WI vs IRE ODI Series Match Preview:-

West Indies vs Ireland, 3rd ODI

Venue: Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica

Date & Time: January 16th at 8:00 PM IST

Pitch Report:

The bowlers are getting massive support from the surface and the batters need to play long as possible if they want to put big runs on the board. Anything more than 250 is a match-winning total here.

IRE PROBABLE PLAYING XI WITH TOURNAMENT PERFORMANCE AND BATTING ORDER:-

William Porterfield- 26, 0

Stirling- 21

Andy McBrine- 35 (OVER-10,W-4), 34 (OVER-8,W-2)

Harry Tector- 54*, 53

Curtis Campher- 12 (OVER-8,W-0), 6 (OVER-10,W-1)

George Dockrell- 5 (OVER-3,W-1), 30 (OVER-3,W-0)

Gareth Delany- 1*, 6

Neil Rock-  DNB, 5

Mark Adair- DNB (OVER-9,W-0), 21* (OVER-8.5,W-3)

Craig Young- DNB (OVER-8,W-3), 0 (OVER-9,W-3)

Joshua Little- DNB (OVER-10,W-2),  0 (OVER-10,W-1)

BENCH 

Andy Balbirnie (c)- 71

Lorcan Tucker (wk)- 9

[  ] WI- 229/10 (48)

[  ] IRE- 168/5 (32.3)

[  ] IRE WIN BY 5 WICKETS  (D/L METHOD)

IRE PLAYER STATISTICS BEFORE THIS TOURNAMENT STARTED:- 

Lorcan Tucker –

DNB, 4dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn

DNB, 32(20), 14(19), 1(8)

Neil Rock –

5dwn, 6dwn, 6dwn, DNB

39(25), 17(28), 13(23), DNB

Andrew Balbirnie (c) –

1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, Open

34(43), 40(43), 12(20), 7(14)

William Porterfield –

Open, Open, Open, Open

16(33), 67(100), 75(100), 110(121)

Paul Stirling –

Open, Open, Open, Open

43(40), 33(71), 32(47), 11(13)

Harry Tector –

2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn

13(16)*, 55(42), 50(55), 29(34)

Simi Singh – Right Arm Offbreak

DNB, 6dwn, 4dwn, 6dwn

DNB, 1(1), 3(9), 100(91)*

2/35(8), ABN, 1/22(8+2M), 1/52(10)

Mark Adair – Right Arm Medium

DNB, 5dwn, 7dwn, 7 dwn

DNB, 2(2), 6(9), 15(16)

0/10(4+1M), ABN, 1/63(10), 0/74(9)

Curtis Campher – Right Arm Medium

4dwn, DNB, 3dwn, 2dwn

54(34), DNB, 16(21), 34(30)

DNB, DNB, 1/8(3), 1/50(9)

George Dockrell – Left Arm Orthodox

3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn

0(2)*, 28(19), 11(15), 15(29)

DNB, ABN, 1/23(3), 0/36(3)

Josh Little – Left Arm Fast Medium

3/33(8), 1/78(9), 2/51(9), 2/53(9)

Andy McBrine – Right Arm Offbreak

DNB, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn

DNB, 9(10), 30(47), 23(29)

3/26(6+2M), 1/26(10), 0/66(10), 2/34(7),

Barry McCarthy – Right Arm Medium

1/38(10), 1/33(9+1M), 0/48(8), 1/42(7)

Ben White – Legbreak

DNB, 2/53(10), 1/38(10), 3/16(6)

BOWL – Over – 61, Innings – 24, Sr – 15

Craig Young – Right Arm Medium

1/51(8), DNB, 1/61(9), DNB

WI PROBABLE PLAYING XI WITH TOURNAMENT PERFORMANCE AND BATTING ORDER:- 

Shai Hope (wk)- 17, 29

Justin Greaves- 10, 7

Nicholas Pooran- 1, 13

Shamarh Brooks- 43, 93

Roston Chase- 13 (OVER-5,W-0), 1 (OVER-5,W-0)

Kieron Pollard (c)- 1 (OVER-0.3,W-1), 69

Jason Holder- 3 (OVER-7,W-0), 13 (OVER-10,W-1)

Akeal Hosein- 11 (OVER-8,W-2), 5* (OVER-10,W-1)

Romario Shepherd- 50 (OVER-4,W-1), 2 (OVER-9,W-3)

Odean Smith- 46 (OVER-2,W-0), 18 (OVER-5.1,W-2)

Alzarri Joseph- 4* (OVER-6,W-0), 0 (OVER-10,W-3)

[  ] WI- 229/10 (48)

[  ] IRE- 168/5 (32.3)

[  ] IRE WIN BY 5 WICKETS (D/L METHOD)

WI PLAYER STATISTICS BEFORE THIS TOURNAMENT STARTED:- 

Nicholas Pooran –

3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn

3(7)+0/6(1), 59(75), 0(2), 15(8)

Shai Hope (vice captain) –

Open, Open, Open

14(35), 38(43), 64(72)

Devon Thomas –

Open, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn

117(130), 49(53), 14(25), 24(31)

0/17(3), DNB, DNB, 0/15(2)

Shamarh Brooks –

1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn

27(38), 61(59), 20(26), 96(88)

Keacy Carty (Reserved) – Right Arm Medium

2dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn

50(62)*, 13(25), 1(10), 11(16)

BAT – Match – 23, Innings – 23, Runs – 501, Avg

– 25

BOWL – Over – 8, Wkt -1, Sr – 48

Justin Greaves – Right Arm Medium

Open, Open, Open, Open

7(22), 76(96), 36(26), 62(81)

DNB, DNB, 1/6(2), DNB

BAT – Match – 26, Innings – 26, Runs – 729, Avg

– 29

Kieron Pollard (captain) – Right Arm Medium

4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn

11(24), 2(5), 56(57), 53(42)*

0/12(2), DNB, DNB, DNB

Roston Chase – Right Arm Offbreak

3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn

21(39), 7(33)*, 0(1), 56(57)

1/49(10), DNB, DNB, 3/21(8+2M)

Jason Holder – Right Arm Medium

5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn

5(15), 52(69), 0(4), 14(10)*

0/17(5), 1/41(7), 0/49(8), 0/53(6)

Romario Shepherd – Right Arm Medium

DNB, DNB, 6 dwn, 6dwn

DNB, DNB, 11(20), 12(23)

0/37(3), DNB, 0/43(6+1 M), 0/43(6+1M)

Akeal Hosein – Left Arm Orthodox

1/29(8+1M), 3/30(10), 2/50(9-1M), 3/33(10)

Alzarri Joseph – Right Arm Medium

1/14(7), 3/39(8), 2/40(10), 1/51(10)

Gudakesh Motie – Left Arm Orthodox

1/43(10), 4/53(10), 1/37(10), 2/36(10)

BOWL – Over – 152, Wkt – 27, Sr – 33

Jayden Seales – Right Arm Medium

3/40(8), 1/40(8), 0/17(4+2M)

Odean Smith – Right Arm Medium

6dwn, 8 dwn, 8 dwn, 9dwn

15(15), 64(75), 17(12), 2(8)*

2/54(7), 1/24(5+1M), 0/8(2), 1/49(8)

Sheldon Cottrell (Reserved) – Left Arm Fas

Medium

1/34(3), 2/29(7-1M), 0/45(8

Top Picks for WI vs IRE Match:

Top Picks ­ Batters

Shamarh Brooks looks in an awesome touch in this series. In 2 matches, he has notched up 136 runs at an average of 68, with the highest score of 93.

Harry Tector is in sublime form with the bat. He has scored two back-to-back half-centuries in this series. Tector is a must-pick player for your fantasy teams.

Top Picks ­ All-Rounders

Romario Shepherd played a rescue act under pressure in the second ODI. Coming at number 9, he scored 50 runs from 41 balls and picked up a wicket as well. Overall in 2 matches in this series, he has scored 52 runs and has also bagged 4 wickets.

Mark Adair bowls well with the new ball and is also a handy customer with the bat down the order. He has picked up 3 wickets in this series at an economy of 4.48 and has also scored 21 runs with the bat.

Top Picks ­ Bowlers

Not only with the ball, but Odean Smith has the ability to make a difference with the bat as well. So far in this series, he has scalped 2 wickets and has also scored 64 runs with the bat.

Andy McBrine is having a terrific series. In 2 matches, he has bagged 6 wickets with the best figures of 4 for 36 and has also scored 69 runs at an average of 69.

Top Picks ­ Wicketkeepers

Shai Hope has managed to score 46 runs in this series with the best score of 29. West Indies mainly rely on him at the top of the order, and we can expect much improved performances from him in this match.

Probable opening bowlers and death bowlers :

WI

Starting overs :- J Holder, A Hossein

Death overs :- J Holder, A Joseph, R Shepherd & O Smith

IRE

Starting overs :- J Little, M Adair

Death overs :- C Young, M Adair & J Little

Captain & Vice Captain Choice:-

Andy McBrine

Shai Hope

Romario Shepherd

Mark Adai