The 3rd Match of the T20 World Cup 2021 is scheduled to play IRE vs NL on Monday, 18th October 2021 at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi.

Ireland was a good T20 team till 2018 but after that, we had not seen any type of quality cricket from this side. This team was beaten by UAE in the recently played T20 series with 2-1. We observed that Ireland had been struggling in spin-friendly conditions. This will also be a test case as this team is going to face the teams who had the best spin bowlers in their squad.

The Netherlands had improved its cricket and we are sure that they will make their way to the super 12 stages of the World Cup. The key players of this team had played in English County cricket and had got a lot of experience. This team had not played any match in the conditions of UAE but they had played a lot of cricket in Oman. The batting order of the Netherlands is dangerous when we compare it with the teams of their group.

Ireland is overall a strong team as compared to the Netherlands at least on papers. According to our match prediction, Ireland is the favorite team that will win this match. There are many factors that make Ireland a favorite team to win this match. Some of the key factors are mentioned as under:

• The Netherlands has a very good bowling unit
• The batting order of Ireland is strong and experienced
• The bowling unit of the Netherlands is also strong
• Both teams have a strong batting order in the side at least on papers

Ireland is full of experienced and young players of the t20 format. The batting order of this team is also strong and some well-known hitters of the t20 format are part of the squad of this team, so the winning chances of today’s match for Ireland have been increased. The equation of who will win today’s cricket match prediction and who will win the cricket match today is mentioned as under.

Ireland has a 55% chance to win this match
The Netherlands has a 45% chance to win this match

The toss will play an important role in the decision of all matches of World Cup T20. Having a good total on the board is always a big advantage in this kind of big match. According to our toss prediction, the team that will win the toss may choose to bat first.

The 3rd Match match of World Cup T20 2020-21 is going to be held at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. We had observed in the previous matches played here that the pitch here at this venue is good for batting. The track is slower than the others we have seen and helps the spinners quite a bit. We are hoping that the surface is bound to get slower and be a bit more difficult for batting in this match. A score of 180 is going to be tough to chase.

The weather forecast in Abu Dhabi is predicting some clouds around on match day but the weather forecast does not predict rain. We should be able to have a full uninterrupted match.

WICKETKEEPER:
L Tucker
BATSMEN:
A Balbirnie (C)
P Stirling
S Myburgh
B Cooper
M O Dowd
ALL-ROUNDERS:
R van der Dussen
BOWLERS:
F Klaassen (VC)
L van Beek
M Adair
J Little

Date: Monday, 18th October 2021
Time: 04:00 PM BD

Stadium: Sheikh Zayed Stadium
Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Opened: 2004
Capacity: 20,000
Ends: North End, Pavilion End
Time Zone: UTC +04:00
Home to: United Arab Emirates
Floodlights: Yes

Total matches: 47
Matches won batting first: 22
Matches won bowling first: 25
Average 1st Inns scores: 140
Average 2nd Inns scores: 129
Highest total recorded: 225/7 (20 Ov) by IRE vs AFG
Lowest total recorded: 87/10 (18.3 Ov) by HK vs OMAN
Highest score chased: 166/6 (19.4 Ov) by HK vs AFG
Lowest score defended: 129/6 (20 Ov) by ENG vs PAK

Andrew Balbirnie (c), Neil Rock (wk), Paul Stirling, Curtis Campher, Simi Singh, Mark Adair, Craig Young, Joshua Little, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Harry Tector, Kevin O Brien, Andy McBrine, Benjamin White, Lorcan Tucker.