We have opted for a fantasy cricket team on basis of probable XIs, recent performances, overall impact, and credit points.
Probable XIs
Ireland: Stephen Doheny, Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie (c), Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Mark Adair, Andy McBrine, Joshua Little, Graham Hume
Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal (c), Litton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan, Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Shoriful Islam, Hasan Mahmud, Ebadot Hossain
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Pitch Data
(Based on the last three games in Chelmsford)
1st innings avg. score: 300/8
2nd innings avg. score: 225/8
Wins
Batting 1st: 67%
Batting 2nd: 33%
Seamers took 53% of the wickets. Meanwhile, 28 of 49 wickets fell between overs 30 and 50. On the batting front, four centuries were registered.
Fantasy Tips of The Day
Be it with the new or old ball, Joshua Little has been a massive asset for Ireland since 2021, bagging 25 wickets in 19 ODIs to provide an average of 47 points per game.
Such has been Harry Tector’s dominance with the bat that he smashed four hundreds and two half-centuries in his last 10 ODIs.
In six outings against Ireland, Litton Das has collected 243 runs at 49 including three half-centuries.
Before the last game (one for 56), Ebadot Hossain had picked at least two wickets every time he bowled in the format, overall scalping 20 wickets in nine attempts.
Mushfiqur Rahim loves playing against Ireland: 366 runs at 52 and 17 dismissals. Moreover, he has already accumulated 331 runs at 66 for the year.
In the same period, Najmul Hossain Shanto added 370 runs at 53 – of which 259 runs at 65, including a hundred and a fifty, came against Ireland. Furthermore, he featured in the Best11 in three of the last five ODIs.
Tamim Iqbal has scored the most runs (596 at 46) for his side versus Ireland including one century and three fifties.
Graham Hume has enjoyed bowling to the Bangladeshis: 10 wickets in five matches including a four-for.
Only through catching has Lorcan Tucker generated 56 points in his last five ODIs against Bangladesh.
Andrew Balbirnie averages only 15 against Bangladesh.