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May 11 Ireland v West Indies Betting Tips & Predictions
Ireland v West Indies clash in a One Day International match on Saturday 11 May with Dublin’s The Village playing host. This venue has seen no lack of action over the last few days with fans treated to star performances from players expected to play a huge part in this summer’s World Cup. Here are our top May 11 Ireland v West Indies betting tips.
It hasn’t always been comfortable viewing for the locals who have packed the stands, often watching their side struggle against more established nations in the game. The series will help improve Irish talent and will, undoubtedly, nudge everyone concerned in the right direction.
The home fans know their side are out of their depth at this level, but they are happy to be involved, watching the players learn and better themselves in the process. The overall aim is to significantly slash the gap between Ireland and the top teams. The quickest way to achieve that is by playing the best as often as possible. This match certainly ticks that box.
Close Call with England
May has already been a busy month for the Irish team and this will be their fourth outing, following matches with England, West Indies and Bangladesh. The latter was a rain-soaked day where we didn’t see an awful lot of play in the early stages and the start was delayed. That’s always going to be a problem at this time of year and in this part of the world, but it’s something the players will have to deal with.
There was plenty more for fans of Ireland to cheer when they came up against old rivals England on Friday 3 May. The locals had hoped to see the kind of upset we witnessed at the World Cup a few years back and they came mighty close too, but it was the visitors who scrambled to an entertaining victory. England won the match by just four wickets, with the final score reading Ireland 198 all out (43.1) against 199-6 (42.0).
A defeat, yes, but the squad came out of the contest with just as much credit as their opponents did. England went away to have a rethink, contemplating how close they came to losing to a minnow on the cricket scene during their crucial World Cup build-up. Were England really that bad, was it a poor day at the office or did Ireland raise their game and show just how far they’ve come on in recent times? We’d like to say it was the latter, but a heavy defeat to West Indies next time out casts serious doubt over that theory.
