IND vs IRE, T20: Umran Malik flopped in debut match, Deepak Hooda submits claim for T20 World Cup
IND vs IRE, T20: The first match of the series of two T20 matches between India and Ireland was named after India. Team India won the match by seven wickets and took a 1-0 lead in the series. Now India cannot lose this series.
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Hardik Pandya registered his first win as captain :-
In this match, Hardik Pandya captained the Indian team for the first time and in his first match as captain, Hardik performed brilliantly. Apart from them, Yuzvendra Chahal and Bhuvneshwar Kumar also strengthened their claim for the T20 World Cup. Deepak Hooda’s performance with the bat was also excellent.
IND vs IRE: The match was interrupted due to rain :-
The Indian team performed brilliantly in this rain-interrupted match, but Umran Malik could not do much in the debut match. The match was reduced to 12 overs due to rain. And Ireland batting first scored 108 runs. India chased down the target within 10 overs for the loss of three wickets.
Turning point of the match :-
The weather in Dublin was looking very rough from the match and there was every chance of rain during the match. In such a situation, Captain Hardik won the toss and decided to bowl first. From here the Indian team was ahead in the match.
When the Ireland team came out to bat, they had to play 12 overs, but the Irish batsmen knew that these overs would be reduced if it rained. In such a situation, he tried to score more runs and soon lost three wickets.
IND vs IRE: Harry Tector performed brilliantly for Ireland :-
Ireland’s team had lost two wickets after scoring six runs in eight balls. After this, Harry Tector, who came to bat, performed brilliantly. He played an unbeaten innings of 64 runs in 33 balls. His bat hit six fours and three sixes. Due to this, Ireland’s team could reach the score of 108 runs.
Chasing the target, the pair of Deepak Hooda and Ishan Kishan added 30 runs in 15 balls. From here half of India’s work done, but two wickets fell in the next two balls and the team was in trouble. After this, captain Hardik scored 24 runs in 12 balls to take the team closer to victory. 64 runs partnership between Hardik Pandya and Deepak Hooda.
Positive aspects of the match for India :-
Indian bowlers performed brilliantly in the powerplay. Ireland’s three wickets fell in the first four overs and this team could only manage 22 runs. Yuzvendra Chahal gave away just 11 runs in three overs and took one wicket. At the same time, Bhuvneshwar Kumar also took an oak wicket for 16 runs in three overs.
He also bowled a maiden over. Deepak Hooda did an amazing job with the bat. He opened the innings and returned only to win India. Hooda scored 29 47 runs. Ishan Kishan made 26 off 11 balls and captain Hardik played 24 runs in 12 balls.
Hardik Pandya was also a super hit as a captain. After winning the toss, he chose to bowl wisely. After this expressed confidence in himself and did the second over. Took a wicket on the second ball as well. He also played the role of finisher with the bat. It was a small target and the overs were short. Because of this, Rituraj was not sent to bat.
Negative aspects for India :-
Barring Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Yuzvendra Chahal, all Indian bowlers proved to be very expensive. Avesh Khan 11, Axar Patel 12, Hardik 13 and Umran Malik 14 economy runs. In international cricket, Umran conceded 14 runs in the very first over. After this Hardik did not bowl to him.
Suryakumar Yadav could not do much in batting and got out on the very first ball. Hardik also batted brilliantly, but could not finish the match. In the end, Karthik came and ended the match.
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IND vs IRE: Positive aspects for Ireland:
Harry Tector continued his stellar form with a 33-ball 64. He hit six fours and three sixes and remained unbeaten till the end. Thanks to his brilliant innings, Ireland’s team was able to make a big score of 108 runs. In the bowling, Mark Adair spent runs skimpy, while Craig Young took two important wickets.
Downside for Ireland :-
The team’s most experienced batsman Paul Stirling was a flop in this match. He scored just four runs. Captain Balbirnie could not even open the account. Denly was dismissed for eight runs in nine balls.
For this reason, in the powerplay, this team could score only 22 runs for the loss of three wickets. In the bowling, Joshua Little conceded 39 runs in 14 balls at an economy rate of 16.70. McBrine also spent 21 runs in an over.