On Sunday, India and Ireland (IRE vs IND) will play the first T20 of a two-match series. And India began the match by defeating the Irish. Hardik Bahini won the match by six wickets.
The rain-shortened match of 20 overs was completed in 12 overs. By batting first, Ireland scored 108 runs. India then needed 109 runs to win. Deepak Hooda’s unbeaten 47-run innings aided India in reaching the target.
The Indian team is led by Hardik Pandya in this series. Hardik is leading Team India for the first time. Tim Blue chose to field first after winning the toss. Ireland scored 106 runs in 12 overs for the loss of four wickets. The most runs were scored by Harry Tector. He remained unbeaten on 74 off 33 balls.
The Indian team’s opening pair also surprised. Deepak Hooda arrived to face Ishan Kishan. 20 runs were scored in two overs by the new opening pair. Hardik’s team added 45 runs on the power play. Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav, on the other hand, returned to the pavilion after being bowled out by the Irish. Then Hardik arrived at the crease. Deepak and Hardik’s 50-run partnership aided India’s achievement of the target.
Deepak Hooda hit an unbeaten 48 off 29 deliveries. He won the match with four fours in 9.2 overs. Team India had 111 runs with 16 balls remaining. on the other hand, 6 Andrew Balbirney leads the Irish team. If the Irish were the ones who were most interested in Paul Sterling.
Source:IE