IRL vs ZAF 1st ODI match prediction 11 Jul 2021

IRE vs SA 1st ODI Predictions & Betting Tips

Ireland will face South Africa to play the first of the three One-Day Internationals of the series, which is scheduled to be hosted at The Village in Dublin, Malahide on July 11 Sunday. I have managed to accumulate three of the best betting tips from the IRE vs SA 1st ODI match prediction.

We already have so much cricketing action going on and now we are going to add to it with the three-match ODI series between Ireland and South Africa. Ireland will be hosting the Proteas for this series and follow it up with a three-match T20I series as well. Ireland have played 8 ODI matches this year already but unfortunately have managed to win just 2 out of them. That is a sorry year to have so far and now they will have the South African hurdle to get past.

South Africa, on the other hand, will find it easy against Ireland. However, the Irish conditions might not be friendly but at the end of the day it is cricket. South Africa have not played a lot of 50-over matches this year. The most recent being the series against Pakistan back in April 2021. South Africa had lost that series and that too back at their home conditions. Can they assert their dominance over Ireland? We will have to wait for the results but until then, take a look at the top betting tips from the IRE vs SA 1st ODI match prediction.

IRE vs SA 1st ODI Player Bets:

Isn’t it obvious that the oddsmakers are going to favour the Proteas for this upcoming series against Ireland? Well, that is what has happened and as a result of that, I have had to choose Quinton de Kock, Rassie Van Der Dussen and Paul Stirling from the player bets section of the IRE vs SA 1st ODI match prediction.

Quinton de Kock to score over 39.5 runs

We have arguably the best wicket-keeper batsman in the world to begin with today and yes, ladies and gentlemen, I am indeed going to talk about Quinton de Kock. The South African has played 123 ODI matches in his career so far and has 5235 runs under his belt at an average of 44.75. He has played 48 games away from home and has added 1930 runs at an average of 41.06.

Under the leadership of Temba Bavuma, De Kock is averaging 50.00 and it shows he can focus on his batting and keeping without the load of the captaincy. While playing against Ireland, De Kock has an average of 41.50. He also has an average of 49.68 in the two-team series he has played in his career so far. In the first match of any ODI series, the southpaw has an outstanding average of 64.00! Dafabet is offering odds of 1.87 for Quinton de Kock to score over 39.5 runs in the IRE vs SA 1st ODI match prediction.

Rassie Van Der Dussen to score over 33.5 runs

The other player that is there in my list from the Proteas setup is their ODI wonder man - Rassie Van Der Dussen. When was the last time you heard that a batsman has an ODI average of 80.90? I am not sure of the answers but Rassie is the player at the moment with that feat. Not like he has played only 4-5 matches. The right hander has played 23 matches so far and has 890 runs and in 18 innings, he has 1 century and 8 fifties.

He has just played one match away from home so far and he has scored 50 runs in that game. In two matches this calendar year, Van Der Dussen has scores of 123* and 60! In the first match of any series, he has been dismissed only once and his average thus is a whopping 286.00! His scores in these matches are - 123*, 38*, 32* and 93. He loves to bat at number 4 for his team and has an astounding average of 75.83. Is he the next big thing from South Africa? Debatable much? But for now, you can head over to the Dafabet website who are offering odds of 1.87 for Rassie Van Der Dussen to score over 33.5 runs.

Paul Stirling to score over 26.5 runs

Last but not the least, we have Ireland’s one of the most prolific talents and also one of the most experienced campaigners in white-ball cricket - Paul Stirling! He has already played 128 ODI games and has 4823 runs against his name at a very decent average of 39.53. He has played 45 games in Ireland scoring 1390 runs at an average of 33.09. The last time he played an ODI match against South Africa was back in 2016 and he finished with a knock of 40 runs.

In 8 matches in the 2021 calendar year, Stirling has gone on and racked up 576 runs at an impressive average of 78.00! Under the leadership of Andy Balbirnie, Stirling has played 14 games and has amassed 785 runs at an incredible average of 60.38. In any two-team series, the Irishman has scored 3278 runs at an average of 44.29. In the first match of any ODI series, Stirling has maintained an average of 40.13. Dafabet is offering odds of 1.87 for Paul Stirling to score over 26.5 runs in the IRE vs SA 1st ODI match prediction.