Pakistan recently concluded their home series against mighty Kiwis where they shared the trophy with 2-2. Now they will have an Irish challenge for 3 T20I matches in Ireland, both teams will look to win the series since it is the preparation for the upcoming T20 World Cup and both teams belong to the same pool so they will face each other in the tournament. Ireland who are considered as watchdogs of the tournament will surely try to win the series in home conditions.
Ireland recently played a T20I series against Afghanistan in UAE where Afghanistan thrashed Ireland and won the series by 2-1. Ireland is a consistent team but needs to have a strong combination so that they can fight well. Connoisseurs like Paul Stirling are the only players who have experience internationally, rest have less amount of experience. Joshua Little is having a good time in IPL.
Pakistan has backed Babar Azam as the captain and has a fresh and new head coach, Gary Kristen will be coaching Pakistan’s T20I team his selection was done based on the upcoming T20 World Cup since he was there with the Indian team when they won the 2011 World Cup. His coaching will surely help Pakistan overcome this World Cup.
Head-to-Head: Pakistan and Ireland
Pakistan and Ireland have faced each other in 7 matches in ODI. Out of these 7 games, Pakistan have won 5 whereas Ireland have come out victorious on 1 occasion.
Pitch Report
Dublin’s Clontarf Cricket Club is a bowling surface and it helps bowlers to gain swing and spin, the temperature will be windy but moist and can be seen in the air. The average first-innings score on the ground is 151, and chasing is expected to be relatively easy. Nine times the teams have been able to chase the target.