IRE vs ITA Cricket Player Stats, Team News & Expert Analysis - Todays Match Preview
Aditya - January 26, 2026Last Updated on Jan 26, 2026 12:05 PM
Ireland vs Italy Cricket Match Previews
Ireland vs Italy in UAE, 2026
IRE 154/10 (19.4)
ITA 157/6 (19.3)
Italy won by 4 wkts
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Stewart* | 33 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 173.68 |
| Marcus Campopiano | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry McCarthy* | 3.3 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 11.43 |
| Mark Adair | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 5.75 |
Last Wicket:Gian Meade c Dockrell b Mark Adair 22(19) - 111/6 in 16.1 ov.
Today's Match Live Score ↻
Ireland vs Italy
Ireland — Innings 1 (154/10 in 19.4 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Stirling (c) b Crishan Kalugamage | 45 | 38 | 2 | 3 | 118.42 | |
| Ross Adair b Ali Hasan | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 75 | |
| Harry Tector c Ali Hasan b Crishan Kalugamage | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 144.44 | |
| Lorcan Tucker (wk) st Gian Meade b Crishan Kalugamage | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Benjamin Calitz c and b Smuts | 22 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 183.33 | |
| George Dockrell st Gian Meade b Smuts | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Mark Adair run out (Harry Manenti) | 25 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 119.05 | |
| Gareth Delany c Harry Manenti b Stewart | 18 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 128.57 | |
| Barry McCarthy not out | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 183.33 | |
| Matthew Humphreys b Stewart | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 | |
| Craig Young run out (Anthony Mosca/Stewart) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | |
| Extras | NoBalls: 3 | Wides: 7 | Total: 10 | |||||
| Total | 154 | 10 wkts, 19.4 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ali Hasan | 3 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 10 |
| Grant Stewart | 3.4 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 7.4 |
| Jaspreet Singh | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 12.5 |
| JJ Smuts | 4 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 4.5 |
| Harry Manenti | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 8.7 |
| Crishan Kalugamage | 4 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 7 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Stirling & Ross Adair | 22 | 18 |
| Stirling & Harry Tector | 44 | 25 |
| Stirling & Tucker | 0 | 4 |
| Stirling & Benjamin Calitz | 25 | 19 |
| Stirling & Dockrell | 4 | 6 |
| Delany & Dockrell | 0 | 4 |
| Delany & Mark Adair | 43 | 31 |
| McCarthy & Mark Adair | 11 | 7 |
| McCarthy & Humphreys | 3 | 2 |
| McCarthy & Young | 2 | 2 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ross Adair | 2.6 | 22 |
| 2 | Harry Tector | 7.1 | 66 |
| 3 | Lorcan Tucker | 7.5 | 66 |
| 4 | Benjamin Calitz | 10.6 | 91 |
| 5 | Paul Stirling | 11.6 | 95 |
| 6 | George Dockrell | 12.4 | 95 |
| 7 | Gareth Delany | 17.5 | 138 |
| 8 | Mark Adair | 19 | 149 |
| 9 | Matthew Humphreys | 19.2 | 152 |
| 10 | Craig Young | 19.4 | 154 |
Italy — Innings 2 (157/6 in 19.3 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Mosca c Harry Tector b Matthew Humphreys | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 160 | |
| Anthony Mosca c Barry McCarthy b Mark Adair | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 110 | |
| JJ Smuts c Harry Tector b Craig Young | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 107.69 | |
| Wayne Madsen (c) c Benjamin Calitz b Matthew Humphreys | 39 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 130 | |
| Harry Manenti b Dockrell | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 76.92 | |
| Gian Meade (wk) c Dockrell b Mark Adair | 22 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 115.79 | |
| Grant Stewart not out | 33 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 173.68 | |
| Marcus Campopiano not out | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 100 | |
| Extras | LegByes: 9 | Wides: 3 | Total: 12 | |||||
| Total | 157 | 6 wkts, 19.3 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Jaspreet Singh, Crishan Kalugamage, Ali Hasan | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Humphreys | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 5.8 |
| Mark Adair | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 5.8 |
| Barry McCarthy | 3.3 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 11.4 |
| Craig Young | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 15 |
| Gareth Delany | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 9.7 |
| George Dockrell | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 4.5 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Mosca & Anthony Mosca | 8 | 5 |
| Smuts & Anthony Mosca | 14 | 16 |
| Smuts & Madsen | 22 | 12 |
| Harry Manenti & Madsen | 24 | 23 |
| Gian Meade & Madsen | 40 | 32 |
| Gian Meade & Stewart | 3 | 9 |
| Marcus Campopiano & Stewart | 46 | 20 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Mosca | 0.5 | 8 |
| 2 | Anthony Mosca | 3.3 | 22 |
| 3 | JJ Smuts | 5.3 | 44 |
| 4 | Harry Manenti | 9.2 | 68 |
| 5 | Wayne Madsen | 14.4 | 108 |
| 6 | Gian Meade | 16.1 | 111 |
IRE vs ITA Match Prediction, Ireland vs Italy in UAE, 2026, Ireland vs Italy Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.
IRE vs ITA (Ireland vs Italy) Match Details
| Match | Ireland vs Italy (IRE vs ITA) |
| League | Ireland vs Italy in UAE, 2026 |
| Date | Monday, 26th January 2026 |
| Time | 07:30 PM (IST) - 02:00 PM (GMT) |
IRE vs ITA Pitch Report and Today's Weather Report
IRE vs ITA Match Venue: The Sevens Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
IRE vs ITA Pitch Report: The pitch is expected to be neutral with the help of fast bowlers.
IRE vs ITA Weather Report: Weather during the match time in Dubai, AE will be cloudy. The temperature is expected to around 36°C on the match day with 48% humidity and 24.2 km/h wind speed. And the visibility is 10 KM. There are no chances of precipitation during the game.
The Sevens Stadium Pitch Favour
Pace Bowling 45%
Spin Bowling
46%Batting Pitch 54%
Bowling Pitch
IRE vs ITA (Ireland vs Italy) Playing 11
Ireland vs Italy (IRE vs ITA) Match Preview
IRE vs ITA Match Preview: Ireland will lock horns against Italy in Ireland vs Italy in UAE, 2026 on Monday, 26 January 2026 at 07:30 PM IST.
Ireland (IRE) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Paul Stirling and Ross Adair will open the innings. Both are very talented players.
One-Down Batter
- Harry Tector will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Lorcan Tucker and Benjamin Calitz will strengthen the middle order for Ireland.
- Paul Stirling will lead the Ireland as a Captain. He is also a good Batter
Wicketkeeper
- Lorcan Tucker will do the Wicket Keeping for Ireland.
Pace Bowlers
- Barry McCarthy and Mark Adair will lead the pace attack of his team. He was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
Italy (ITA) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Justin Mosca and Anthony Joseph Mosca will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings.
One-Down Batter
- JJ Smuts will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Wayne Madsen and Harry J Manenti will strengthen the middle order for Italy.
- Wayne Madsen will lead the Italy as a Captain. He is having topmost good points in this series.
Wicketkeeper
- Gian Meade will do the Wicket Keeping for Italy.
Pace Bowlers
- Thomas Jack Draca and Grant Stewart will lead the pace attack of his team. He was the highest score points gainer in the previous match.
Ireland vs Italy (IRE vs ITA) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips
IRE vs ITA Match Prediction: Ireland looks in good form in recent matches, They are the favorites to win the match.
Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, IRE will win the toss and choose to Bat first.
IRE vs ITA Ireland vs Italy in UAE, 2026 Match Expert Advice: Tim Tector will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Harry Tector will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.
IRE vs ITA Head to Head
IRE vs ITA Head to Head Records: Ireland vs Italy have faced each other in 2 matches in T20. Out of these 2 games, Ireland have won 2 whereas Italy have won 0 Matches.
| Team | Match Win |
|---|---|
| IRE | 2 Won |
| ITA | 0 Won |
Live Telecast
The match will be live telecast on Fancode.
IRE vs ITA Team Analysis & Player Performance
- Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
- Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
- In Wicket Keeping, both are good. You can choose any of one.
- Pacers may play major role on this pitch.
IRE vs ITA Winning Prediction
- Ireland team has the upper hand over Italy team. So try to pick more players from Ireland
IRE vs ITA Small League Must Picks:
IRE - Tim Tector [918 points], Harry Tector [765 points]ITA - Wayne Madsen [859 points], Anthony Joseph Mosca [841 points]
IRE vs ITA Grand League Risky Picks:
IRE - Benjamin White [0 points], Craig Young [9 points]ITA - Gian Meade [0 points], Marcus Campopiano [20 points]
IRE vs ITA Death Over Bowlers:
IRE - Joshua LittleITA - Grant Stewart
Ireland (IRE) Key Players
- Paul Stirling [21]
- George Dockrell [12*, (1, 3W), 6, 11, 21]
- Mark Adair [2W]
- Benjamin Calitz [29, 19, 62*, 2, ]
- Harry Tector [69*, 28]
Italy (ITA) Key Players
- Justin Mosca [PTs: 145, CR: 7.5]
- Jaspreet Singh [DNB, ]
- Harry J Manenti [10]
- JJ Smuts [(16, 1W), (7, 1W), 7, 54, (13, 1w), ]
- Wayne Madsen [PTs: 859, CR: 6]
IRE vs ITA Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- Justin Mosca [PTs: 145, CR: 7.5]
- Harry J Manenti [PTs: 419, CR: 9]
- George Dockrell [PTs: 477, CR: 7]
- Mark Adair [PTs: 497, CR: 7.5]
- JJ Smuts [PTs: 517, CR: 9.5]
- Harry Tector [PTs: 765, CR: 8.5]
- Wayne Madsen [PTs: 859, CR: 6]
IRE vs ITA Injury / Unavailability
Ireland Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
Italy Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
IRE vs ITA Live Stream
Where can I see IRE vs ITA Live Score?
You can see IRE vs ITA Live Score on Possible11, Cricbuzz, ESPNcricinfo, etc.
IRE vs ITA match will be live telecast on FanCode.
IRE vs ITA Cricket Match Highlights
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IRE vs ITA match prediction video in Hindi will be posted soon
Ireland vs Italy (IRE vs ITA) Squads
Ireland (IRE) Squad: Paul Stirling(C), Mark Adair, Lorcan Tucker(WK), Gareth Delany, Harry Tector, Joshua Little, George Dockrell, Barry McCarthy, Craig Young, Benjamin Calitz, Curtis Campher, Ross Adair, Tim Tector, Matthew Humphreys, Benjamin White
Italy (ITA) Squad: JJ Smuts, Grant Stewart, Wayne Madsen(C), Gian Meade(WK), Jaspreet Singh, Harry J Manenti, Crishan Kalugamage, Marcus Campopiano(WK), Zain Ali, Anthony Joseph Mosca, Justin Mosca, Syed Ali Raza Naqvi, Thomas Jack Draca, Ali Hasan
DISCLAIMER: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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