Team India is in Ireland to play T20 Series and Hardik Pandya is leading the side for the first time. The starting of the tournament is with happy faces as the team registered 7 wickets victory over Ireland. It was a rain hit match and the authorities reduced the over and allowed 12 overs for each side. So without making any further delay let’s dive into the article to check out the complete details of the first T20 match between India versus Ireland of the series.
Team India elected to field first after winning the toss and the team had a good start as the opening pair of Ireland went back very cheaply. Paul Stirling was dismissed for just 4 and the Wicket was taken by the captain Hardik Pandya. While his partner Andy Balbirnie was dismissed in the fashion of clean bowled and he was not able to score a single run as well. Bhuvneshwar Kumar was the man who removed the batsman.
Gareth Delany was dismissed for just 8 by Avesh Khan. However, Harry Tector showcased an incredible performance by smashing 64 runs from just 33 deliveries and remained unbeaten. While Lorcan Tucker added 18 in his account and he was removed by Y. Chahal. Ireland finished Its innings at 108 after losing 4 wickets in the allotted 12 overs.
In the reply, Deepak Hooda and Ishan Kishan provided a great start for team India as Hooda smashed 47 from just 29 and remained unbeaten while Kishan scored 26 from 11 and he was dismissed by Young.
Suryakumar Yadav was disappointed as he went back to the pavilion without scoring a single run. While the captain Hardik Pandya smashed 24 from just 12 and Dinesh Karthik added 5 in his account to finish the match with victory and 7 wickets in hand.
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