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CLAIM NOWToss Winner - England won the toss and choose to bowl first
England beat Ireland by 4 wickets
Ireland host England as the 'summer' comes to a wet and cold end!
We are backing England to win!
| Tournament: | England tour of Ireland, 2025 |
| Format: | t20 |
| Venue: | The Village, Dublin, Ireland, Ireland |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bowl |
| Weather: | 19.2°C|Partly cloudy |
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The cricket season is coming to an end in the UK and Ireland but there is time for one more push and one more series as Ireland host England for a three-match T20I series.
The Village, Malahide, Dublin is one of the most picturesque cricket venues for miles around and Ireland will be hoping it is the scene for another giant-killing against their old enemy!
Funnily enough, England have never beaten Ireland in a T20I, admittedly, they have only been scheduled to play twice and one of them was abandoned without a ball bowler, but it was Ireland who came out on top at the 2022 T20 World Cup, a tournament which England went on to win.
England have an under-strength team for this series, captained by Jacob Bethell, and Ireland have an excellent chance to maintain their unbeaten run in this head to head.
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South Africa beat England by 14 runs (D/L) method97/5 in 7.5 12.38
Although Ireland have not been able to make the jump into being a side who can regularly beat the elite teams in international cricket, they have been able to stick with a reliable and experienced group of players over the last five years.
As a result, the team knows their limitations and their strengths, and the team ethic is likely to be their best chance of going 1-0 up against this England team in this series.
Captain Paul Stirling will take on England's bowlers at the top of the order and on his day is destructive, as are Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker and Curtis Campher.
With the ball, expect Graham Hume and Barry McCarthy to lead for the hosts.
Paul Stirling (c), Ross Adair, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Curtis Campher, Barry McCarthy, Craig Young, Ben White, Graham Hume
Graham Hume, Barry McCarthy, Lorcan Tucker, Harry Tector, George Dockrell, Ross Adair, Matthew Humphreys, Paul Stirling, Gareth Delany, Craig Young, Curtis Campher
Pundits expect pace bowler Scott Currie, off the back of a strong T20 Blast and One-Day Cup campaign for Hampshire, to make his England international debut in this game after he was called up to replace Saqib Mahmood in this match.
England may not be sending their strongest T20 side over the water to take on Ireland in Dublin but they still have some of their best white ball batters on show.
Phil Salt will open the batting, less than a week after he smashed 141 not out against an excellent South Africa bowling attack in Manchester, and he will be joined by the in-form Tom Banton and Jordan Cox in the top three.
With the ball, Currie has the likes of Sam Curran along with spinners Liam Dawson and Rehan Ahmed to go at the Irish batters.
Tom Banton (wk), Phil Salt, Jordan Cox, Jos Buttler, Will Jacks, Jacob Bethell (c), Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Rehan Ahmed, Jamie Overton, Scott Currie
Jacob Bethell, Will Jacks, Tom Banton, Rehan Ahmed, Philip Salt, Jos Buttler, Jamie Overton, Liam Dawson, Luke Wood, Adil Rashid, Sam Curran
Wet weather is forecast for the day before this game and the days after in Dublin but according to what is expected on Wednesday, we should have dry and sunny conditions throughout.
Malahide is an excellent venue for batters with some short boundaries to be exploited. There will be some moisture in the wicket though and a par score in the first innings will be 180-200.
As there is likely to be some moisture in the pitch, we expect both teams will go out for the toss on Wednesday and wanting to bowl first in this game in Dublin.
This will not be an easy match for England, and although they have an excellent batting unit, their bowling looks a little weak. Ireland will aim to attack from the first ball with the bat but we expect the visitors to come out with a narrow victory.
We are backing England to win!
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