IND vs IRE 1st T20I Highlights: Riding On DLS Method India Beat Ireland By 2 Runs
IND vs IRE 1st T20I: Senior pacer Jasprit Bumrah will be leading the Indian side in the T20I series against Ireland.
Rain played spoilsport in Dublin as India defeated Ireland by 2 runs. The DLS method was used to declare the winner since Rain interrupted the game.
The Indian team suffered a few early blows as they lost two wickets. Samson and Gaikwad will be looking for a big stand now.
McCarthy batted well as he scored a brilliant half-century. On the back of his knock, Ireland managed to make 139/7 in 20 overs.
Campher and McCarthy are trying to revive Ireland's inning as they are taking on Indian bowlers. A couple of big hits have already come from both the batters.
Another wicket for India as Ravi Bishnoi picked up the wicket of Mark Adair. Seems like Indian bowlers are in a hurry to finish Ireland innings.
Ireland are struggling as they lost another wicket. The Indian bowlers are on fire as they are dominating the Irish batters.
Prasidh took the wicket of Tector and an easy catch by Tilak Varma did the rest. It was a short pitch delivery on the middle and off where Tector wanted to make a room but then could not do it.
What a comeback for Bumrah as he scalped two crucial wickets in his very first over of the game. Ireland are reeling now.
Balbirnie and Stirling have started the proceedings. Bumrah bowled the first over.
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.
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
India won the toss and opted to bowl first.
Hello and welcome to ABP's live coverage of India vs Ireland 1st T20 in Dublin.
Background
The Indian team will be facing Ireland in the three-match T20I series, starting on Friday at the Village Stadium in Malahide, Dublin. In the past, team India have sealed victories in all five games they played against the Irish side and will be looking to continue their winning run, especially after a torrid run in the recently passed series against West Indies.
Senior pacer Jasprit Bumrah will be leading the Indian side, becoming India’s 11th skipper in the T20I format. The lethal speedster is making a return to international cricket after 11 months long injury hiatus. You g guns like Rinku Singh, Ruturaj Gaikwad, and Shivam Dube have also been added to the squad. The Indian team will be looking to display better form in this series with an aim to find the right balance between their veteran players and the promising newcomers.
On the other hand, Ireland will be led by Paul Stirling. They also have the services of a few experienced Irish players like Andrew Balbirnie, Lorcan Tucker, and Curtis Campher. The team who has a reputation for being an underdog might pull off an upset against a strong Indian team.
Predicted XI's:
India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Jasprit Bumrah (c), Prasidh Krishna.
Ireland: Paul Stirling (c), Andrew Balbirnie, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, Fionn Hand, George Dockrell, Mark Adair, Barry Mccarthy, Josh Little, Ben 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.
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