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IRE vs SA Fantasy Prediction : Ireland vs South Africa Best Fantasy Team for 3rd ODI Game

Rishikesh Sharma
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IRE vs SA Fantasy Prediction: Ireland vs South Africa 3rd ODI – 16 July (Dublin). Quinton de Kock, Rassie van der Dussen, Paul Stirling, and Andrew Balbirnie are the players to look out for in this game.

IRE vs SA Fantasy Prediction: Ireland vs South Africa 3rd ODI – 16 July (Dublin). Quinton de Kock, Rassie van der Dussen, Paul Stirling, and Andrew Balbirnie are the players to look out for in this game.

Hosts Ireland will take on South Africa in the 3rd ODI match of the three-match ODI series. Ireland would want to capture the series.

Andrew Balbirnie is in brilliant form for the Ireland side, whereas Stirling is also a wonderful player. The bowling looks strong with the likes of Josh Little, Craig Young, and George Dockrell. South Africa should welcome De Kock in this game, whereas Malan is in brilliant form with the bat. Rabada and Norjte need to step up in bowling in this game.

Pitch Conditions and Weather Details  

The average 1st innings batting score at this venue in the ODI games played here is 262 runs.

Total Games Played: 16; Bat 1st Won: 6; Bat 2nd Won: 9; N/R: 1

We can expect the rain to interfere in the game.

Probable XI for both sides:-

Ireland – Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie, Andy McBrine, Harry Tector, George Dockrell, Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, Lorcan Tucker, Simi Singh, Craig Young, Josh Little.

South Africa – Quinton de Kock, Janneman Malan, Temba Bavuma, Rassie van der Dussen, Kyle Verreynne, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Keshav Maharaj, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi.

Match Details

Three Match  ODI Series

Match: Ireland vs South Africa Third ODI Match 

Date and Time: 16 July, Friday – 3:15 PM IST

Venue: Malahide Oval, Dublin.

Where to Watch: Euro Sport

Top 4 Batting Order

Ireland

Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie, Andy McBrine, and Harry Tector.

South Africa

Quinton de Kock, Aiden Markram, Temba Bavuma, and Rassie van der Dussen.

Death Over Specialists

Ireland

  • Josh Little and Mark Adair

South Africa

  • Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje

IRE vs SA Fantasy Wicket-Keeper

Quinton de Kock will be our wicket-keeper in this game. Kock has scored 5235 ODI runs at an average of 44.74, whereas he has scored 15 centuries. He will open the innings for the side.

IRE vs SA Fantasy Batsmen

Paul Stirling and Andy Balbirnie will be our batsmen from Ireland. Stirling has scored 586 ODI runs in 2021 at an average of 65.11, which includes three centuries and two half-centuries. Balbirnie has scored 2369 ODI runs at an average of 32.90, whereas he has scored 167 runs in this series. Both of them will open the innings.

Rassie van der Dussen and Janneman Malan will be our batsmen from South Africa. Dussen has scored 939 ODI runs at an average of 78.25, whereas Malan has scored 306 ODI runs at 76.50. Both of them are in fine form.

IRE vs SA Fantasy All-Rounders

Andile Phehlukwayo will be our all-rounder from South Africa. Phehlukwayo has scalped 77 ODI wickets at an economy of 5.71, whereas he has a batting average of 28.30. The pitch will support his kind of bowling.

George Dockrell will be our all-rounder from Ireland. Dockrell scored 364 runs at an average of 121.33 in Ireland ODD competition, whereas he also scalped four wickets. He played well in the 2nd ODI game.

IRE vs SA Fantasy Bowlers

Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje will be our bowlers from South Africa. Rabada has scalped 122 ODI wickets, whereas Nortje has 21 ODI scalps in just ten games. Both of them are wicket-takers.

Craig Young and Joshua Little will be our bowlers from Ireland. Little scalped eight wickets in the last series at an economy of 3.53, whereas Young scalped seven wickets at 2.97. Both of them combined for three wickets in the 2nd ODI game.

Match Prediction: South Africa will be the favourites to win this game.

Top Names for the Captaincy Role:-

Quinton de Kock and Kagiso Rabada

Top Names for the Vice-Captaincy Role:-

Both the captain’s pick + Rassie van der Dussen and Paul Stirling

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Fantasy Disclaimer

All our selections are based on in-depth and astute analysis of the players partaking in the match, pitch report and a perusal of other reasoning. Please incorporate a slew of factors while crafting your own side with this article serving as a guide to the match and players

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    Rishikesh Sharma

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    An engineering graduate and an ardent sports fan, Rishikesh Sharma is covering cricket for three years now after not making peace with a corporate life and has written more than 5000 articles. While Sourav Ganguly made him fall in love with the sport, Brendon McCullum and Gautam Gambhir enhanced it. Apart from cricket, Rishikesh is a huge fan of Liverpool FC. When not watching sports, you will find him riding around Jaipur.

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