Hardik and Balbirnie pose with the trophy ahead of the first T20I.
Highlight
- The match started late due to rain and was reduced to 12 overs per side.
- Batting first, Ireland lost three wickets early and were reduced to 22/3 in just four overs.
led by Deepak Hooda Hardik PandyaIndia beat Ireland by seven wickets in the first T20I in Dublin to take an unassailable 1-0 lead in the short two-match series. Umran Malik made his India debut and became the 98th player to wear the blue jersey in the shortest format.
The match started quite late due to rain and was shortened to 12 overs per side.
Hardik Pandya won the toss and decided to field first. Batting first, Ireland lost three wickets early and were reduced to 22/3 in just four overs.
But then Henry Tector came in and started smacking the ball across the park. The Indian bowlers had no answer for Tector’s attack, as the Irishman scored 64 off 33 balls at an astonishing strike rate of 193.9. Led by Tector’s innings, Ireland finished with 108 after 12 overs.
Making his debut, Umran Malik bowled just one over and conceded 14 runs.
Chasing the target of 109 runs, Ishan Kishan gave India a good start by scoring 26 runs in just 11 balls. Hooda opened instead of Gaikwad. He formed a match-winning partnership with skipper Hardik Pandya, before Pandya was dismissed at the end of the chase. Hooda scored 47 runs in 29 balls for India and ended the game Dinesh Karthik,
The second T20 match will be played at this ground on Tuesday, 28 June.
Ireland Playing XI
Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie (c), Gareth Delany, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker (wk), George Dockrell, Mark Adair, Andy McBrine, Craig Young, Joshua Little, Conor Olfert
India playing XI
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Deepak Hooda, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (C), Dinesh Karthik (W), Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar KumarAvesh Khan, Yuzvendra ChahalUmran Malik