India defeat Ireland by 4 wickets. (Twitter/ Chennai Super Kings)India vs Ireland, 2nd T20 Highlights: India beat Ireland by four runs in the second and final T20 International to clinch the two-match series 2-0 here on Tuesday. Opting to bat, India posted a huge 225 for seven with Deepak Hooda top-scoring with 104 while Sanju Samson contributing 77. The Indians then restricted Ireland to 221 for five to win the match.
Captain Andy Balbirnie top-scored for Ireland with 60 while opener Paul Stirling contributed 40. Harry Tector and George Dockrell chipped in with 39 and 34 not out respectively. For India, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Ravi Bishnoi and Umrah Malik took a wicket apiece. India had won the first match by seven wickets.
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Match EndedIndia tour of Ireland, 2022 - 2nd T20I
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221/5 (20.0)vs
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225/7 (20.0)Match Ended ( 2nd T20I )
India beat Ireland by 4 runs
India beat Ireland by 4 runs
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Hardik Pandya marks his much-anticipated International captaincy debut against a star-struck Ireland in a two-match T20 series.
Last over now. Ireland need 17 runs. Umran to start this one and a dot!! The next ball is a no ball!!! Free hit time. The free hit is gone for a four!!! 12 from 4 needed next. That's four more!!! What is happening here!!! Outside edge. 7 from 2 needed. 1 run bye. 1 more run to end this one. India win by just 4 runs
31 runs needed and the Irish have 12 balls to reach it. Can it be done? Harshal starts with a wide. The 3rd ball is gone for a boundary. Just what the doctor ordered. Next ball goes high and is gone for a six!! IRE 209/6 after 19 overs.
Bhuvneshwar in to bowl the 18th over and starts with a wide. Not needed at this time. Tector went high but does not clear the man in the deep as Hooda takes the catch. IRE 189/5 after 17.1 overs
Harshal Patel in to bowl the 17th and the second ball is hit straight down the ground for a six by Dockrell. Don't take your eyes off the screen. This is going down the wire. 2 runs from the next 2 balls. Oh my word!!! Another 6 to end the over. IRE 188/4 after 17 overs
Bhuvneshwar to bowl the 16th. Starts with 2 off 2 balls. Te next is hit straight down the ground by Tector for a four. The last ball also finds its way to the boundary. Ireland are still in this. IRE 174/4 after 16 overs.
Bishnoi in to bowl the 15th over and gets pummelled for a 6 straight away. Two more fours to end the over. That drop from the first ball comes back to bite India. IRE 164/4 after 15 overs.
14th over starts and Umran Malik will bowl this now. Two singles from the first 2 balls. Next ball is a wide. The fourth ball gets the wicket of Tucker. That's gone high and is taken Chahal who is on as a sub!!! First wicket for the youngster in India colours. Big moment. IRE 142/4 after 13.4 overs
Time for the 13th over and Bishnoi has been brought back to the attack. Ireland have slowed down a tad. Last match's hero Tector is on strike and hits a four off the spinner's first ball. The 3rd ball is pounced on by Tector and sent to the boundary again. Very luck though. Gets the inside edge for that one. IRE 135/3 after 13 overs
Balbirnie started Harshal's over like a house on fire with a four and a six from back to back balls. Te next one also he tries to go for it and is caughy by Ravi Bishnoi near the boundary. Big blow for Ireland. IRE 117/3 after 10.3 overs.
After Umran Malik's over, Ireland get 100 after a four and a 6!! Now on to the 10th over. Balbirnie hits Axar straight for a four to start this one. And that's a 50 for the Irish captain. IRE 107/2 after 10 overs.
Ravi Bishnoi in to bowl the 8th and Balbirnie comes out for a big shot. Misses it and is stumped. Oh dear!!! It's a no ball and the Irish captain gets a reprieve. IRE 86/2 after 8 overs.
The fourth ball of Malik is pulled away for a six by the Irish captain Balbirnie. Just 6 runs from this over and a wicket. Ireland are 79/2 after 7 overs.
Umran Malik in to bowl the 7th over and starts with a dot ball. A direct hit now and is this out??? Yes, Delany is gone without troubling the score. IRE 79/2 after 6.3 overs
Ravi Bishnoi in to bowl the last over of the powerplay. Gets hit for a six straight away, over the bowler's head by Stirling. Incredible shot. How has this man not gotten an IPL contract yet? Next ball is a wide. Not the start the young spinner would have wanted. Big appeal for an LBW and India go upstairs. No, not out. Next ball, he has cleaned him up!!!! Stirling is gone. IRE 72/1 after 5.4 overs.
Harshal Patel in to bowl the penultimate over inside the powerplay. Just 1 from the first 5 balls. Just what India needed under these circumstances. Couldn't end well as the last ball is a no ball which goes for a 6!!!! Free-hit next. The free hit is also dumped out of the ground for the 3rd six of the Irish skipper. IRE 65/0 after 5 overs.
Pandya in to bowl the 4th over now. The 3rd ball is hit out of the ground by Balbirnie. Excellent from the Irish captain. India desperately need a breakthrough. The fifth ball also gets the same treatment as it clears the fielder and goes to the fence. 50 up for Ireland. IRE 50/0 after 4 overs
Bhuvneshwar in to bowl the 3rd and is hit for a four by Stirling. Just one run from the next four balls as Balbirnie struggles in the middle but finishes the over with a 6. That is going to give him a world of confidence. IRE 37/0 after 3 overs.
Hardik Pandya in to bowl the second over now. Starts with three dots before conceding 1 run from bye. The next one is gone for a six!!! What a shot by Stirling. IRE 26/0 after 2 overs.
Stirling and Balbirnie are at the crease. Stirling is on strike. Bhuvneshwar will open the attack. After 2 dots, Striling shows inteny and hits the 3rd ball for a huge six!!! Follows that up with back to back fours!!! Another 4 to end the over!!! What a start for the Irish. IRE 18/0 after 1 over
252/3 Sco v Net Dublin 2019
227/7 Ind v Ire Dublin 2022 *
213/4 Ind v Ire Dublin 2018
208/5 Ind v Ire Dublin 2018
A single off the last ball of the innings and India finish on 227/7. A decent comeback from the Irish lads at the end with three wickets and 15 runs in the last two overs. The records just kept tumbling-
Highest partnership for India in T20Is!
Hooda's 100
Samson's fifty upon return
Total domination from the men in blue
Another wicket for Ireland as Axar is caught at deep mid-wicket. Tried to clear the fence first ball, but he's caught in the deep. Craig Young finishes with two wickets in two balls! Just five runs off the penultimate over of the innings. IND: 217/6 in 19 overs
Dinesh Karthik edges one behind & has to walk back. The Irish are having a good spell here at the death. IND: 217/5 in 18.5 overs
Joshua Little gets two in the over and this time it's the big scalp! Hooda is gone for 104 off 57 balls. IND: 212/4 after 18 overs
Suryakumar Yadav is gone, out caught by Tucker!! Poor delivery but it gets a wicket. SKY departs for 15 off 5 balls
100 up! Superb innings from Hooda as he becomes only the fourth Indian to score a hundred in T20Is. Deepak Hooda brings up his maiden hundred off just 55 deliveries. IND: 202/2 after 17.1 overs
Sanju Samson departs! Clean bowled by a yorker and Samson's fantastic knock comes to an end for 77. Mark Adair claims his 2nd wicket. IND: 189/2 in 16.2 overs
Hooda and Samson's partnership ends on 176 with Samson's wicket.
- 9th highest in all mens' T20Is
- Highest 2nd wicket partnership in all mens' T20Is
- Highest partnership for India for any wicket in mens' T20Is
This is now the highest partnership for India in T20Is. At 168*, now the highest ever partnership for India in T2O internationals, going past Rahul & Rohit's 165 against Sri Lanka in Indore in 2017. IND: 183/1 in 16 overs
4 | 6 | 6! Sanju Samson smacks Gareth Delany for back-to-back sixes. We're into the final 5 overs. Samson 69* and Hooda 94* | IND: 177/1 in 15 overs
Highest 2nd wicket partnership for India in T20Is
145*Samson - Hooda v Ire Dublin 2022
138 Rohit - Kohli v SA Dharamsala 2015
123 Rohit - Rahul v Eng Manchester 2018
Olphert in to bowl te 13th and te first ball is struck for another six as the noise pierces the cold morning air. The next ball is a no ball. Free-hit coming. Where is this one going? It's a catch but does not count as 2 Irish players collide. Next ball is carved for a four by Hooda. Carved as perfectly as a Thanksgiving turkey. Last ball is gone for four more. Expensive. IND 158/1 after 14 overs.
Delany in to bowl the 13th. Let's in 3 runs from the first 3 balls. Good bowling under the circumstances. Until that!!! Sanju pulls one for a four and gets his maiden T20I half-century. IND 138/1 after 13 overs.
Olphert to bowl the 12th over and the first ball is lofted over the circle for a four!!! Next ball is hit big!! Made a beautiful sound!! Goes out of the ground. Another four to deep extra cover. They are hitting everything out of sight. IND 129/1 after 12 overs.
That's 50 for Hooda from just 27 balls. The 11th over starts and Hooda hits back to back boundaries. Joshua Little is being taken to the cleaners. Last ball is hit for a four by Samson. IND 110/1 after 11 overs.
15 runs come of the final over of the powerplay. After losing Ishan Kishan early, Hooda & Samson rebuild the innings as India scored 54 in the powerplay for the loss of one wicket
Hooda finished the last ball of the last over with a six. Craig Young to bowl the 3rd over now. No ball to start but the free hit yields just 1 run. The next ball is hit for a four by Samson. He has started really well. IND 30/1 after 4 overs.
GONE!!! Early strike fore Ireland as Kishan comes down the ground, gets a thick edge. Does not wait for the umpire's call and goes back to the hut. Mark Adair strikes straight away. IND 13/1 after 2.1 overs.
Joshua Little in to bowl the second over. He had bowled short to Ishan Kishan in the last match and had got pasted. He'll be oping for a better spell this time around. 1 run from the first 2 balls. Short again and is pulled away for a four by Samson. Excellent use of the hands. IND 13/0 after 2 overs
It's a bright and sunny day as Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan make their way down to the middle. It's fairly windy out there. Let's see how the opening pair fares. Samson is on strike. Mark Adair will open the attack. First ball gets an edge for a four. 2 runs from the next 2 balls. IND 8/0 after 1 over.
Sanju Samson has made his return to the India T20 side, replacing an injured Ruturaj Gaikwad. Can he impress the selectors tonight?
Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Deepak Hooda, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya(c), Dinesh Karthik(w), Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Umran Malik
Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie(c), Gareth Delany, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker(w), George Dockrell, Mark Adair, Andy McBrine, Craig Young, Joshua Little, Conor Olphert
"We want to bat first. The wicket looks alright and the weather looks awesome and sunny as well. When we bowled first we expected the wicket to do much more than it did. But credit to the boys to keep them down to that total by realizing which balls to bowl. We have three changes: Ruturaj misses out because of a niggle, Sanju comes in. Harshal comes in place of Avesh and Bishnoi comes in for Chahal."
India have won the toss and have opted to bat.
Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie(c), Gareth Delany, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker(w), Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Andy McBrine, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Joshua Little, Craig Young, Stephen Doheny, Conor Olphert
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya(c), Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Avesh Khan, Deepak Hooda, Venkatesh Iyer, Rahul Tripathi, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Umran Malik
19 matches have been played at the ground with teams bowling first winning 12 of them. The highest total recorded at this venue is 252/3 in 20 overs (SCO vs NED). The highest score chased is 194/6 (IRE vs SCO).
India Playing XI: India (Playing XI): Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Deepak Hooda, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya(c), Dinesh Karthik(w), Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Umran Malik
Ireland Playing XI: Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie(c), Gareth Delany, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker(w), George Dockrell, Mark Adair, Andy McBrine, Craig Young, Joshua Little, Conor Olphert
The pitch at the Village in Dublin was batting friendly even with rain around. Though it did offer some swing to the fast bowlers, on the whole, it was a friendly wicket for the batters.
For India, it is an opportunity to remain unbeaten against Ireland in the shortest format. It is also an opportunity or them to continue their unbeaten run in terms of series as they have not lost a single T20I series science the T20 World Cup 2021.For Ireland, it is a chance to cause an upset
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the second T20I match between India and Ireland. India will be hoping for clear weather and improved performances from rookies like Umran Malik. The rain had reduced the series-opener to 12-overs a side contest and it could well be another shortened game considering a rather gloomy forecast for match day.