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Ireland vs Zimbabwe 5th T20 Preview & Tips - Stirling set to light up final match of series

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Ralph Staniforth 04 Sep 2021
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Paul Stirling has been in superb form for Ireland (Getty images)

Ireland vs Zimbabwe Preview & Tips


Paul Stirling has been in excellent form recently with scores of 115 and 39 in his last two matches. The value in this match is on him, so we're backing him to go big.
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  • Ireland’s Paul Stirling has scored 31, 61, 24, 37, 115 & 39 runs in his last 6 matches.
  • Ireland’s Kevin O’Brien has scored 60 & 47 runs in 2 of his last 3 matches.
  • Ireland have won the last 3 ODI matches of this series.
  • Zimbabwe’s Craig Ervine has been the team top scorer in the last 2 matches.
  • Zimbabwe’s Craig Ervine has scored 28+ runs in 3 of his last 5 T20 matches.

Head to Head


Ireland hold a 5-2 lead in their seven T20I matches against Zimbabwe. The current series sees Ireland lead 3-1 with one match to play.

Ireland won the 4th T20I by 64 runs in Bready.

Ireland Form


Ireland have really started to hit their stride after losing the first match of the series. They have won the subsequent three to secure the series win with one match to play.

In the 4th T20I, Ireland once again batted first. Paul Stirling backed up his century from the last match with 39 runs. Opening partner, Kevin O’Brien top scored on 47 runs in a total of 174 in 20 overs.

Mark Adair then secured a comfortable victory, taking 4-23 in his four overs. Zimbabwe could only reach 110 runs in their 20 overs which saw Ireland win by 64 runs.

Ireland Team News


Ireland shouldn’t change too much. They have the World Cup in mind rather than giving youngsters the opportunity to shine.

Zimbabwe Form


Zimbabwe will be disappointed with how this series has gone. They won the first match and then came very close in the second, but have fallen away in the last two.

Wellington Masakadza was the pick of the visiting bowlers with figures of 2-22 in four overs after Zimbabwe had to bowl first. There were however too many expensive overs from the other bowlers which allowed Ireland to score 174 runs.

Craig Ervine scored 28 runs in the chase but Zimbabwe could only reach 110 runs. Luke Jongwe (24) was the only batsman to surpass the 20-run mark.

Zimbabwe Team News


Wellington Masakadza was drafted into the side for the last match. He bowled well but didn’t score many run up the order. He should however retain his place.

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Verdict

Paul Stirling is tipped to continue his good form with a score of over 24.5 runs. He is also backed to top score for Ireland.

Craig Ervine has top scored in the last two matches for Zimbabwe. He can be looked at to do it for the third successive time.

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