India beat Ireland by 8 wickets in match 8 of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 to open their campaign with a win on Wednesday, June 5 at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium.
Chasing 97 to win, India lost Virat Kohli early, but Rohit Sharma hit a fifty before getting retired hurt. He was hit on his shoulder and did not want to risk it before a big game. On the other hand, Pant scored an unbeaten 36 off 26 balls. Suryalumar Yadav also failed alongside Kohli.
Earlier in the match, Ireland was bowled out for 96 in 16 overs as Hardik Pandya got three wickets and Arshdeep Singh and Jasprit Bumrah got two wickets each in the game.
India playing 11: Paul Stirling(c), Andrew Balbirnie, Lorcan Tucker(w), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Joshua Little, Benjamin White
Ireland playing 11: Rohit Sharma(c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj
How to watch the live telecast of the IND vs IRE T20 World Cup 2024 match?
Star Sports will live telecast the India (IND) vs Ireland (IRE) T20 World Cup 2024 match. The English commentary will be available on Star Sports 1 HD/SD and Star Sports 2 HD/SD. Meanwhile, the live Hindi commentary will be available on Star Sports Hindi HD/SD. The IND vs IRE Final live broadcast will be available in seven other regional languages.