World T20 International Series: Ireland vs India Match Preview Odds & Predictions

Ireland will lock horns against India in the World Twenty20 International on Friday. India have won their last eight games, while Ireland have lost three of their last four. Not only that, India have won the last ten head-to-head games over Ireland. Can India continue this dominance?

Ireland Preview

Ireland comes into this tournament on the back of poor performances in the T20 World Cup, where they secured only one win and suffered two defeats, finishing fourth in Group 2. They have a couple of players who have dropped due to injury, including Paul Stirling, who suffered a calf tear. Josh Little is suffering a stress fracture, Mark Adair is suffering an abdominal strain, and Curtis Campher is suffering from a hand fracture. Others ruled out include Barry McCarthy, who is suffering from an anterior cruciate ligament injury, and Jordan Neill, who is suffering from shoulder and foot injuries. So, no doubt, these injuries will affect their mentality coming into this game.

Ireland XI

Ross Adair, Stephen Doheny, Lorcan Tucker (c), Harry Tector, Tim Tector, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Matthew Humphreys, Liam McCarthy, Gavin Hoey, Reuben Wilson.

India Preview

India comes into this game on a fantastic run of eight consecutive victories after winning the T20 World Cup, beating New Zealand by 96 runs in the final. And their good run did not stop there; they also won four straight games after beating Afghanistan in the Test Series and in the One Day International three times. Shreyas Iyer has been named the new captain after Suryakumar Yadav stepped down. The new captain last played in December 2023.

India XI

Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson, Shreyas Iyer (C), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Suryansh Shedge, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana.

Ireland vs India Prediction

India will win here because they have been in excellent form, winning the T20 World Cup and winning eight straight games. Not only that, but they have also shown their dominance over Ireland by winning the last 10 games in the head-to-head series. They will not only win, but I expect it to be a wide margin. My prediction is over 359.5 points, with 1xBet offering odds of 1.75.