India Vs. Ireland ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 Match Live Preview
Group: B – India v Ireland (ICC Cricket World Cup 2011)
Schedule: Sunday, March 6, 09:00 GMT | 14:30 local at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
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The Men In blue take on Ireland in their 3rd group match on March 6 in Bangalore. This match is expected to be an easy one for the Indians, and they are will love to run over the Irish. Taking any team lightly would be a huge mistake, and winning every game is vital in such a huge tournament, and when playing in front of a packed stadium and millions watching. The Irish will have a wonderful experience as they play in India, and they just might know what it feels to be playing in front of a capacity crowd. The Irish can put up a good show, like they did in the last World Cup where they entered the Semi-Finals defeating Bangladesh. We do know the Irish love their celebrations; will Bangalore see any Irish style celebrations? Will they defeat India to stun the world? Watch ICC cricket live online.
Not a match is to be taken lightly, as every match each team wins, and point gained will play a vital role in deciding which team advances to the next round. Expect a lot of runs to be scored by the team batting first, Bangalore pitches have a record for good batting tracks, they are flat, and will get the ball to turn. Ireland will need to find an answer to play spin if they fancy chasing or putting on a good score against India. The last world cup saw Irish play pace bowling decently, but struggled against spinners, and slow bowlers. Nerves will be plenty for the Irish as they take on the favorites on Sunday. All this action is available live online, watch world cup cricket 2011 live streaming from your PC.
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MS Dhoni didn’t give anything away when asked about a likely playing XI on the eve of the game, but appeared to confirm the rumour that Ashish Nehra was match-fit once more. India will play to their strength, which is batting, and that’s likely to leave four spots up for grabs for the bowlers. The same group that played against England – Zaheer Khan, Munaf Patel, Harbhajan Singh and Piyush Chawla – is the logical conclusion.
India (probable): 1 Virender Sehwag, 2 Sachin Tendulkar, 3 Gautam Gambhir, 4 Virat Kohli, 5 Yuvraj Singh, 6 MS Dhoni (wk/capt), 7 Yusuf Pathan, 8 Harbhajan Singh, 9 Zaheer Khan, 10 Piyush Chawla, 11 Munaf Patel.
Ireland were forced to make some last-minute changes to their line-up against England, with allrounder Andre Botha’s unavailability meaning wicketkeeper-batsman Gary Wilson slotted in at No. 5. Botha is one of Ireland’s most accomplished bowlers in the end overs – his accuracy and canny changes of pace brought him three cheap wickets against Bangladesh – and if he is match-fit, he’ll play. Otherwise, Ireland have little reason to change the team that beat England.
Ireland (probable): 1 William Porterfield (capt), 2 Paul Stirling, 3 Ed Joyce, 4 Niall O’Brien (wk), 5 Kevin O’Brien, 6 Alex Cusack, 7 Andre Botha/Gary Wilson, 8 John Mooney, 9 Trent Johnston, 10 George Dockrell, 11 Boyd Rankin.
