experienced person India Fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar achieved a major milestone after taking the wicket of Ireland captain Andrew Balbirnie in the first over of the first T20I at The Village in Dublin. India captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and elected to bowl first in the first over of the series as Bhuvneshwar bowled the first over. It was the fifth ball of the match when the veteran pacer swung the ball back and struck it over the off-stump and dismissed the Ireland captain for a duck.
Bold!! #IREvIND
Bhuvneshwar Kumar got his first success #teamindiaAndrew Balbirnie went for the duck! pic.twitter.com/0s6QZGsxbh
– Doordarshan Play (@ddsportschannel) 26 June 2022
With the dismissal, Bhuvneshwar became the highest wicket-taker in the powerplays in T20I cricket. Balbirnie was Bhuvneshwar’s 34th scalp in the Powerplay overs as he surpassed former West Indies spinner Samuel Badree and New Zealand pacer Tim Southee, who have taken 33-33 wickets.
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Most Powerplay Wickets in T20Is
34 – Bhuvneshwar Kumar*
33 – Samuel Badree
33 – Tim Southee
27 – Shakib Al Hasan
26 – Josh Hazlewood
The 32-year-old also became the second highest wicket-taker in the first over in T20I cricket while playing against full member teams of the ICC.
Most T20 wickets in the first over
13 – David Willey
12 – Bhuvneshwar Kumar
11 – Angelo Mathews
9 – Tim Southee
9 – Dale Steyn
Meanwhile, Ireland posted an impressive total of 108/4, losing their top three wickets for just 22 runs. Harry Tector struck an astonishing 64 not out and helped the hosts post a challenging total in 12 overs in front of India. The clash Tector played some brilliant shots against the Indian bowlers who might have underestimated him. His entertaining innings included 6 fours and 3 sixes. Yuzvendra Chahal was one of the bowlers for India with economical figures of 11/1 in three overs.
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Earlier, incessant rain delayed the start of the game and turned it into a 12 overs per side clash after Pandya won the toss and elected to bowl. Deepak Hooda and Suryakumar Yadav returned to the Indian team in place of Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant, who are in England with the Test squad. While young fast bowler Umran Malik was handed his India cap. However, it was not a perfect debut for Umran as he bowled just one over in which he conceded 18 runs.
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