Deepak Hooda and Sanju Samson combined well for India with a 156-run stand for the first wicket against Ireland in the second T20I. Both batted brilliantly and blew up Irish bowlers in every corner of the park. While Hooda was the more dominant of the two, Samson also went after the bowlers and as a result, India went ahead very smoothly. While Samson missed out on scoring a century, Hooda played his innings in 55 balls. He broke the record of 165 runs held by KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma which came against Sri Lanka in Indore.
| WKT- | Run | partners | Oppose | field | match date | |
| 1st | 165 | RG Sharma, KL Rahul | in Sri Lanka | Indore | 22 December 2017 | |
| 2 | 176 | SV Samson, DJ Hooda | v ireland | Dublin (Malhide) | 28 June 2022 | |
| 3 | 134 | In Kohli, SK Raina | v Australia | Adelaide | 26 January 2016 | |
| 4 | 107 | KL Rahul, MS Dhoni | vs West Indies | lauderhill | 27 August 2016 | |
| 5th | 102* | Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni | v Australia | Rajkot | 10 October 2013 | |
| 6 | 70 | V Kohli, HH Pandya | vs england | Ahmedabad | 16 March 2021 | |
| 7 | 63* | KD Karthik, KH Pandya | v New Zealand | hamilton | 10 February 2019 | |
| 8 | 61 | SK Raina, Harbhajan Singh | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 25 February 2009 | |
| 9 | 36 | RG Sharma, Z Khan | v Australia | bridgetown | 7 May 2010 | |
| 10th | 17* | S Sreesanth, RP Singh | v New Zealand | johannesburg | 16 September 2007 |
Leading to this unique record, Hooda and Samson’s partnership became the 9th highest partnership in all men’s T20Is, the highest second wicket partnership in all men’s T20Is and the highest for India for any wicket in men’s T20Is. Partnerships.
This is the second highest score by any side against Ireland. It is preceded by only 252/3 that Scotland made.
Hooda scored 104 off 57 balls and became the fourth Indian to score a T20 International century, while Sanju Samson contributed 77 off 42 balls to give India a mammoth 225 for seven after opting to bat.
Ireland chased through to the final over with captain Andy Balbirnie (60 off 37), Paul Stirling (40 off 18), Harry Tector (39 off 28) and George Dockrell (34 not out on 16), But they were eventually reduced to rookie as India pacer Umran Malik defended 17 runs in the final over.
Opting to bat, Hooda showed that he was on the big stage with his scintillating stroke play, both front and back.
While Hooda was elegant and comfortable on the frontfoot, he was equally good on the backfoot, sending the ball over midwicket for a few sixes.
Hooda decorated his innings with nine fours and six hits over the fence.
He got full support from Sanju Samson, who opened the batting in place of injured Ruturaj Gaikwad, played second fiddle, but took advantage of his opportunity with both hands.
Both Hooda and Samson playing strokes on the ground was a treat for the eyes.
Ireland got off to a fine start to their chase, with Sterling and Balbirnie putting on a 72-run partnership for the opening wicket off just 34 balls. Sterling went hammer and tongs out of the world.
Sterling challenged Bhuvneshwar Kumar, hitting the bowler for a six and three fours, taking 18 runs from the first over.
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