crew India Overcame a scare at The Village in Dublin and went on to beat Ireland by 4 runs to win the series 2–0. In a thrilling second and final T20I, over 400 runs were scored in 40 overs and in the end, Hardik Pandya & Co defended the target of 226 runs to restrict Ireland to 221/5 in 20 overs. Fast bowler Umran Malik was asked to defend 17 runs in the last over and he did very well to work for the team in his second T20I. With the win, India extended their unbeaten streak over Ireland in the shortest format of the game.
Deepak Hooda was the standout performer for India as the 27-year-old scored his maiden T20I century, helping them post 225/7 total. The 27-year-old shared a massive 176-run stand for the second wicket with Sanju Samson, who made a big impression on his return to the Indian team with a scintillating 77-run stand. The duo did not let the Irish bowlers in the middle and formed the highest partnership for India in T20Is.
Hooda scored 104 runs in 55 balls with the help of 9 fours and 6 sixes as he built a strong case for himself for the upcoming T20Is. World Cup Squad.
Once Hooda was dismissed for a team score of 212, Surya Kumar Yadav (15) and captain Hardik Pandya (13 not out) tried to accelerate the scoring but were unsuccessful as India posted just 14 runs in the last two overs. In addition to losing three wickets.
Ireland began the chase with a counter-attack as veteran Paul Stirling dismissed Bhuvneshwar Kumar for 18 in his first over. He played a sensational knock of 40 runs in 18 balls and provided Ireland with the right platform to chase down the mammoth target. However, Ravi Bishnoi broke the opening stand of 72 runs in the last over of the powerplay.
India vs Ireland 2nd T20I Match Highlights
However, skipper Andrew Balbirnie took over from there as he batted aggressively to get the Indian bowlers on the backfoot. He scored 60 off 37 balls to keep Ireland alive in the game and he also managed to pull them forward. He was dismissed by Harshal Patel, but it did not deter the hosts and they continued to attack the Indian bowlers.
Harry Tector, who grabbed headlines with his 64* innings, once again impressed many by scoring 39 runs in the series decider. However, Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s 18th over completely changed India’s pace. This experienced fast bowler caught the tractor on the first ball of the over and gave only 7 runs in that over.
Harshal, who had a disappointing play, conceded 14 runs in the last over as Ireland needed 17 runs in the last over. Umran was hit for several boundaries including a no-ball but in the end, he held his nerves as India won the match by 4 runs.
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