UAE vs IRL Prediction, 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket Tips: Playing XI, Pitch Report and Injury Update - Ireland Tour Of United Arab Emirates, 2021, 1st ODI

Match Details

The first ODI of the four-match series between Ireland and the United Arab Emirates will be played at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. 

The match will be starting at 9:30 am local time (11:00 am IST) on Friday, January 8, 2021, and will be streamed by a joint partner ITW Consulting.

Preview

For UAE, most of their players are coming from a busy domestic season where they played the D20 Emirates tournament and that has helped them find some real authentic talent. Don’t be surprised if they pull off an upset in one of these 4 ODIs against the Irish men.

Over the years, Ireland has earned the tag of being a professional team with genuine skills and talent that can upset any big campaigner in the game of cricket. They have caused huge upsets in the past and will be entering into this competition as favourites. Ireland has won all their matches against the same opposition in the past 3 years.

Weather Report for Match 1

The weather is expected to be sunny with the temperature hovering around the 24 degrees mark and there are no chances of rain.

Pitch Report

The Sheikh Zayed Stadium pitch has always been a win the toss- bat first wicket and will help the pacers in the latter part of the match.

Average first innings score:

246 (last 5 matches played here)

Record of chasing teams:

Won-1 Lost-4 Tied-0 

Injury and Availability News:

(Will be added when there is an update)

Today’s Probable Playing XIs:

UAE

Rohan Mustafa, Ahmed Raza, Mohammad Usman, Chirag Suri, Muhammad Boota, Vritiya Aravind, Sultan Ahmed, Aryan Lakra, Basil Hameed,  Zahoor Khan, Junaid Siddique.

Bench:

Ansh Tandon, Kartik Meiyappan, Alishan Sharafu, CP Rizwaan,, Kashif Daud, Adhitya Shetty, Zawar Farid, Waheed Ahmad.

Ireland

Kevin O’Brien, Paul Stirling, Andy Balbirnie, Andy McBrine, James McCollom, Simi Singh, Craig Young, Mark Adair, Lorcan Tucker, Gareth Delany, Curtis Campher

Bench:

Neil Rock, David Delany, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy

Top Picks for Today’s 11Wickets Match:

Vrittya Aravind has earned the reputation to be a reliable wicket-keeper batsman option especially after his amazing D20 and D10 numbers in the recent past.

Paul Stirling had a wonderful outing in the great upset against England that happened a few months ago.

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Rohan Mustafa was one of the best all-rounders during the recently concluded D20 Emirates tournament

Aryan Lakra has an amazing knack of picking up wickets and that was evident in the D20 tournament

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain Options – Paul Stirling, Rohan Mustafa

Vice-Captain Options – Vrittya Aravind, Aryan Lakra

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for UAE vs IRL 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Vrittya Aravind

Batters – Andy Balbirnie, Paul Stirling (C), Kevin O’ Brien, Muhammad Usman

All-Rounders – Rohan Mustafa (VC), Gareth Delany, Aryan Lakra

Bowlers – Ahmed Raza, Junaid Siddique, Barry McCarthy

12th Man – Basil Hameed

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for UAE vs IRL for 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Vritiya Aravind

Batters – Andy Balbirnie, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector, Muhammad Usman

All-Rounders – Rohan Mustafa (C), Simi Singh, Aryan Lakra (VC)

Bowlers – Ahmed Raza, Junaid Siddique, Andy McBrine

12th Man – Gareth Delany

Expert Advice:

Someone like an Aryan Lakra can turn out to be a game-changer so make sure you include him in your playing 11. Selecting players from the team batting first will be vital.

UAE vs IRL Probable Winners:

Ireland is expected to win this match.

Note: Updated Fantasy teams and Playing XIs of every match will be provided in our Telegram channel if the information is available.

Disclaimer: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.