IRE vs WI Match Preview- 1st T20I, West Indies tour of Ireland 2025

Ireland will be up against the West Indies in the first of the three-match T20I series. The IRE vs WI Match Preview provides today's match details for the 1st T20I of the West Indies tour of Ireland 2025.

IRE vs WI Match Preview- 1st T20I, West Indies tour of Ireland 2025:

Date and Venue:

The IRE vs WI match will be played on June 12 at the Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast. The game will start at 7:30 PM IST.

Squads:

Ireland

Paul Stirling (C), Mark Adair, Ross Adair, Tim Tector, Stephen Doheny, George Dockrell, Matthew Humphreys, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Liam McCarthy, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Gavin Hoey

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West Indies

Shai Hope (C), Sherfane Rutherford, Keacy Carty, Johnson Charles, Matthew Forde, Jyd Goolie, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Evin Lewis, Gudakesh Motie, Rovman Powell, Romario Shepherd

IRE vs WI Key battles:

Paul Stirling vs Alzarri Joseph

Ireland's captain, Paul Stirling, would like to lead from the front in an important series before the 2026 T20 World Cup.

Stirling will have to deal with fast bowler Alzarri Joseph, who would hope for a better outing with the ball after going for runs against England.

Harry Tector vs Romario Shepherd

One of the most experienced batters in the Irish team, Harry Tector, will have to take the responsibility of guiding the team to an above-par total.

Tector will be up against Romario Shepherd, who has gone off the radar in the last couple of T20 games after starting strongly against England in the first match.

Shai Hope vs Josh Little

Like Stirling Shai Hope, the West Indies captain would hope for a better outing with the bat and in the field to clinch his first T20I win as captain.

Hope will go head-to-head against Josh Little, who has been in and out of the team, and would hope to get things right in the first game.

Shimron Hetmyer vs Ben White

Shimron Hetmyer is now one of the senior batters in the team and would want to assert his presence in the team by delivering a match-winning performance in the first T20I against Ireland.

Hetmyer will have to tackle the leg break bowling of Ben White, who is looking to make a mark in international cricket.

IRE vs WI Key Players:

IRE- Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie, Harry Tector, Josh Little, Ben White

WI- Evin Lewis, Shai Hope, Gudakesh Motie, Jason Holder, Alzarri Joseph

IRE vs WI Weather Report:

There are 75% chances of rain during the game in Belfast on Thursday with a maximum temperature of 18°C and a minimum of 14°C.

Conclusion

Ireland would like to win the first game on Thursday to start the three-match T20I series on a positive note.

West Indies, on the other hand, would hope to bounce back after a disappointing show in the recently concluded six-game white ball series against England.

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