Team India's highly anticipated T20 World Cup campaign will start tonight in New York when they face Ireland. In the one warm-up match played last week, the team had an outstanding performance, crushing Bangladesh by 60 runs.
India will be eager to end their ICC trophy drought, which now spans ten years. Despite their international victories, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli want to alter the perception of the Indian team as being "underachieving." When India plays Ireland, their batting order poses some difficulties. The squad may have to bench Yashasvi Jaiswal to accommodate both Rohit and Kohli due to an abundance of choices at the top.
Ireland is no longer regarded as a T20 cricket minnow. They have players with IPL experience, such as Josh Little, and formidable batsmen in Balbirnie, Stirling, and Tector. They recently defeated Pakistan. India must avoid underestimating them before facing Pakistan later in the competition.
Stay informed with the latest ICC T20 WC 2024 Match No. 8 match updates between India & Ireland:
Match Result: And with that Rishab Pant finishes off in style with a six as India registers their first victory in the T20 World Cup campaign by beating the Irish side with 8 wickets in a dominant team performance.
WICKET!!! Surya Kumar Yadav who came as a replacement for Rohit Sharma who retired hurt, departs early on as India almost nears the victory.
FIFTY UP!!! Rohit Sharma hits a brilliant fifty in just 36 balls in their first game in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. Skipper leading his battalion from the front.
RAINING SIXES!!! Hitman making a statement in NEW YORK, as India nears its first victory and Rohit Sharma nears his fifty. After 9.0 overs IND is 64/1
END OF POWERPLAY!!! Rohit Sharma is playing a captain's knock as he is leading from the front. India is well in control at the moment. After 6.0 overs IND is 39/1
BIG BLOW!!! A major setback for India as King Kohli departs early on, Mark Adair strikes the big wicket as Kohli gets out on just 1 run.
CRACKING START!! Indian Skipper Rohit Sharma & Virat Kohli open this time for India as they are off to a fiery start already. After 2.0 overs IND is 22/0
And with that, Ireland's innings finished at just 96 as Indian bowlers dominated the innings. Run chase coming up
SCOPE OF REDEMPTION!!! Irish batters look for some sort of redemption after losing the bulk of wickets. Can they cross the 100 mark? After 14.0 overs IRE is 73/8
SPIN TIME!!! Axar Patel also joined the party as Ireland is now 50/8. what an Incredible display of Bowling this has been.
STRING OF WICKETS!!! It's just raining wickets at this time as the Indian Pacers are dominating on the bouncy pitch of New York. Ireland is falling like a house of cards now. After 10 overs IRE is 49/6
TIME FOR BOOM!!! Bumrah has joined the party too as Ireland is now 4 down with Harry Tector too walking back to the sheds. After 8.1 overs IRE is 42/2
HARDIK STRIKES!!! Irish keeper batter Lorcan Tucker departs to a clean bowled delivery by Hardik Pandya. And Ireland is now in deep trouble with three men down!
END OF POWERPLAY!!! Ireland looks back to get on track soon. After 6.0 overs IRE is 26/2 as INDIA keeps a strong hold on the game.
OUT!!! Arshdeep strikes again as Andrew Balbirnie too departs to beautiful ball direct hitting to the stumps. INDIA grips the game.
WICKET!!! Ireland openers Paul Stirling & Andrew Balbirnie get off to a slow start as Arshdeep Singh strikes the first wicket as Stirling departs early on. After 2.1 overs IRE is 7/1
IND's Playing XI: Rohit Sharma(c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj
IRE's Playing XI: Paul Stirling(c), Andrew Balbirnie, Lorcan Tucker(w), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Joshua Little, Benjamin White
TOSS UPDATE!!! India Skipper Rohit Sharma wins the toss and elects to bowl first against Ireland in their first match of the T20 World Cup 2024.
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