ZIM vs IRE Prediction, 1st T20I, Match Winner, Team, Playing XI and Pitch Report

Zimbabwe will cross swords with Ireland in the first T20I of the three-match series at Harare Sports Club in Harare on Saturday, February 22.

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Zimbabwe, led by Sikandar Raza, is coming into this series after losing to Afghanistan by 1-2 in the three-match T20I series in December 2024. On the other hand, Ireland drew the two-match T20I series against South Africa by 1-1 in their previous T20I series in September 2024.

ZIM vs IRE, 1st T20I Match Details

Match: Zimbabwe vs Ireland, 1st T20I

Time & Date: 5:00 PM IST, Saturday, February 22

Venue: Harare Sports Club, Harare

ZIM vs IRE, 1st T20I Pitch Report

The Harare Sports Club surface will assist batters comparatively on this belter of a wicket. Any score above 190 would be a bit tough to chase for the team batting second. The captain winning the toss would love to bowl first and put the opposition under pressure.

ZIM vs IRE, 1st T20I Probable XIs

Zimbabwe

Tadiwanashe Marumani (wk), Brian Bennett, Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza (c), Ryan Burl, Wessly Madhevere, Tashinga Musekiwa, Wellington Masakadza, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani, Tinotenda Maposa.

Ireland

Paul Stirling (c), Tim Tector, Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, Neil Rock (wk), George Dockrell, Mark Adair, Gareth Delany, Matthew Humphreys, Benjamin White, Graham Hume.

ZIM vs IRE, 1st T20I Match Winner Prediction

Match Winner: Ireland

Both these sides have met against each other on 16 instances in the shortest format of the game. While Ireland secured eight victories, Zimbabwe bagged seven wins with one contest ending in no result.

We can expect a close contest between these two sides with Zimbabwe having home advantage. With Ireland having a better outfit across three facets of the game, we can expect them to come out on top in this close affair.

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