Ireland vs Scotland 5th T20 Match Prediction & Betting Tips
Ireland will take on Scotland in the 2nd match of the tri-T20I series. The match will be played at the Sportspark Westvliet and will start at 2:30 PM IST on May 23.
IRE vs SCO 5th T20, Sportpark Westvliet, The Hague Pitch Report
The surface has been good for cricket. It has not been a belter and bowlers have got some help if they pitch the ball in right areas. A score of 160 has been just above par here. Teams bowling will be looking to restrict teams to that 150 run mark to make the chase a bit easier.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Ireland vs Scotland 5th T20 Match 2024
Ireland Team News & Playing 11
IRE Team News
Ireland started the series with a close one run win over Netherlands before their second game against Scotland was washed out due to rain. Ireland have evolved a team in this format of then game and will enter the game as big favourites. However, they can’t take Scotland for granted who are very capable to pull off an upset.
IRE Team Batting
Andrew Balbirnie, Lorcan Tucker and Harry Tector will be the key batters for Ireland. The players had a decent series against Pakistan. Tucker scored 40 in the first T20I as well, however, Tector and Balbirnie failed to do much. But the players are among the best in Irish team and could be backed to bounce back strong.
IRE Team Bowling
Ireland’s bowling will rest on Mark Adair, Curtis Campher and Fionn Hand.. Adair and Campher once again proved their class and picked two wickets each in the first t20I against Netherlands. Hand, on the other hand, was the pick of the bowlers against Netherlands and picked three wickets.
IRE Team Form
Ireland have been in decent form in T20Is. They defeated Pakistan in one of the T20I matches and also started the T20I series with a win over Netherlands. Ireland though need all their players to contribute and help the team post big runs.
Ireland Predicted Playing 11
Paul Stirling (c), Andrew Balbirnie, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Fionn Hand, Benjamin White
Scotland Team News & Playing 11
SCO Team News
Scotland lost to Netherlands in the first game but they bounced back strong to beat them in the second meeting by 71 runs. Scotland posted a score of 158-7 and later bowled out Netherlands for a paltry 87.
SCO Team Batting
George Munsey, Matt Cross and Richie Berrington will be the players to watch out for. Munsey had a great game against Netherlands and scored 72 runs in 44 balls. Cross batted well in the first clash against the same team and scored 49. Berrington is yet to fire but he is a good batter and should return to form soon.
SCO Team Bowling
The bowling will rest on the shoulders of Mark Watt, Chris Greaves and Bradley Currie. The three bowlers have done well in both games. Watt picked four wickets in the previous game while Greaves chipped in with two wickets. Currie also bagged two wickets in last game against Netherlands.
SCO Team Form
Scotland have won one and lost one game but the team should be concerned about the form of their batters and barring a couple of players, others have been ordinary.
Scotland Predicted Playing 11
George Munsey, Ollie Hairs, Charlie Tear, Richie Berrington (c), Matthew Cross (wk), Michael Leask, Chris Greaves, Mark Watt, Christopher Sole, Gavin Main, Bradley Currie
🏆 Ireland vs Scotland Prediction
Ireland are favourites to win. They are a better side on paper and have plenty of quality and depth in batting. The bowling is also slightly better than Scotland. Scotland on their day be a tough team to beat but most of the batters are not in great form thus we are backing Ireland to win.
