IND vs IRE 1st T20I Highlights: India Beat Ireland By 2 Runs In Rain-Interrupted Game

Earlier, Jasprit Bumrah and Prasidh Krishna dominated with the ball but then Barry McCarthy's unbeaten fifty guided Ireland to a competitive total of 139 runs.

The Indian team were batting at 47 runs in 6.5 overs when rain played spoilsport in the opening T20I of the three-match series on Friday at Dublin. Since India were two runs ahead as per the DLS method, they were declared the winners.

While chasing 140, India had a shaky start as they lost two quick wickets in the form of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Tilak Varma but then Gaikwad came in and took the onus alongside Sanju Samson. It was Ireland’s bowler Craig Young who produced a double blow, snaring Jaiswal and Varma cheaply.

Earlier, Jasprit Bumrah and Prasidh Krishna dominated with the ball but then Barry McCarthy's unbeaten fifty guided Ireland to a competitive total of 139 runs after India decided to field. Bumrah who recuperated for 11 months due to a lower-back stress fracture, scalped 2 for 24, while Prasidh picked up 2 for 32. Spinner Ravi Bishnoi ended the game with the figures of 2/23 while Arshdeep Singh collected one wicket.

However, Indian bowlers were expensive in the slog overs of the game as skipper Bumrah delivered a brilliant penultimate over but Arshdeep gave away 22 runs in the last over of the game with McCarthy smashing him all around the park.

India Playing XI: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(w), Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah(c), Ravi Bishnoi.

Ireland Playing XI: Paul Stirling(c), Andrew Balbirnie, Lorcan Tucker(w), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Craig Young, Joshua Little, Benjamin White.

Squads

Ireland: Paul Stirling (c), Andrew Balbirnie, Mark Adair, Ross Adair, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Fionn Hand, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Theo van Woerkom, Ben White, Craig Young.

India: Jasprit Bumrah (c), Ruturaj Gaikwad (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson (wk), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan.