Ahead of his team's clash against the USA in the T20 World Cup 2024 in Florida [USA], Ireland bowler Mark Adair praised his opponents and said they have a 'well-balanced' team in the tournament.
Ireland are at the bottom of the Group A points table after failing to pick up a single win in the tournament. They are entering this match after losing to Canada by 12 runs.
Speaking at the pre-match press conference, Adair said the USA also had good players on the bench. He also claimed that the Irish batting lineup is stronger on paper."They are a very balanced team and they have good people on the bench too, which is always a sign of a good team. But yes, I would say if it were two-for me, it would be if our bowling line-up And their bowling line-up, so it will probably be them who fires there, I would say our batsmen are probably stronger on paper, but you know, those guys have come into form really well. And yes, they have shown why they are there, why they are doing so well," Adair said.
He also talked about his previous match of the tournament and said that it was a 'disappointing' match against Canada.
“Our last game against Canada was a little disappointing.Move over New York. I think two people were happy to get out of New York. Most of the batsmen. But yeah, look, it's been a tough start for us but yeah, I'm looking forward to getting stuck in Fort Lauderdale if the weather continues to be bad."
Ireland squad: Andrew Balbirnie, Paul Stirling (c), Lorcan Tucker (wk), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Joshua Little, Craig Young, Benjamin White, Neil Rock, Graham Hume, Ross Adair.USA squad: Shayan Jahangir, Steven Taylor, Andries Goss (wk), Aaron Jones (c), Nitish Kumar, Corey Anderson, Harmeet Singh, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Jasdeep Singh, Saurabh Netravalkar, Ali Khan, Nostush Kenzige, Monank Patel , Nisarg Patel, Milind Kumar.
Ireland are at the bottom of the Group A points table after failing to pick up a single win in the tournament. They are entering this match after losing to Canada by 12 runs.
Speaking at the pre-match press conference, Adair said the USA also had good players on the bench. He also claimed that the Irish batting lineup is stronger on paper."They are a very balanced team and they have good people on the bench too, which is always a sign of a good team. But yes, I would say if it were two-for me, it would be if our bowling line-up And their bowling line-up, so it will probably be them who fires there, I would say our batsmen are probably stronger on paper, but you know, those guys have come into form really well. And yes, they have shown why they are there, why they are doing so well," Adair said.
He also talked about his previous match of the tournament and said that it was a 'disappointing' match against Canada.
“Our last game against Canada was a little disappointing.Move over New York. I think two people were happy to get out of New York. Most of the batsmen. But yeah, look, it's been a tough start for us but yeah, I'm looking forward to getting stuck in Fort Lauderdale if the weather continues to be bad."
Ireland squad: Andrew Balbirnie, Paul Stirling (c), Lorcan Tucker (wk), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Joshua Little, Craig Young, Benjamin White, Neil Rock, Graham Hume, Ross Adair.USA squad: Shayan Jahangir, Steven Taylor, Andries Goss (wk), Aaron Jones (c), Nitish Kumar, Corey Anderson, Harmeet Singh, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Jasdeep Singh, Saurabh Netravalkar, Ali Khan, Nostush Kenzige, Monank Patel , Nisarg Patel, Milind Kumar.
