Ireland Women vs Zimbabwe Women, IRE-W vs ZIM-W 2025, Today Match Prediction
Ireland Women vs Zimbabwe Women, IRE-W vs ZIM-W 2025, Today Match Prediction
๐๐๐๐๐ : Ireland Women vs Zimbabwe Women
๐๐๐๐ :July 22,Tuesdayโ
๐๐๐๐ :20:30 PM (IST)
๐๐๐๐๐ : Pembroke Cricket Club, County Dublin, Ireland
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ : 2nd T20, 2025
Ireland Women’s quest for a series win
- Ireland Women have won all eight games they have played against Zimbabwe
- Zimbabwe Women have won only three out of the last ten games
- Ireland Women have won the last five games and shall feel confident
IREW vs ZIM-W Match Prediction & Analysis
It is the 2nd game in the three-match T20 series, and hosts Ireland Women will look to take an unassailable lead against Zimbabwe Women. The Irish side has been in excellent form in recent games and won the 1st game by 6 wickets. They will look to build on this momentum in this contest. Zimbabwe Women had a poor outing in the last game and shall look to make a comeback.
Zimbabwe Women have struggled against Ireland Women. They have not won a single game against them in the eight games between the two sides. Their recent form doesn’t inspire much confidence either. Ireland Women have won their last five games, and they are familiar with the conditions in Dublin. It will be interesting to see if Zimbabwe can make a comeback.
TEAMS PREVIEW
Ireland Women Preview
Gaby Lewis will be happy with her team’s performance in the last game. They bowled brilliantly to restrict the opponents to a small total and chased it down with three overs to spare. However, Lewis would like a better show from her batters as they lost a few quick wickets in the run chase.
Gaby Lewis will look to lead from the front and deliver a good start with Amy Hunter, who played a match-winning knock in the last game. Orla Prendergast is an experienced batter, and she must anchor the innings in the middle order with Leah Paul and Laura Delany. Rebecca Stokell, Louise Little, and Jane Maguire add firepower to this batting lineup.
Orla Prendergast and Jane Maguire will look to bowl well with the new ball and put the Zimbabwean top order under pressure. Arlene Kelly and Lara McBride troubled the batters in the last game, and they will look to do the same. Laura Delany and Cara Murray add depth to the bowling attack and will look to get the best out of the home advantage.
Zimbabwe Women Preview
Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano and her girls didn’t enter the series as favorites, but the Zimbabwean skipper would have expected a better performance from her players. The batting lineup failed to build partnerships in the last game and paid the price. It is a must-win game for the team to level the series, and Mugeri-Tiripano must lead from the front and get the best out of her players.
Kelis Ndlovu and Modester Mupachikwa must put up a big partnership at the top, as the Irish bowlers will test them. Chipo Mugeri-Tiripano is the main batter in the team, and she will look to add runs in the middle order with Beloved Biza and Loreen Tshuma. The lower middle order didn’t contribute much in the last game, and the team expects Chiedza Dhururu and Nyasha Gwanzura to contribute to the scoring.
On the bowling front, Tendai Makusha and Kudzai Chigora must get early breakthroughs in the game to put the team in a strong position. Francisca Chipare and Lindokuhle Mabhero must bowl tight spells in the middle overs. The side will also need a good show in the supporting roles from Loreen Tshuma and Kelis Ndhlovu.
Weather Conditions
The skies over Dublin will be overcast, and we anticipate challenging batting conditions due to the weather. Batters shall need to play to the merit of the ball on this surface. The average first innings score at this venue is less than 130 runs, and the team batting first will be happy to have 150 on board.
IREW vs ZIM-W Pitch Report
Pembroke Cricket Club, Dublin, has shorter boundaries, but the outfield is heavy. Batting conditions are good here as the ball comes to the bat nicely, and we have seen big scores being made here in the past. The wicket aids the fast bowlers with the new ball. There isn’t much on this track for the spinners.
Toss: To Bowl
The team that chased the score in the last six games won four times. The wicket is a bit challenging initially, but the conditions improve as the game progresses. The team winning the toss would look to capitalize on the conditions by bowling first in this game.
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