Howdy and welcome to Sportstar’s LIVE protection of the primary T20I between Eire and Italy, being held at Sevens Stadium in Dubai on January 23.
PREVIEW
Eire and Italy will face off in a historic three-match T20I sequence on the Sevens Stadium in Dubai on Friday. The conflict will mark Italy’s maiden look in opposition to an ICC Full Member in a bilateral sequence, and can function a gown rehearsal for its historic T20 World Cup debut.
Italy certified for the worldwide occasion by the European qualifiers, throughout which it surprised Scotland, and the crew will now look to show its mettle in opposition to a seasoned Irish facet.
In the meantime, Eire, led by Paul Stirling, might be eager to acclimatise to subcontinental circumstances, as subsequent month’s T20 World Cup might be staged in India and Sri Lanka.
WHEN AND WHERE TO WATCH
The primary T20I between Eire and Italy is not going to be televised or streamed dwell in India. The match will start at 11:30 AM IST.
THE SQUADS
Eire: Paul Stirling (c), George Dockrell, Ben White, Craig Younger, Barry McCarthy, Mark Adair, Josh Little, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, Ben Calitz (wk), Tim Tector, Ross Adair, Matthew Humphreys.
Italy: JJ Smuts, Wayne Madsen (c), Grant Stewart, Benjamin Manenti, Gian-Piero Meade (wk), Jaspreet Singh, Harry Manenti, Crishan Kalugamage, Syed Naqvi, Ali Hasan, Marcus Campopiano (wk), Zain Ali, Justin Mosca, Anthony Mosca, Thomas Draca.
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