India beat Ireland by seven wickets in a rain-hit first T20. (Twitter/BCCI)India vs Ireland 1st T20I Highlights: India beat Ireland by seven wickets in a rain-hit first T20 here on Sunday. Sent in to bat, Harry Tector slammed a 33-ball 64 laced with six boundaries and three sixes to single-handedly lift Ireland from 22 for three to past the 100-mark after rain reduced the match to a 12-over a side contest. India then returned to overhaul the target in 9.2 overs, scoring 111 for three, riding on Deepak Hooda’s unbeaten 29-ball 47. Ishan Kishan (26 off 11 balls) and Hardik Pandya (24 off 12 balls) also chipped in with useful contributions. For India, Bhuvneshwar Kumar (1/16 in 3 overs) and Yuzvendra Chahal (1/11 in 3 overs) were the stand out bowlers.
Brief scores:
Ireland: 108 for 4 in 12 overs (Harry Tector 64 not out; Bhuvneshwar Kumar 1/16, Yuzvendra Chahal 1/11).
India: 111 for 3 in 9.2 overs (Deepak Hooda 47 not out; Craig Young 2/18).
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108/4 (12.0)India
111/3 (9.2)India beat Ireland by 7 wickets
Just 6 more to win as the 10th over starts. Little to bowl and his first ball is driven through the covers for a four by Hooda. Exquisite timing. And all over. Hooda finishes it with a four. India win by 7 wickets.
The 9th over now and Olphert will bowl this one as Karthik replaces Hardik Pandya. 3 runs from the first 3 balls. Smashed away behind square by Kartik for a 4 to end this over. IND 103/3 after 9 overs
Little starts the 8th over and the second ball is hit for a four by Hooda. That's the fifty partnership. The next ball gets the same treatment as Hooda guides it over the keeper's head for a four!! India motoring along. That's six more!!! Almost there. Sheer power from the skipper. Big appeal and the umpire has given Hardik out!! Looked like an inside-edge. Ultraedge shows no bat involvement. That's gotta be gone. Hardik walks back. IND 94/3 after 8 overs
Olphert, the debutant in to bowl the 7th and Hooda picks it up for a huge six!!! Welcome to international cricket. Better from the second ball. IND 78/2 after 7 overs
Andy McBrine tosses his first ball up and Hardik says thank you with a huge six!! The 3rd ball is hit by Hooda for another six!!! Straight through the line. The over is ended with a 3rd six as Hardik smashes it out of the ground. IND 69/2 after 6 overs
Young in to bowl the 5th over and starts with a wide. Has to bowl that one again. Next 3 balls are dots as Hooda struggles to get off strike. Just 3 off this one. IND 48/2 after 5 overs
Hardik Pandya began with a four in the last over which was a free hit. Last over in the powerplay now and adair is hit for a four off the 3rd ball by Hooda. That's a nick next and four more. IND 45/2 after 4 overs
Is that another wicket??? The onfield umpire has raised his finger. Suryakumar reviews, And yes!!! That's another down for India as Ultraedge confirms the wicket. IND 30/2 after 2.5 overs
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Craig Young to bowl the 3rd and Kishan hits back to back boundaries off his first two balls. One is a four and the next one sails over for a six. Rude awakening. And that's bowled!!! Kishan departs. IND 30/1 after 2.4 overs
Adair in to bowl the 2nd over. Hooda rotates strike with a single. Kishan also takes a single. Next 2 balls yield just 1 run. IND 20/0 after 2 overs.
We are back live as Deepak Hooda, not Ruturaj Gaikwad, who accompanies Ishan Kishan in the middle. Hooda is on strike. Joshua Little will open the attack. Hooda off the mark with a single. Kishan starts with a four straightaway. The next ball is down the ground for a 6!!! The next one goes for four more!!! IND 15/0 after 1 over
Last over now and Avesh Khan to bowl. 50 for Tector. That's his 3rd T20I half century. What a shot by Tector as he hits four more. Oh it's a drop!!! Axar unlucky as the elbow hits the ground and the ball comes out. The next ball is smashed for a 6!!! IRE finish at 108/4 after 12 overs
Chahal in to bowl the second last over of the innings. Starts with a dot. The next ball is a single. Tector back on strike. Can he score 50 in this over? Nope. He takes a single to rotate strike. He is on 48 now. IRE 91/4 after 11 overs.
Bhuvneshwar in to bowl the 10th over and Tector welcomes him back with a four!! The 3rd ball is just lofted for a six!! What an innings he is playing. IRE 87/4 after 10 overs
Chahal in to bowl the 9th over and strikes!!! And just as the fifty run partnership had come up!! Axar takes the relatively easy catch as India get the much-needed breakthrough. IRE 72/4 after 8.4 overs
Time for the 8th over now and Hardik has brought himself back. Starts with a dot ball. Just 1 from the next two balls. Oh wow!! The next ball is walloped out of the ground by Tucker. Brutish pull. And another six!!! Ufff!! Smacked over mid-wicket. IRE 69/3 after 8 overs
Here's Umran Malik to bowl the 6th as the crowd erupts. 2 runs from the first two balls but the 3rd is legbyes which goes for a four!! The fifth ball is hit for another four by Tector. Not the first over the speedster would have hoped for. The last ball is hit out of the ground. IRE 52/3 after 6 overs
Axar Patel in to bowl the 5th over and starts quietly before getting hit for back to back boundaries. 2 runs to end the over. IRE 34/3 after 5 overs.
Avesh in to bowl the last over inside the powerplay. Starts with a dot ball. The second ball is hit for a four by Harry Tector. And he strikes!!! Delany is gone!!! Karthik takes the catch. IRE 22/3 after 3.5 overs
Bhuvneshwar to bowl the second last over and starts with a 1 run in the first 3 balls. The next two balls yield no runs. IRE 17/2 after 3 overs.