Andrew Balbirnie-led Ireland will face Muhammad Waseem-led United Arab Emirates in the final group stage match of the ICC World Cup 2023 Qualifiers. While Dasun Shanaka-led Sri Lanka will face the Richie Barrington-led Scotland in the final group stage matches of ICC World Cup 2023 Qualifiers.
Andy McBrine, Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie (c), Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Mark Adair, Joshua Little, Barry McCarthy
Muhammad Waseem (c), Ali Naseer, Vriitya Aravind (wk), Aryansh Sharma, Basil Hammed, Rohan Mustafa, Asif Khan, Aayan Afzal Khan, Karthik Meiyappan, Zahoor Khan, Junaid Siddique
The key players of this Group B match will be Dimuth Karunarate. Sadeera Samarawickrama and Wanindu Hasaranga for Sri Lanka. While Scotland will depend on the skipper Richie Barrington, Brandon McMullen and Chris Greaves.
The qualifier matches will start at 12:30 pm. Ireland vs UAE will be played at the Bulawayo Athletic Club while Sri Lanka and Scotland will go head to head at the Queens Sports Club.
Pitches of both grounds offer a neutral surface setting an even contest between bat and ball. In both venues, fast bowlers might get some swing with the new ball, with spinners coming in the middle overs to take advantage of the little bounce and turn. The average score in the first innings for both grounds is 280-290.
The live telecast of both matches will be available on Star Sports Network Channels and live streaming on Disney+ Hotstar.
Ireland has the upper hand against UAE as the two team have played eight matches with each other, with Ireland winning seven of them, while UAE winning only one. On the other hand, Sri Lanka has faced Scotland in three ODI matches and came out as the winner in all of them.
Zimbabwe recorded the second highest victory in the history of ODI cricket as they defeated United States of America by 304 runs. India currently holds the record for biggest ODI victory as they defeated Sri Lanka by 317 runs on January 15, 2023.
Sean Williams, the captain of Zimbabwe was named as the player of the match as he scored 174 runs in 101 balls Ryan Burl scored 47 runs and also took a wicket. Sikandar Raza scored 48 runs and took two wickets.
In the other match of Monday, Netherlands shockingly defeated the West Indies after equalling their total of 374 runs. One of the main players in this chase was Indian-origin player Teja Nidamanuru. He scored a crucial knock of 111 runs helping his team take the match in super over.
Nicholas Pooran scored 104 runs while Johnson Charles and Brandon King each scored a half century. Teja Nidamanuru scored 111 runs while also putting up a crucial 143-run partnership with captain Scott Edwards who scored 67 runs himself.