Ireland will take on the West Indies in the first of the three-match T20I series. In this article, we determine the IRE vs WI Weather Report and Pitch Report of the Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast.
IRE vs WI Weather and Pitch Report Of Belfast- 1st T20I, West Indies tour of Ireland 2025:
IRE vs WI Weather Report of Belfast:
There is a 75% chance of rain during the IRE vs WI game in Belfast on Thursday. The maximum temperature is predicted to be 18°C while the minimum temperature would be 14°C.
IRE vs WI Civil Service Cricket Club Pitch Report:
The surface at Civil Service Cricket Club has been a decent batting wicket, but by no means is it a high-scoring wicket, with an average first innings score of 124 runs.
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The batter will have to give themselves an over or two to see what the ball is doing and how the pitch is behaving to calculate what will be a good score at the end of 20 overs.
Having said that, a score of 180-190 can be a winning total at this venue, which is backed by the fact that the highest successful run chase in 31 T20I games at this venue happens to be 180/4 by New Zealand against Ireland.
As far as the record for the highest total at the Civil Service Cricket Club is concerned, it is 190/4 by which was scored by Bangladesh.
West Indies have had a forgettable outing in England as the Shai Hope-led side was not able to clinch a single win in the six white ball games across ODI and T20I.
The former World Champions will hope to identify the right combination before going into the all-important T20 World Cup 2026 to be hosted by India and Sri Lanka.
WI management would especially want their batters to catch up with modern-day T20 batting as the likes of Rovan Powell, Shai Hope, and Evin Lewis have found it difficult to play those cheeky but effective cricket shots.
For Ireland, the series against the West Indies is an opportunity to test their bench strength, as the selectors have announced a young team to take on the visitors.
Taking the above-mentioned fact into account, the likes of Captain Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie, and Harry Tector will look to take the responsibility to score runs at get the team off to a solid start.
The series can be seen as a battle between two batting lineups that rely heavily on their top order.
Conclusion
Ireland would like to win the first game of the three-match series in order to identify their best combination for the T20 World Cup.
The West Indies, on the other hand, will hope to shrug off the recent string of losses against England and give a strong account of what the team is capable of.
