Ireland vs Australia Women ODI Tour 2nd ODI: All You Need To Know

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Ireland vs Australia: Australia Women are touring Ireland to play 3 match ODI series. The tournament started on 23 July and the remaining matches will be played on 25th and 28th July respectively. All three matches were scheduled to play in Dublin. The first match was abandoned on 23rd July without a bowl being bowled. The second match will be played on 25th July. The Australian team will be captioned by Alyssa Healy and the home Irish side will be captioned by Laura Delany. Australia entered the tour in good form while Ireland is going through a weak performance spree.

The 2nd ODI Ireland vs Australia will take place on 25th July 2023 at Clontarf Cricket Club, Dublin.

Match Details to Note

Match: Ireland vs Australia 2nd ODI

Date: July 25, 2023 (Tuesday)

Time: 3:15 PM IST

Venue: Clontarf Cricket Club, Dublin.

Ireland vs Australia

Ireland (Match Odds- 15.00)

Preview

Ireland has lost 4 out of their last 5 games and it will be exciting to watch how they manage to strategize against the Australian side. In the last match, Ireland faced West Indies. Ireland won the toss and decided to bat first. They had a decent start but lost a couple of wickets during the first powerplay. Gaby Lewis played a decent knock but unfortunately, she could not complete her century. They finally managed to give a target of 203 runs to the West Indies. Though West Indies lost an early wicket in the chase they managed to have small partnerships which kept them on track. West Indies made a partnership of 115 runs for the fifth wicket and easily won the match by 6 wickets. Ireland will try to come back in this series and show their dominance at the home grounds.

Full Squad:

R Stokell, Amy Hunter (wk), GH Lewis, Orla Prendergast, AN Kelly, L Delany (C), L Paul, Aimee Maguire, Cara Murray, Ava Canning, Georgina Dempsey, MV Waldron, L Little, Jane Maguire.

Players to watch out for:

Orla Prendergast

The right-handed all-rounder is a young prodigy in Irish women’s cricket. She is just 21 years old and already achieved her national cap. She has played 14 women’s ODI till now and scored 2229 runs along with 4 wickets. She can turn out to be the most exciting player in the series.

Arlene Kelly

Arlene Kelly is an Irish all-rounder who has equal contribution with bat and bowl. She has played 11 women’s ODI and scored 118 runs. She also took 8 wickets in 11 games with an economy of 4.48. She will be the player to watch out for in the series.

Possible Playing XI:

Amy Hunter, Gaby Lewis, Rebecca Stokell, Laura Delany©, Orla Prendergast, Arlene Kelly, Leah Paul, Louise Little, Georgina Dempsey, Ava Canning, Cara Murray

Australia (Match Odds- 1.01)

Preview

Australia will be entering the series after losing a series o England. They will try to reclaim their dominance in the game by defeating the home side. In the last game, Australia won the toss and elected to field. Australia had a great start, they took 2 wickets in just 12 runs. Heather Knight and Natalie Brunt had a great partnership that Australia failed to break and was given a target of 285 runs to chase. Australia did not have a smooth start with the bat as they did with the ball. Australia could not form big partnerships in the chase and failed to reach the total by 69 runs and lost the game.

Australia will be looking for their comeback in the game. Ireland vs Australia will be fun to watch as both teams will try to increase their dominance of the game.

Full Squad:

BL Mooney, Phoebe Litchfield, TM McGrath, GM Harris, EA Perry, A Gardner, A King, Alyssa Healy (C), A Sutherland, JL Jonassen, G Wareham, Darcie Brown, KJ Garth, H Graham

Players to watch out for:

Ellyse Perry

She is the youngest player ever to represent Australian cricket. She is a right-handed batter and right-arm medium-pace bowler. She has played 134 women’s ODI games and scored 3571 runs. She also has 162 ODI wickets in her name. She is one of the experienced players for Australia and will be the player to watch out for.

Tahlia McGrath

She is a right-handed allrounder who plays in the lower middle order. To date, she has played 25 women’s ODI games. She scored 412 runs along with 17 wickets in her name. She can be the player who can turn the game upside down.

Possible Playing XI:

BL Mooney, Phoebe Litchfield, TM McGrath, GM Harris, EA Perry, A Gardner, A King, Alyssa Healy (C), A Sutherland, JL Jonassen, G Wareham

Ireland vs Australia Head to head

The teams have played each other 15 times and Australia have won every single of them. Australia has won all 15 matches between them and Ireland. Ireland will be looking to change these stats and have some wins in their names.

Ireland vs Australia Toss Prediction

The match is going to be played in a batting-friendly pitch. The team who wins the toss is likely to choose to bowl first and acquire as much small target to chase in the second innings.

Ireland vs Australia Pitch Report

The pitch is a batting pitch, Bowlers have to rely on their pacers to pick wickets with their variety. The average run in the first innings is 210 runs.

Ireland vs Australia Match Prediction

Ireland has not yet succeded in defeating the Australian women’s team in ODIs. Though Australia has not won the last series they played against England still it will not be easy for Ireland to defeat them. Australia will give their best to win the series. We are predicting Australia to win the game.

Australia is predicted to win the game with an odds of 1.01.