Match Details:
Date: 26 October 2022
Time: 09:30 AM IST
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
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Preview:
After some entertaining opening games, the Super 12 stage brings together two familiar faces as England will take on Ireland at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Both teams enter this fixture after contrary results. The Three Lions kicked off the World Cup with a victory over Afghanistan whereas the Irish were defeated by Sri Lanka in their first game of the Super 12s.
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Analysis:
England lived up to their favourites tag as they registered a five-wicket win against Afghanistan at the Perth Stadium. Their bowling was wonderful and ran through the Afghan top order with ease. Sam Curran was the star with the bowl as picked a career-best five wickets while giving away just 10 runs. Talking about the batting, the Three Lions lost wickets at regular intervals but were comfortable throughout the chase.
Ireland, on the other hand, was tormented by Sri Lanka as the defending Asia Cup champs registered a clinical nine-wicket win. The Irish were under pressure from the early moments of the game as they lost wickets at a constant rate. Paul Stirling was the only Irish player to score significant runs. After being restricted to 128, Ireland had no chance as they were blown away by the Lankan batters who chased down the total in 15 overs.
Key Players:
People’s picks:
Probable XIs
England
Jos Buttler (c & wk), Alex Hales, Dawid Malan, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood
Ireland
Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie (c), Lorcan Tucker (wk), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Simi Singh, Barry McCarthy, Joshua Little
Fantasy teams:
Jos Buttler(C), Lorcan Tucker, Alex Hales, Dawid Malan, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector, Mark Wood, Joshua Little, Ben Stokes(Vc), Sam Curran, Gareth Delany
Jos Buttler(C), David Milan, Liam Livingstone, Ben Stokes, Alex Hales, Sam Curran, Curtis Campher(Vc), George Dockrell, Paul Stirling, Joshua Little, Gareth Delany
Batters: Alex Hales, Dawid Malan, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector
Bowlers: Mark Wood, Chris Woakes, Joshua Little, Mark Adair
Wicket-keepers: Jos Buttler, Lorcan Tucker
All-rounders: Ben Stokes, Sam Curran, Gareth Delany, Curtis Campher
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