With the series already in the pocket, India can afford to experiment against Ireland in the third T20I on Wednesday (August 23). One of the main pointers of discussion will be whether to play Jitesh Sharma or Sanju Samson. The latter played in the two T20Is and has registered scores of 1 and 40 unbeaten. However, Samson was far from his fluent best as he.
The RR skipper is only picked for Asia Cup as a traveling reserve. On the other hand, Jitesh will be part of the Asian Games and is likely to be the first-choice wicketkeeper ahead of Prabhsimran Singh. With nothing to lose, India might be tempted to play the PBKS wicketkeeper batter. The 29-year-old shot into the limelight by scoring 309 runs in 14 games. Jitesh also displayed a calm demeanor in those knocks coming lower down the order for the side.
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Jasprit Bumrah & Co could try Jitesh and see what the wicketkeeper batter has to offer. Samson is not in the scheme of things for Asia Cup anyways, and India can afford to rest him.
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Not only in this IPL season, but the PBKS batter has done well in IPL 2022 as well. Jitesh scored 234 runs in 10 innings and finished off a few games for the side. Strike rate is the one factor that stood out for Jitesh scoring runs at 159.24. For a finisher, that is an amazing stat to boost, as often the 29-year-old has got very few balls to bat. Barring Rinku Singh, Indian batters have not finished well against Ireland in two T20Is.
This is where Jitesh’s skills could be used as India aim to finish games well. Also, with Asian Games just one month left it is a good time to try Jitesh.
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