In the seventh game of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023, the Group B match Ireland vs Scotland has been scheduled at Queens Sports Club (Bulawayo) on Wednesday (21 June) morning.
The ICC Associate Member Scotland is ready to begin their journey in this tournament with this forthcoming match. In the pre-tournament warm-up games, the Scottish team lost against West Indies (by 91 runs) and Zimbabwe (by six wickets).
Meanwhile, the ICC Full Member Ireland started this competition with a shocking five-wicket defeat against an ICC Associate Member Oman.
IRE vs SCO Match Overview
Competition: ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023
Stage: Group
Group: B
Match: Ireland vs Scotland (Match 7)
Date and Time: Wednesday, 21st June, 12:30 IST (09:00 local)
Venue: Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Live Streaming (in India): Star Sports Network, Disney+Hotstar, FanCode
IRE vs SCO Head-to-Head (only in ODIs)
Details | Matches | IRE Won | SCO Won | Tied | No Result |
Overall | 20 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Last 5 ODIs | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
In Zimbabwe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
At Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | — | — | — | — | — |
The last ODI of Ireland vs Scotland was scheduled on 18 March 2018 during the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018 at Harare, where Ireland won by 25 runs.
IRE vs SCO Weather Forecast
There is no rain threat for this crucial ODI match. According to worldweatheronline.com, the game-time temperature can be between 16°C and 28°C.
IRE vs SCO Pitch Report
Almost five years later, Queens Sports Club (Bulawayo) hosted its first ODI during the third game of this tournament between Sri Lanka and UAE. In that game, while Sri Lanka scored 355/6 (50 overs), UAE replied with 180 all out. Apart from the Sri Lankan batters, both teams’ spinners achieved success in that game.
Just before this tournament, this venue also hosted two pre-tournament warm-up matches, which produced thrilling low-scoring one-day games.
Toss prediction: Win the toss and bowl first.
IRE vs SCO Predicted XIs
Ireland Predicted XI: Paul Stirling, Andy McBrine, Andrew Balbirnie (C), Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Mark Adair, Graham Hume, Josh Little, Ben White
Scotland Predicted XI: George Munsey, Matthew Cross, Tomas Mackintosh, Brandon McMullen, Richie Berrington (C), Michael Leask, Chris Greaves, Chris Sole, Hamza Tahir, Safyaan Sharif, Mark Watt
IRE vs SCO Dream11 Team Prediction #1:
Wicketkeeper(s): M Cross
Batters: R Berrington, P Stirling, G Dockrell, A Balbirnie, G Munsey, H Tector (C)
All-rounder(s): M Leask (vc), B McMullen
Bowlers: M Watt, J Little
IRE vs SCO Dream11 Team Prediction #2:
Wicketkeeper(s): M Cross
Batters: G Dockrell, A Balbirnie, G Munsey (C), H Tector
All-rounder(s): M Leask, A McBrine, M Adair (vc)
Bowlers: M Watt, J Little, G Hume
