The 7th match of World Cup T20 2022 is scheduled to play between Scotland and Ireland on Wednesday, 19th October 2022 at Bellerive Oval, Hobart

Scotland played smart cricket in their opening match against West Indies. This win against a big test cricket nation must boost the confidence of Scotland. The way how their batting order performed in that match was just outstanding. They scored a total of 160 runs in 20 overs. Munsey was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side with 66 runs to his name on 53 balls with the help of nine boundaries and remained not out till the 20th over. Remember that he came to bat as an opener. Calum MacLeod also performed well and scored 23 runs.

Michael Jones scored 20 runs while Chris Greaves and the skipper, Richie Berrington scored 16 runs each. The performance of the bowling unit of Scotland was also outstanding. They defended the target of 161 runs and send the full team of West Indies back to the pavilion in 18.3 overs for a total of 118 runs. Almost all bowlers from their side performed well and picked wickets. Mark Watt was the most successful and highest wicket-taker from their side who picked three wickets in four overs against just 12 runs. Brad Wheal and Michael Leask picked two wickets each while Josh Davey and Safyaan Sharif had one wicket each to their names.

Ireland lost the first match against Zimbabwe and now they have to win the remaining matches at any cost. They won the toss and decided to field first. Their bowlers were good in early overs and picked key five wickets of Zimbabwe on a total of just 79 runs but after this, they leaked 174 runs in 20 overs. Joshua Little proved the only successful bowler from their side who picked three wickets in four overs against 24 runs. Mark Adair picked two wickets in four overs while he was charged with 39 runs. Simi Singh was the other bowler with two wickets to his name.

Barry McCarthy, Curtis Campher, and Gareth Delany were the bowlers who failed to pick any wicket in the previous match. The batting order of Ireland also failed to give the best performance and scored 143 runs while chasing the target of 175 runs. Curtis Campher was the highest run-scorer from their side scoring 27 runs. George Dockrell and Gareth Delany scored 24 runs each while Barry McCarthy remained not out after scoring 22 runs. Paul Stirling and Simi Singh failed to open the account on the scoreboard and came back to the pavilion on a golden duck. Ireland needs to perform extraordinarily in each and every department of the game to win the most important matches.

Scotland had played 13 matches against Ireland where they had won 3 while Ireland had won 7 matches. One match between these two teams was tied and two matches ended with no result.

Scotland is overall a strong team as compared to Ireland at least on paper. According to our match prediction, Scotland is the favorite team who will win this match. There are many factors that make Scotland a favorite team to win this match. Some of the key factors are mentioned as under:

• Scotland had beaten a strong team in this tournament, the West Indies earlier
• The batting order of Scotland is in good form
• Ireland has a decent record while playing against Scotland
• Both teams will play this match with the full force

Scotland is full of experienced and young players in the t20 format. The batting order of this team is also strong and some well-known hitters of the t20 format are part of the squad of this team, so the winning chances of today’s match for Scotland have been increased. The equation of who will win today’s cricket match prediction and who will win the cricket match today is mentioned as under.

Scotland has a 52% chance to win this match
Ireland has a 48% chance to win this match

The toss will play an important role in the decision of all matches of World Cup T20. Having a good total on the board is always a big advantage in these kinds of big matches. According to our toss prediction, the team who will win the toss may choose to bat first.

The 7th Match of World Cup T20 2022 is going to be held at Bellerive Oval, Hobart. We had observed in the previous matches played here that the pitch here at this venue is good for batting. The track is slower than the others we have seen and helps the spinners quite a bit. We are hoping that the surface is bound to get slower and be a bit more difficult for batting in this match. A score of 170 is going to be tough to chase.

The weather forecast in Hobart is predicting some clouds around on match day but the weather forecast does not predict rain. We should be able to have a full uninterrupted match.

Scotland: George Munsey, Michael Jones, Matthew Cross (wk), Richie Berrington (c), Calum MacLeod, Chris Greaves, Michael Leask, Mark Watt, Josh Davey, Safyaan Sharif, Brad Wheal.

Ireland: Andrew Balbirnie (c), Paul Stirling, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Harry Tector, George Dockrell, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Simi Singh, Barry McCarthy, Joshua Little.

We will update you shortly.

Date: Wednesday, 19th October 2022
Time: 04:00 AM GMT / 03:00 PM LOCAL / 09:30 AM IST

• Stadium: Bellerive Oval
• Location: Hobart, Australia
• Opened: 1914
• Capacity: 20,000
• Known as: Blundstone Arena
• Dimensions: 175m long, 135.5m wide
• Ends: Church Street End, River End
• Time Zone: UTC +11:00
• Home to: Tasmania, Hobart Hurricanes
• Other Sports: it is home to Australian Rules (Clarence ‘Roos [SFL], Tasmanian Devils [VFL])
• Floodlights: Yes
• Curator: Marcus Pamplin

• Total matches: 5
• Matches won batting first: 4
• Matches won bowling first: 1
• Average 1st Inns scores: 176
• Average 2nd Inns scores: 152
• Highest total recorded: 213/4 (20 Ov) by AUS vs ENG
• The lowest total recorded: 118/10 (18.3 Ov) by WI vs SCO
• The highest score chased: 161/5 (18.3 Ov) by AUS vs ENG
• The lowest score defended: 160/5 (20 Ov) by SCO vs WI

Stephen Doheny, Conor Olphert, Graham Hume, Fionn Hand, Andrew Balbirnie (c), Paul Stirling, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Harry Tector, George Dockrell, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Simi Singh, Barry McCarthy, Joshua Little.