IRL vs ZAF 2nd T20I match prediction 22 Jul 2021

IRE vs SA 2nd T20I Predictions & Betting Tips

Ireland and South Africa are playing out a three-match T20I series. The first T20 international of the series is being hosted at The Civil Service Cricket Club, in Belfast on July 22, Thursday. I have handpicked three of the top IRE vs SA 2nd T20I match predictions and betting tips for you.

Ireland managed to draw the ODI series, thanks to a washed-out match. The most recent match was won by South Africa as expected at the start of the series. Ireland are facing South Africa for the first time in T20Is. The T20 World Cup is right around the corner and every match in this format is important for both teams. The T20 format is the weakest that Ireland has been in a long time now. It is ranked 12th in the world, well below all the major international teams.

The first T20I was won by South Africa in a whirlwind of a game. They scored 165 runs and only allowed Ireland to score 132 runs. While Aiden Markram was the top batsman for South Africa with 39 runs. Tabraiz Shamsi was the player of the match for an exciting bowled innings with 4 wickets, giving just 27 runs from 4 overs. Harry Tector, Andy Balbirnie, and surprisingly Barry Mcarthy were the only three batsmen who managed to score over 20 runs for Ireland. I have picked the top IRE vs SA 2nd T20I match predictions for you.

IRE vs SA Player Bets:

There is just one match between the two teams in head-to-head games. The winner odds are really low for South Africa at 1.18 and so are some of the other team bets. I have picked the cream of the player bets for this match, which are offered in abundance. Take a look at the top IRE vs SA player betting tips.

Quinton de Kock to score over 28.5 runs

Now that the shackles of captaincy are off Quinton de Kock we can already see a changed batsman. Quinton de Kock just hit 120 runs in an ODI against Ireland and could only hit 20 runs in the 1st T20I, but we can expect to see him flourish throughout the tournament. He has played 53 International T20s with 1578 runs from them at an average of 32.87. He scored over the target in 3 of the last 5 innings which were all half centuries. Quinton de Kock played his first T20 match against Ireland where he could not perform.

De Kock hit 3 half-centuries in his previous series against West Indies. He scored over the target in 4 of the 5 games, with an average of 51.00 in the tournament. He has had a better performance in his 2nd match of the series, with 473 runs from 14 innings. This is an average of 39.41 and he scored over 36 runs in his last 5 such matches. This is one of the top IRE vs SA match predictions. Dafabet.com has offered odds of 1.87 for Quinton de Kock to score over 28.5 runs.

Rassie Van Der Dussen To Score Over 25.5 Runs

This South African batsman has played domestic cricket for a number of countries before settling to make his T20I debut against Zimbabwe in 2018. A naturally attacking batsman who is known for his success in the shortest format of cricket. At an average of 53.16, Rassie van Der Dussen has 750 runs to his name from 25 innings played and is the second-highest T20I run-scorer for South Africa after De Kock. His target for the 1st game was 25 runs, which is why I told you to bet on him. He got out after scoring the target and winning us all the money.

This was his first game against Ireland, and the target for his next match is just one run higher. He has slightly better play in his second match of the series anyways, with dismissals under the target in just 3 of his 8 innings. The 3 down batsman pitched in the two ODI matches against Ireland and scored 30 and 49 runs in them respectively. Van Der Dussen averages 33.00 from the 7 matches he has come to bat in 5th position. This is another one of the top IRE vs SA match predictions. Dafabet.com has offered odds of 1.87 for Rassie Van der Dussen to score over 25.5 runs.

Andrew Balbirnie To Score Over 19.5 Runs

Last but not the least is a batsman whom Ireland is quite dependent on for their runs in all formats. With the help of Andrew Balbirnie's impressive 102 runs kock, Ireland managed a respectable total of 290 runs in the 2nd ODI against South Africa which they won. He was another player to win us money in the first game, where he scored just 22 runs. The right handed batsman was the top run scorer for Ireland in the 2019/20 season with 422 runs from 16 innings played at an average of 28.13. The top order Irish batsman has captained 7 matches for his team and averages 25.28 from them.

In the three-match T20I series played against Afghanistan in 2020, Balbirnie scored - 29, 46 & 9 in the 3 games respectively. He has scored above 19 runs in 5 of his last 6 T20I innings. Balbirnie generally comes out to bat in the third position for Ireland and has amassed 928 runs from the 31 innings played at 32.00. From the 13 innings that he has played at home, the right-handed batsman has scored 284 runs from them at an average of 23.66. Dafabet.com has offered betting odds of 1.87 for Andrew Balbirnie to score over 19.5 runs in the IRE vs SA match prediction.