With some of the world’s best stepping into the bright lights tonight, the fans and punters alike are set for another cracking night of cricket.
Every day, you can find yours truly on the neds blog, analysing every game and providing my best bets in the lead-up to your favourite matches.
Let’s recognise that the pitch in New York has been shocking.
No team has surpassed 100 at ‘The Big Apple’ in two matches, it’s shown inconsistent bounce and provides terrible carry to the keeper.
Out of the 26 wickets that have fallen, 18 of them have come from fast bowlers and Craig Young is the standout to me for Ireland.
Both sides are looking to get off the mark, and the loser of this matchup will fall well behind in their respective group.
My remaining selections can be found below.
- Ireland to Win
- Craig Young Top Irish Wicket Taker
- Paul Stirling Top Irish Run Scorer
It’s well overdue, but New Zealand have finally started their campaign against the warmed-up Afghanistan.
The Afghanis opened their account with a 125-run victory over Uganda, who were appalling.
An upset over New Zealand will sit them in a comfortable position for a spot in the Super 8’s and I believe they can do it.
Rashid Khan had an outstanding opening campaign, scalping two wickets in his last matchup.
Here are my remaining plays for tonights matchup.
- Afghanistan to win
- Rashid Khan 2+ Wickets
- Rachin Ravindra 20+ Runs
- Trent Boult 1+ Wicket