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Zimbabwe had a massive, surprise win over Australia in their last match to give them a great chance of qualifying for the next stage of this World Cup. Victory over Ireland will guarantee that place. Ireland have one win from three games played and only have an outside chance of progressing. Zimbabwe were the victors the last time these sides met in T20 cricket and have won three of the last four meetings in white-ball cricket. Zimbabwe have the momentum going forward and are my selection to win today.

Kalinskaya was a finalist at this event two years ago. She beat Gauff in an earlier round. Kalinskaya has won seven of eleven matches played this year. Gauff has lost her last two matches and has looked out of form. Kalinskaya to upset the odds and beat Gauff.

Zhang is in good current form, having won the Challenger tournament in Brisbane. He didn't drop a single set throughout the tournament. Carballés Baena had to win two qualifying matches to reach this stage, and I think that this will be as far as he goes.

Martinez to beat Dzumhur is the forecast for this match. Martinez leads 1??"0 in completed head-to-heads, that win coming on clay. Martinez had to retire injured in their only other meeting. Dzumhur has lost five of his last six matches. He played the Buenos Aires tournament last week but only managed to win a total of five games in his first-round loss. Martinez lost in the quarterfinals last week, having been a losing semifinalist a year ago.

England have a great chance of winning this group, having looked at the opposition. West Indies have had some poor results in recent months, and realistically they offer the only real challenge to England. England played well recently in beating Sri Lanka 3-0 and are a banker selection to win this group.

England are looking stronger game by game, as evidenced in the autumn internationals. They have a wealth of attacking options, and in the forwards they have multiple world-class players in all positions. I think that only France could stand in their way, as Ireland have a much-changed squad due to retirements.

Harry Kane has made a great start to this season, scoring goals for fun. In a market which looks between Haaland, Mbappe, and Kane, I reckon that with their attacking intent and rich vein of form, Bayern can supply the Englishman with sufficient goal-scoring opportunities to finish as the top Champions League scorer.