What a tournament the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 is turning out to be. While there have been a few upsets already, there have also been some last ball thrilling finishes. Hosts Australia will now take on Ireland in a Group 1 Super 12 encounter at the Gabba in Brisbane on Monday. Although this group was already called the "Group of Death" before this stage of the tournament began, a few games ending without a result has added to the drama.
And now with 1 win, 1 defeat and 1 no result, defending champions suddenly find themselves at the fourth position of the table with Ireland also with the 3 points from 3 matches actually placed above the title favourites owing to a better net run rate of -1.170 compared to Australia's -1.555.
As the two sides face off, here are the predictions for the fixture and the betting odds for this match.
1. Toss Prediction
Australia won the toss in each of their first two matches before the third match which was abandoned without a ball being bowled and the toss taking place. So, predicting Australia to win the toss for this match as Ireland won 1 and lost 1 out of their 2 Super 12 fixtures. There was no toss in their third match as well.
2. Win Possibility
Despite it being a tournament of upsets and Ireland currently placed above Australia in Group 1, one would have to pick the Kangaroos as the favourites to win the match.
3. Team of the Day
The Team of the Day is Australia. They are the reigning champions and are among the title contenders as per several cricket experts and pundits. The fact that they are playing in home conditions also makes them the team to watch out for in this tournament and they should be able to surpass the Irish challenge.
4. Predicted powerplay score and Average first innings total
The first match in Brisbane of the T20 World Cup 2022 hasn't been played yet. The average first innings score in T20s here is 168. The powerplay score could well be in the range of 40-60.
5. Betting Odds
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