IRE vs NZ Match Prediction & Betting Tips - Jul 18, 2022

IRE vs NZ Match Prediction - Jul 18, 2022

New Zealand and Ireland have just played out an extremely exciting and competitive ODI series where Ireland pushed New Zealand to the brink on a couple of occasions. Now, the action shifts to the T20 series, a format that brings teams closer together and allows for more upsets.

New Zealand is the obvious favorite at all the best cricket betting sites. Ireland came close to beating India just a few weeks back, can it now get over the line against New Zealand? Let us see if there are any betting markets to examine here.

Match prediction and cricket betting tips for Ireland vs New Zealand 1st T20 2022. The match is going to be played at the Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast on the 18th of July 2022.

IRE vs NZ Team Previews

Ireland

Ireland seems to have uncovered a real gem of a player in Harry Tector. He has now played two fantastic knocks under pressure in the last few weeks. One against India when he helped Ireland chase down 226 in a T20 and one against New Zealand when helped Ireland reach 359 in an ODI.

Neither of those knocks resulted in a win, though, and that is where you have to consider the quality of the players around him. Paul Stirling is world-class when he comes off and with 120 in his most recent inning, will be full of confidence. The rest of the batting is a bit suspect.

Andrew Balbirnie’s form is a bit worrying and we think you can bet against him in this match. Look for the Over/Under betting markets and bet the ‘Under’.

Ireland’s batting is decent without being spectacular. Harry Tector’s emergence and the willingness of the Irish batters to take risks have helped it become a far stronger T20 batting lineup than in previous years.

The bowling lineup for Ireland is not great. It suffered a lot of punishment in the two matches against India and has also gone for runs against New Zealand. Mark Adair, George Dockrell, and Joshua Little are the leading bowlers in the lineup.

As far as betting goes, we are going to stay away from the Irish bowlers since there is no clear player that stands out in the group.

Ireland Playing 11

Andy Balbirnie, PR Stirling, Gareth Delany, Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Lorcan Tucker, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Craig Young, Joshua Little.


New Zealand

New Zealand may have won the T20 series against Ireland 3-0 but it will know that the scoreline could have very easily been 2-1 in Ireland’s favor. The Kiwis are not going to take things easy in the T20 format.

There are a lot of very powerful batters in the New Zealand lineup and we think they certainly have more six-hitting power than Ireland. This is one of the betting markets that we will look at for this game. You can look to bet on New Zealand to hit more sixes than Ireland.

The biggest advantage that New Zealand has is its depth. Not only does it have more power in the top order but there are a number of quality all-rounders to stabilize the inning if the team loses early wickets.

New Zealand’s bowling often suffered a lot of punishment during the ODI’s but it should fare better in the T20. Lockie Ferguson is one of the best T20 bowlers in the world and he is someone you can consider for the Top Bowler Ireland market.

The New Zealand bowling lineup has plenty of wicket-taking options with both pace and spin. It also has death overs expertise. Ireland may have closed the gap to New Zealand but we think the Kiwis still are far ahead of the Irishmen in all aspects of the game.

New Zealand Playing 11

Martin Guptill, Finn Allen, Dane Cleaver, Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, Jacob Duffy.

IRE vs NZ Toss Prediction

The team that wins the toss is going to want to field first. Having a target in front of you is probably the way to go in most T20s but especially so on smaller grounds where plenty of sixes can be hit.

Read our guide on toss predictions to learn how we analyze and come up with our tips.

Pitch and Conditions

The weather forecast for Belfast is decent but there is a bit of rain forecast. We could have a delayed start. The pitch should be very flat and the small outfield will allow the batters to really dominate. Plenty of sixes are on the menu and we think 200 is certainly on the cards once more.

You can look for the Total runs in the Match markets and bet the ‘Over’ if the Over/Under line is around 350.

IRE vs NZ Betting Tips

We are going to bet on New Zealand to win. You will have to settle for slightly poorer odds but we think the T20 format is New Zealand’s strongest and Ireland’s weakest. New Zealand’s batting is better and its bowling is world-class.

Bet on New Zealand to win.

Today Match Prediction

New Zealand To Win the Match, 1.30

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Who will win IRE vs NZ

Ireland 65.0% (230)
New Zealand 35.0% (124)
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