In a rain-soaked match, Pandya contributed the first ball and then partnered opener Deepak Hooda (47 off 29 balls) to give India a comfortable victory in the first two matches. Game series.
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Pandya, who led the team for the first time, decided to bowl first after winning the toss. India started the innings with a 22/3 victory over the hosts in 3.5 overs. But Harry Tector’s half-century helped Ireland to a modest 108/4 in 12 overs.
In reply, Ishant Kishan gave India a strong start. Kishan, who started the innings with Deepak Hooda before Craig Young’s first win for Ireland, hit a crucial 26 off 11 balls.
Suryakumar Yadav was dismissed for a wicket by Young as India were 30/2 in 2.5 overs. India scored 45 for 2 in the powerplay.
After Young’s double strike, skipper Pandya (24 off 12 balls) and Hooda mocked the Irish bowlers as they toured the park. Pandya and Hooda shared a 64-run stand off 32 balls for the third wicket to give India the victory.
When Hooda started batting first for India in the T20s, he played an unbeaten game to guide India at home.
Earlier, India got off to a strong start by fielding and defeated Ireland 6/2 in 1.2 overs. Bhuvneshwar Kumar dismissed skipper Balbirani for zero, while India captain Hardik Pandya bowled Stirling for just four runs to make Ireland 6/2 in 1.2 overs. Panda’s palate made him the first Indian captain to take a wicket in a Twenty20 international.
Instead of the first six overs, they scored 22 runs for the loss of three wickets in the powerplay of 1 to 4 overs.
After the powerplay, Harry Tector led the fight for Ireland. Tector hit 50 off 29 balls for Tucker’s fourth wicket (18 off 16 balls). Chahal broke off the partnership to send Tucker back and he came to India’s defense
Tector completed his half-century with just 29 runs. His third 50. Tector played a key role in T20I as he led Ireland to a solid score. Hosts Ireland set a competitive target with the return of Tector (64 off 33 balls).
India are 1-0 up in the two-match series. Yuzvendra Chahal won the man of the match award with 11 runs in three overs.
India v Ireland, complete list of first T20I awards:
Amazon Pay Promising Player of the Match: Harry Tector (64 off 33 balls)
Joy-Bike Super 6S: Hardik Pandya – 3 sixes
LevelUp11 Most Valuable Player of the Match: Harry Tractor – 94 points
Stack.com Player of the Match: Yuzvendra Chahal 1/11 in three overs
Post match comment:
Winning captain Hardik Pandya: Looks great! It is better to start the series with a victory. Very lucky we got a game. It was very important for us to come down with the victory. (Umran Malik) He is fantastic for his franchise. I have spoken to him. He is more comfortable on the old ball and bats brilliantly. So I give him a break and hope he gets a chance. (Harry Tector) He has played amazing, some of the shots he has played are amazing. He is expected to develop Irish cricket.
Andy Balberny, Captain Loser: Yes it is never easy. Once inside, you want to play while practicing. Give credit to the ground staff for making things happen so we can play one-on-one. This was difficult because high quality bowlers were working under favorable conditions. We have never been better. We were good and we were bad. Against a team like India, you have to do better than bad. Harry has done well in ODIs and he was brilliant here too.
Yuzvendra Chahal, Samveer: It is very difficult to bowl in this cold. I felt like a fingerspinner. (Captain Hardik Pandya) He let me do whatever bowling I want. The atmosphere in the team is calm, so I got freedom. (Cold) Not comfortable! I’m wearing three sweaters!
Bhuvneshwar Kumar: Yes, I did with a special new ball! There was a swing on the new ball, it got better after 5-6 overs. I thought the moisture would be heavy but it didn’t. Regardless of the format, it is always better to bowl the length of a Test match. (Talent in the dressing room) That is, where Umar has made his debut, there are other players who want to make their debut. The IPL produces many exciting talents not only in India but everywhere. Very exciting talent in the dressing room. (Fans) We get good support wherever we go.











