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Ireland vs Netherlands Preview & Tips - Ireland backed to win close encounter

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Last updated: 18 Oct 2021
Ralph Staniforth 18 Oct 2021
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  • Ireland vs Netherlands predictions for Monday’s T20 World Cup match
  • Fixture will be played in Abu Dhabi at 11:00 BST
  • Paul Stirling averages over 40 in his last 10 T20 matches
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Paul Stirling has been in good form recently (Getty Images)

Ireland vs Netherlands Preview & Tips


This will be a tough encounter but Ireland have superior quality within their side. My best bet is an Ireland win with Paul Stirling backed to get among the runs.
  • Ireland vs Netherlands Preview & Tips
  • Head to Head
  • Ireland Form
  • Ireland Team News
  • Netherlands Form
  • Netherlands Team News
  • Ireland vs Netherlands FAQ

  • Ireland’s Paul Stirling averages 50.56 in his last 10 T20I matches.
  • Ireland’s Paul Stirling has scored 30+ runs in 5 of his last 8 T20I matches.
  • Netherlands’ Ben Cooper averages 47.71 in his last 10 T20I matches.
  • Netherland’s Ben Cooper scored 40 runs in his last match.

Head to Head


Netherlands and Ireland have shared the spoils in their last four matches, winning two each. When they met in November 2019 the Orange Army won by 21 runs.

Ireland Form


Ireland cricket has grown steadily over the last 15 years and they come into this competition with real hopes of qualifying for the Super 12 stage. They have consistently upset the odds against bigger nations in the shortest format.

Prior to departing for the UAE, Ireland defeated Zimbabwe 3-2 on home soil. The concern Ireland will have is the sub-continent conditions and how their batsmen and bowlers will fair. They do not particularly have a world class spinner and their batsmen are not used to the kind of pitches they will face.

They have however won their last two warm-up fixtures against Papua New Guinea and Bangladesh. In their last match Gareth Delany hit 88 off 50 balls to take Ireland to 177 in their 20 overs. Mark Adair was the pick of the bowlers, taking 3-33 as they restricted Bangladesh to 144 runs.

Ireland Team News


Paul Stirling has not featured at the top of the order in the last two warm-up matches but he will certainly be back for this match. He has averaged over 40 runs per innings in his last 10 international matches.

Netherlands Form


The Netherlands is a team many will be on the lookout for during this tournament. They have always been considered minnows, and still are but they have real quality within their squad.

Last time out the Netherlands beat Oman by four runs. Stephan Myburgh top scored with 43 runs while Ben Cooper added 40 runs in a 165-run total.

They restricted Oman to 161 runs thanks to Vivian Kingma who took 2-32. Netherlands strength certainly lies within their batting with the bowling a possible weakness.

Netherlands Team News


There is plenty of international experience in Netherlands squad. Ryan ten Doeschate is well known in the T20 leagues around the world while Roelof van der Merwe has played plenty of limited overs cricket for South Africa.

Ben Cooper is a batsman that would walk into many other international sides while Colin Ackermann has spent years on the South African domestic circuit.

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Verdict

Ireland have more international pedigree and are backed to win this match. Paul Stirling, who comes into the match with good form, is tipped to be their top scorer.

For the Netherlands I am backing Ben Cooper to top score.

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