IRL vs ZWE 1st T20I match prediction 27 Aug 2021

IRE vs ZIM 1st T20I Predictions & Betting Tips

Ireland and Zimbabwe will square off in the 1st T20I of the five-match T20I series on Friday, 27th August. The scheduled fixture will be played at Clontarf Cricket Club Ground in Dublin. I have handpicked three of the best betting tips from the IRE vs ZIM 1st T20I match prediction.

After two postponed dates for the series, Ireland and Zimbabwe are ready to hit it off in the white-ball series this season. After what looks like an interval of a year's time Zimbabwe will be touring Ireland to play the five-match T20I series followed by three-match ODI series. The T20 format is the weakest that Ireland has been in a long time now. It is ranked 13th in the world, well below all the major international teams, while Zimbabwe is at the 11th position. Ireland played a three-match T20I series against South Africa when the Porteas toured Ireland in July 2021. South Africa were dominant throughout the games and Ireland found themselves in trouble by the end of the series. The Irishmen have not encountered any teams since then in the shorter format.

On the other hand, Zimbabwe has played three while-ball series in the 2021 season. They commenced the season with a three-match series against Afghanistan which was a one-sided affair as the Afghani men came out on top by a clean 3-0 win. This was followed by another three-match series played against Pakistan where Pakistan won two of the matches. Lastly Zimbabwe and Bangladesh locked horns to play a three-match T20I series in July, where the Bengal Tigers took over Zimbabwe in two of the matches, hence claiming the series win. Zimbabwe last toured Ireland in 2019, to play a three-match series which ended in a tie as one of the matches was abandoned. Meanwhile, as the team's encounter each other in the first match of this season, I have managed to accumulate three betting tips from the Ireland vs Zimbabwe head-to-head match.

IRE vs ZIM Player Bets:

The affiliates are yet to offer odds for this upcoming fixture. However we have decided to run an analysis on the past data and come up with the top three IRE vs ZIM betting tips for you. Take a look!

Wesley Madhevere To Score Over 18.5 Runs

The Harare born right-handed Zimbabwe batsman, Wesley Madhevere is the first batsman in line. The Zimbabwe opener is the top T20I run scorer for his side in the last one year. Considering the 20-year-old is comparatively a new entrant in the international white-ball format, he has notched 351 runs from the 11 innings played at an average of 35.10. In the three-match series that Zimbabwe played against Bangladesh in July Wesley Madhevere was the top run scorer of the series. He piled 150 (54,73 and 23) runs in the three innings played at an impressive average of 50.00. The right-handed batsman has played 13 T20I matches in his career and scored 355 runs from them at 29.58. He has played only 6 matches at home and scored 239 runs at 39.83 from them. Wesley has not played a match against Ireland and this will be his debut series against the Irishmen. This is one of the top bets from the IRE vs ZIM match and Dafabet has offerred odds of 1.87 fro Wesley to score over 18.5 Runs.

We are not done with Zimbabwe batsmen as of yet and we have the wicketkeeper of the team next in line, Regis Chakabva. The 33-year-old Zimbabwe batter will be joining the series on the back of two decent knocks played for his side. Batting against South Africa earlier this season, the 33-year-old batsman was among the top three batsmen in the series. He put together a total of 105 (48, 14 and 43) runs which averaged at 35.00. Regis Chakabva has played 18 T20I matches in his career and made 285 runs from them at 16.76. Regis has not come out to bat against Ireland in his career and this will be his debut series against the Irish squad. Regis Chakabva has only played 6 matches under the captaincy of Sean Williams. Also from the 8 matches played at home, Regis has 139 runs from them. Considering Regis Chakabva has not been a part of too many T20I matches the affiliates are likely to offer a moderate target for him in the IRE vs ZIM betting odds.

Andy Balbirnie To Score Over 20.5 Runs

Last but not the least, the captain of Ireland is our final bet in line, Andy Balbirnie. Ireland is quite dependent on him for its runs in all formats. Considering the fact that Ireland has not been in great form in the T20 format, Andy Balbirnie is the highest run getter among the Irish batsmen. The right handed batsman has scored 55 runs in the last one year from 3 innings played at an average of 18.33. The top order Irish batter has captained 9 matches for his team and averages 25.83 from them with 210 runs to his name.

Balbirnie has played 46 T20I matches in his career and made 1000 runs from them. This averages at 25.00. In the recently concluded three-match series Ireland last played against South Africa, Balbirnie had pitched in 27, 6 and 22 runs in the three innings. Balbirnie generally comes out to bat in the third position for Ireland and has amassed 961 runs from the 33 innings played at 31.00 till date. From the 18 matches that he has played in his home soil, the right-handed batsman has scored 317 runs from them at an average of 22.64. The Irish captain has only played one match so far against Zimbabwe and scored 28 runs from them. Andy Balbirnie is considerably one of the top batters of Ireland to choose from the IRE vs ZIM head-to-head match. Dafabet.com has offerred betting odds of 1.87 for him to score over 20.5 Runs.