India emerged victorious by two runs on the basis of the Duckwrorth-Lewis and Stern method after only 6.5 overs of play was possible in the second innings in the first match of the three-match series at the Village ground in Dublin.
The Indian team were threatened for a bearer period of time just before the rain arrived as Craig Young took back-to-back wickets and was on a hattrick, which was averted by Sanju Samson. While Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 24, Ruturaj Gaikwad remained unbeaten on 19. Varma was out for a first-ball duck. Samson scored a single.
Earlier in the day, Courtesy of some brave hitting from number seven batter Barry McCarthy (51*), Ireland managed to put a respectable total of 139/7 on the board. India were dominant in the game, but could not stop the likes of McCarthy and Curtis Campher (39). For the visitors, skipper Jasprit Bumrah, a debutant in T20 internationals- Prasidh Krishna and Ravi Bishnoi took two wickets each.
Bumrah had won the toss and opted to bowl first against Ireland. Prasidh Krishna and Rinku Singh made their debuts in T20Is. Jasprit Bumrah made a comeback to the international cricket after a break of 327 days.
IRE vs IND 1st T20 Scorecard Summar: India win by 2 runs on DLS India- 47/2 | Ireland 139/7 |
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Yashasvi Jaiswal- 24 | Barry McCarthy- 51* |
Ruturaj Gaikwad- 19* | Curtis Campher- 39 |
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Craig Young- 2/2 (0.5 overs) | Ravi Bishnoi- 2/23 |
Mark Adair- 0/10 (1 over) | Jasprit Bumrah- 2/24 |
India vs Ireland 1st T20 Playing 11
India Playing 11
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(w), Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah(c), Ravi Bishnoi
Ireland Playing 11
Paul Stirling(c), Andrew Balbirnie, Lorcan Tucker(w), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Craig Young, Joshua Little, Benjamin White
IND vs IRE 1st T20 Toss Result
India skipper Jasprit Bumrah won the toss and decided to bowl first with chances of rain later on in the match.
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