India VS Ireland 1st T20 Cricket Match Live Score

 India VS Ireland 1st T20 Cricket Match Live Score

India won by 2 runs (DLS Method - due to rain)

Par score at the end over# 6.5: 45/2

Brief Scores: Ireland 139/7 in 20 overs (Barry McCarthy 51*, Curtis Campher 39; Ravi Bishnoi 2-23, Jasprit Bumrah 2-24, Prasidh Krishna 2-32) lost to India 47/2 in 6.5 overs (Yashasvi Jaiswal 24, Ruturaj Gaikwad 19*; Craig Young 2-2) by 2 runs (DLS Method)

India innings

Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 45 runs, 0 wicket)

Over 1.5: Review by Ireland (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - R Black, Batter - YBK Jaiswal (Struck down)

Over 5.2: Review by Ireland (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - R Black, Batter - YBK Jaiswal (Struck down)

Rain: India - 47/2 in 6.5 overs (RD Gaikwad 19, SV Samson 1)

Ireland innings

Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 30 runs, 4 wickets)

Ireland: 50 runs in 8.6 overs (54 balls), Extras 4

Over 10.3: Review by Ireland (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - R Black, Batter - MR Adair (Upheld)

Ireland: 100 runs in 16.1 overs (97 balls), Extras 5

7th Wicket: 50 runs in 36 balls (C Campher 23, BJ McCarthy 27, Ex 1)

Innings Break: Ireland - 139/7 in 20.0 overs (BJ McCarthy 51, CA Young 1)

BJ McCarthy: 50 off 33 balls (4 x 4, 4 x 6)

On DLS, India beats Ireland by a very slim margin of 2 runs, therefore they would be delighted. Ireland gained some pace and reached a competitive total thanks to the 57-run partnership between Campher and McCarthy. An honourable mention should go to McCarthy, who entered the game at No. 8 and played an outstanding knock, eventually scoring his first T20I fifty.

The Irish new ball bowlers got the ball moving, but Jaiswal and Gaikwad perfectly balanced prudence and attack. They made several eye-catching strokes and ensured that India was well situated after the powerplay. Ireland's comeback was aided by the appearance of Craig Young shortly after the powerplay. He took two wickets in two balls, dismissing Jaiswal and Tilak. However, rain fell shortly after that, forcing the players to leave with India up by two runs on DLS. That was good enough for the Men in Blue.

The opening match of Team India's three-match T20I series versus the Irish hosts will take place on Friday at the Village Stadium in Malahide, Dublin.

India has dominated the five T20Is between the two teams so far, and they will seek to continue that trend in this series as well.

Jasprit Bumrah, who will be India's 11th captain in T20I matches, will serve as the team's leader. After being absent from international cricket for over 11 months—his last match was in September 2022—Bumrah is making a comeback. The Indian squad includes some of the best players in the IPL 2023 season, including Ruturaj Gaikwad, who serves as the team's vice-captain, Shivam Dube, and Rinku Singh.

Arshdeep Singh has the most wickets in this format since 2022, with 48. Ireland's Mark Adair (46) and Joshua Little (45) are second and third on the list.

Between these two teams, Mark Adair has the most wickets in death overs (the final four overs) in the format since 2020 - 26.

Harry Tector has scored 103 runs in two innings against India at a strike rate of 163.85.

When: Ireland vs India, 1st T20I, August 18, 03:00 PM Local time, 07:30 PM IST

Where: The Village, Dublin

What to expect: India has three 200-plus totals in T20Is at this venue. One of them arrived in June of this year. Runs are abundant in Dublin.

Team news:

India

Despite losing the series to the West Indies, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Tilak Varma stood out. The three games in Dublin should allow them to advance in that regard. Rinku Singh, one of the IPL 2023's brightest lights, might potentially earn his India debut on Friday.

Probable XI:Ruturaj Gaikwad, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (wk), Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah (c), Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar

Ireland

Probable XI:Andrew Balbirnie, Paul Stirling (c), Lorcan Tucker, Harry Tector, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Curtis Campher, Mark Adair, Joshua Little, Barry McCarthy, Benjamin White.

Squads:

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

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