Dream11: Ireland vs Hong Kong Qualifier Match Predictions & Team News

The Hong Kong cricket team will take on Ireland in their ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019 match on Friday, October 18 (3.40 PM IST). However, Hong Kong will not come into the 14-team tournament as a very confident unit. Their return to T20 cricket over the last three years has been far from satisfactory. They have won just one out of their eight T20 matches during this period.

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Match schedule 

The match will be played on Friday in the UAE's capital city of Abu Dhabi. The two sides faced each other in their previous clash at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground, Oman. Ireland had defeated Hong kong by 66 runs back then. Ireland occupies the 15th position in the ICC T20I rankings. On the other hand, Hong Kong are ranked 20th.

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Teams' track records

Hong Kong will surely rely on their batsmen. Haroon Arshad scored 64 runs on 40 balls against the Netherlands in the team's last game. Shahid Wasif has also scored consistently for the team. Kinchit Shah will also try to create an impact on the match with the ball. The team will also rely on Babar Hayat to change the course of the game.

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For Ireland, Paul Sterling has been consistent for the national team. He scored 59 against Nepal in the previous match. Andrew Balbernie will also be amongst the players to watch out for. George Dockrell took three wickets against Nepal. He will be a constant threat for Hong Kong's batsmen.

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Dream11 team squads

Ireland: Paul Sterling, Kevin O'Brien,  Andrew Balbirnie, Harry Tector, Gary Wilson, Mark Adair, Gareth Delany, Simranjit Singh, Stuart Thomson and George Dockrell.

Hong Kong: Anshuman Rath, Ahsan Abbasi, Jamie Atkinson, Waqar Barkat, Scott mc Kechnie, Kinchit Shah, Shahid Wasif, Haroon Arshad, Waqas khan, Babar Hayat and Mohammad Ghazanfar.

Dream11 team 

Kevin O' Brien (C), Haroon Arshad, Paul Sterling, Ahsan Abbasi, Gary Wilson, Simranjit Singh, Shahid Wasif, Stuart Thomson, Babar Hayat, Mark Adair and George Dockrell.

Note - The Dream11 predictions are our own and do not guarantee positive results in your games.