IRE vs IND 2nd T20 Highlights: India win by 33 runs, take unassailable lead

India vs Ireland 2nd T20 Highlights: India win the second T20 international by 33 runs to seal the three-match series with an unassailable 2-0 lead. Apart from Bumrah, Gaikwad, Bishnoi and Rinku shine

India sealed the series after they won the second match of the three-match T20 international series by 33 runs at The Village ground in Dublin on Sunday, August 20, 2023. 

Ireland started their chase positively, scoring 18 runs off the two overs. However, quick wickets were once again a big problem for the. But former skipper Andrew Balbirnie was in a different mood altogether as he stitched important partnerships with Curtis Campher (35 runs) and George Dockrell (52 runs) to take Ireland from 28/3 in 5.2 overs to 115/4 in 15. 

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However, indecision got Dockrell run out and Balbirnie soon followed him to the dressing room., Mark Adair hit some lusty blows, but with last match half-centurion Barry McCarthy departing cheaply, there was no hope left for an Irish.

India's skipper Jasprit Bumrah bowled a wicket-maiden last over to put the last nail in the coffin as Ireland could manage only 152/8 while chasing 186 to win. Bumrah, Ravi Bishnoi and Prasidh Krishna got two wickets each while Arshdeep Singh had one to his name. 

Earlier in the day, India posted 185/5 in their 20 overs after some scintillating shots played by Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rinku Singh and Sanju Samson. While Gaikwad hit his second T20 international fifty, Samson scored 40 and Rinku 38 in his maiden innings in international cricket.

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IRE vs IND 2nd T20 Scorecard Summary: India win by 33 runs

Ireland- 152/8	India- 185/5
Andrew Balbirnie- 72	Ruturaj Gaikwad- 58
Mark Adair- 23	Sanju Samson- 40
Jasprit Bumrah- 2/15	Barry McCarthy- 2/36
Ravi Bishnoi- 2/29	Craig Young- 1/29

India vs Ireland 2nd T20 Playing 11

India Playing 11

Ruturaj Gaikwad, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Jasprit Bumraj, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna.

Ireland Playing 11
 

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

IND vs IRE Toss Result 
 

Ireland skipper Paul Stirling won the toss against India’s captain Jasprit Bumrah and decided to bowl first. There are no changes in the Ireland side. Bumrah confirmed that there will be no changes in the Indian side too.

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11:08 PM

IRE vs IND 2nd T20 LIVE SCORE: Ireland innings summary

India sealed the series after they won the second match of the three-match T20 international series by 33 runs at The Village ground in Dublin on Sunday, August 20, 2023. 

 

Ireland started their chase positively, scoring 18 runs off the two overs. However, quick wickets were once again a big problem for the. But former skipper Andrew Balbirnie was in a different mood altogether as he stitched important partnerships with Curtis Campher (35 runs) and George Dockrell (52 runs) to take Ireland from 28/3 in 5.2 overs to 115/4 in 15. 

 

However, indecision got Dockrell run out and Balbirnie soon followed him to the dressing room., Mark Adair hit some lusty blows, but with last match half-centurion Barry McCarthy departing cheaply, there was no hope left for an Irish. India's skipper Jasprit Bumrah bowled a wicket-maiden last over to put the last nail in the coffin as Ireland could manage only 152/8 while chasing 186 to win.

11:00 PM

IRE vs IND 2nd T20 LIVE SCORE: Ireland 152/8 after 20 overs, India win by 33 runs

 

Jasprit Bumrah has bowled a wicket-maiden in the 20th over of a chase as India win the match by 33 runs and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. 

 

38 were needed off the last over and only four runs came courtesy of byes off the very last ball. 

 

10:50 PM

IRE vs IND 2nd T20 LIVE SCORE: Ireland 148/7 after 19 overs

 

Six!! Mark Adair has hit this down the ground for a six 

 

Six!! Again, same ball and the same result. Tow sixes in a row. 

 

Great comeback from Krishna as he bowls four very good balls to give away only 13 runs in the entire over.

 

10:47 PM

IRE vs IND 2nd T20 LIVE SCORE: Ireland 135/7 after 18 overs

 

Only seven runs come off the over despite the first ball yielding a six. Very good bowling from Arshdeep as Ireland struggle to get the ball away. 

 

10:45 PM

IRE vs IND 2nd T20 LIVE SCORE: Ireland 128/7 after 17 overs

 

After a brilliant over from Arshdeep, Bumrah bowls an even better one to give only four runs and remove last-game hero Barry McCarthy as well. 

 

10:40 PM

IRE vs IND 2nd T20 LIVE SCORE: Ireland 124/6 after 16 overs

 

After smoking Arshdeep Singh for a six off the previous ball, Andrew Balbirnie, who was looking great with the willow, has been caught by the wicketkeeper slogging at a ball way out of his reach and almost being called a wide. Balbirnie is out for 72 off 51 balls. 

 

10:37 PM

IRE vs IND 2nd T20 LIVE SCORE: Ireland 115/5 after 15 overs

 

Indecision has cost Ireland a wicket here as Andrew Balbirnie was not sure of the second after initially calling for it and George Dockrell, who was committed to it, just didn’t have the gas to turn back and reach the crease before Sanju Samson removed the bails

 

10:24 PM

IRE vs IND 2nd T20 LIVE SCORE: Ireland 104/4 after 14 overs

 

10 runs come from the over and Andy Balbirnie has another life as Ruturaj Gaikwad dropped as simple a catch one would get at deep mid-wicket. 

 

10:19 PM

IRE vs IND 2nd T20 LIVE SCORE: Fifty for Balbirnie, Ireland 94/4 after 13 overs

10:18 PM

IRE vs IND 2nd T20 LIVE SCORE: Ireland 81/4 after 12 overs

10:16 PM

IRE vs IND 2nd T20 LIVE SCORE: Ireland 77/4 after 11 overs

 

Andrew Balbirnie decided that he is not going to let a part-timer like Shivam Dube settle in and thus he plays very well to get 14 runs from the over with the help of two sixes. 

 

10:06 PM

IRE vs IND 2nd T20 LIVE SCORE: Ireland 63/4 after 10 overs

 

Wicket!! Ravi Bishnoi has another one as Capmher tried to reverse sweep the leggie, but could only manage to get it as far as the short third man where Shivam Dube hardly even moved to complete the catch. 

 

10:01 PM

IRE vs IND 2nd T20 LIVE SCORE: Ireland 57/3 after 09 overs

 

Brilliant fielding from Rinku Singh means that Shivam Dube concedes only four runs in the ninth over and pressure mounts on Ireland with each passing ball. 

 

10:00 PM

IRE vs IND 2nd T20 LIVE SCORE: Ireland 53/3 after 08 overs

 

Fifty is up for Ireland and the two batters- Andy Balbirnie and Curtis Campher are growing in confidence. 

 

9:59 PM

IRE vs IND 2nd T20 LIVE SCORE: Ireland 42/3 after 07 overs, not exactly like Rinku but hard hitting