, Luke Jongwe and Blessing Muzarabani.
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The team is also reported to have extraordinary batsmen like Craig Ervine and Milton Shumba playing for them. Along with them, they are said to have all-rounder options like Ryan Burl, Sikandar Raza, Brad Evans, Wesley Madhevere, Sean Williams and Tony Munyonga.
However, the Ireland team of Ireland is said to make its appearance for the 7th time at the T20 World Cup. With their incredible performance, the team has managed to register for the upcoming tournament. Also, in the last T20I series, Ireland managed to beat Afghanistan by 3-2 in a 5-match series at Ireland’s home ground.
Squad of Ireland
This team will further comprise 15 players.
Andrew Balbirnie (Captain of the team), Paul Stirling, Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Stephen Doheny, Fionn Hand, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Conor Olphert, Simi Singh, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, and Craig Young.
Everyone has high hopes for the team, as it will be led by the 31-year-old Andrew Balbirnie. Andrew Balbirnie has however recently managed to showcase his stunning skills and performance at the previous matches.
Previous Records and Assumptions
As per reports, Zimbabwe and Ireland had previously stood against each other in 8 matches at T20 World Cup. Out of those, Zimbabwe managed to win 3 matches. On the other hand, Ireland have managed to register victory in 5 matches.
With Ireland winning more matches as compared to Zimbabwe, the chances are likely to be more in favor of Ireland. But Zimbabwe is expected to come forward with a tough competition. And, with so much excitement and high hopes circulating all around, it is quite tough to predict anything at the moment.
