IND vs IRE: India picked up a 33-run win to seal the series and goes up 2-0 in the 3-match series. Jasprit Bumrah and Prasidh Krishna bagged 2 wickets apiece to seal the deal for the Men in Blue. Ireland fought back hard after Andrew Balbirnie took the Irish charge on himself to slam his 10th T20I fifty and score 72 runs. But it came to no avail as India’s fiery ending sealed the deal for the Men in Blue.
Tasked to chase 186, Paul Stirling & Lorcan Tucker departed early after scoring ducks. Ravi Bishnoi then came on to dispatch Harry Tector and then Curtis Campher. But Andrew Balbirnie continued his fine form by slamming a fiery 72-run knock to keep the hosts alive in the contest. Earlier, India’s new Mr Finisher Rinku Singh smacked 21-ball 38 to help India finish with 185/5 in 20 overs. Before Rinku, Ruturaj Gaikwad dictated the pace with 43-ball 58 while Sanju Samson punished Joshua Little to score 26-ball 40.
Ireland Playing XI: Andrew Balbirnie, Paul Stirling(c), Lorcan Tucker(w), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Craig Young, Joshua Little, Benjamin White
India Playing XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson(w), Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah(c), Ravi Bishnoi
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India Innings: Tasked to bat first, Men in Blue went on to score 185 runs to set a big target for Ireland to chase. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Tilak Varma dispatched early but vice-captain Ruturaj Gaikwad led the side from the front with a well-deserved fifty. Sanju Samson then went on to hit Josh Little for big hits to slam a quick-firing 40-run knock. But it was Shivam Dube and new Mr. Finisher Rinku Singh who slammed quick-firing innings to guide the Men in Blue to reach a big target.
Ireland Innings: Ireland’s innings were off to a poor start. Skipper Paul Stirling and wicketkeeper Lorcan Tucker were dispatched early but former skipper Andrew Balbirnie led the Irish from the front. A well-deserved knock of 72 runs went in vain as the rest of the Irish bandwagon failed to score runs. In the end, the hosts managed 152 runs after the 20 overs to gift India a 33-run victory.
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