Ireland win toss bat against O
Ireland win toss bat against O
DHARAMSALA: Ireland captain William Porterfield won the toss and chose to bat in their opening match of the World T20 against Oman here at the Hiachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium on Wednesday.Ireland picked right-arm quick Craig Young in their three-pronged pace attack, and off-spinner Andy McBrine. They left out left-arm spinner George Dockrell and Andy Balbirnie.Oman captain Sultan Ahmed backed his bowling attack, with “good spinners and pacers”. Bowling first, they would not have to face the dew factor if it comes into play later in the evening.Ireland: William Porterfield (captain), Paul Stirling, Andrew Poynter, Niall O’Brien, Gary Wilson (wk), Kevin O’Brien, Andrew McBrine, Max Sorensen, Tim Murtagh, Boyd Rankin, Craig YoungOman: Zeeshan Maqsood, Jatinder Singh, Ajay Lalcheta, Adnan Ilyas, Aamir Kaleem, Sultan Ahmed (captain & wk), Mehran Khan, Aamer Ali, Khawar Ali, Munis Ansari, Bilal Khan ‘