New Delhi: Team India continued their dominance in the second T20 International after taking 1-0 series lead. Hosts Ireland, who were asked to bowl first after losing the toss, were off to a good start but after the first two overs, it was total carnage. Fours and sixes just flew off the bat of Sanju Samson and Deepak Hooda. The duo registered the record for stitching the highest partnership for any wicket for team India in T20 cricket. Samson and Hooda put on India's best-ever T20I stand - of 176.
The partnership between Sanju and Hooda is the highest second-wicket partnership in T20I cricket by any team. Samson and Hooda surpassed England's Jos Buttler and Dawid Malan's 167-run stand record.
Highest partnership for any wicket for India in T20Is
Sanju Samson and Deepak Hooda: 176 runs - 2nd Wicket vs IRE, Dublin 2022
Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul: 165 runs - 1st wicket vs SL, Indore 2017
Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan: 160 runs - 1st wicket vs IRE, Dublin 2008
Ishan Kishan registered a special record in Dublin
Ishan was dismissed for just 3 runs. Despite this, he completed 500 runs for India as an opener in T20 Internationals. He became the fifth Indian batter in international cricket to complete 500 runs as opener.
Deepak Hooda enters elite list
Hooda (57-ball 104) became just the fourth Indian to get a T20I hundred. With this elusive feat, he joined Rohit, KL and Raina in a distinguished list.
T20I centuries for India
4 - Rohit Sharma
2 - KL Rahul
1 - Suresh Raina/ Deepak Hooda
Highest T20I totals in Ireland:
Team India today scored their second-highest T20 total in Ireland
252/3 Sco v Net Dublin 2019
227/7 Ind v Ire Dublin 2022 *
213/4 Ind v Ire Dublin 2018
208/5 Ind v Ire Dublin 2018