"I think Scotland are heavily dependent on their captain, Kathryn Bryce," former Pakistan skipper Sana Mir told ICC ahead of the semi-finals.
"I think she has been splendid for them, but when you look at Ireland, it's a complete unit.
The openers are performing, the middle-order performed under pressure yesterday [against Netherlands], and now with Orla Prendergast with the ball, their bowling unit looks pretty amazing.
Former Irish skipper Isobel Joyce highlighted that Ireland will be under pressure because they have consistently made the big tournaments.
"[Scotland are] a team that has constantly been at this level, and never made it through," Joyce told ICC.
Amy Hunter and Gaby Lewis have also been in red hot form for them, with three fifty-plus run partnerships in the four games, each of them coming at frenetic pace.
Scotland, on the other hand, have thrived on good bowling performances in the tournament. They have taken 23 wickets in the four games and only once in their three wins did a team manage to cross the 100-run mark.
Kathryn Bryce, Rachel Slater and Abtaha Maqsood have been the pick of their bowlers in this tournament and the three will need to step up again if they are to stop an in-form Ireland batting unit.
"I think Scotland are heavily dependent on their captain, Kathryn Bryce," former Pakistan skipper Sana Mir told ICC ahead of the semi-finals.
"I think she has been splendid for them, but when you look at Ireland, it's a complete unit. The openers are performing, the middle-order performed under pressure yesterday [against Netherlands], and now with Orla Prendergast with the ball, their bowling unit looks pretty amazing.
"Definitely for me, Ireland are favourites going into this game, but it's T20 cricket, we don't know what's in store for us," Mir added.
Former Irish skipper Isobel Joyce highlighted that Ireland will be under pressure because they have consistently made the big tournaments.
But she pointed out that Scotland was one of the teams that also stood out for her.
"[Scotland are] a team that has constantly been at this level, and never made it through," Joyce told ICC.
"They've added a few different elements to their line-up in terms of batting and bowling to give them a really good chance against Ireland in the semi-final."
