Ireland vs India, 1st T20I: In the first T20 being played at The Village in Dublin, Ireland scored 139 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs after playing first. Indian bowlers dominated the match from the very first over. Jasprit Bumrah, who returned to international cricket after a long time, took two wickets in the very first over.
Ireland had lost five wickets for just 31 runs at one time, but even after this the host team managed to score 139 runs. Barry McCarthy turned the match for Ireland. He scored an unbeaten 51 in just 33 balls. During this, 4 fours and 4 sixes came out of his bat.
Ireland got off to bat first after losing the toss and got off to a bad start. Former captain Andrew Balbirnie hit a four on the first ball of the match, but then Jasprit Bumrah bowled him on the very next ball. Wicketkeeper Lorcan Tucker, who came to bat at number three, was also dismissed without opening the account in the first over.
After this, Ireland lost wickets at regular intervals. Half of Ireland’s team had returned to the pavilion for only 31 runs. During this, Andrew Balbirnie 04, Lorcan Tucker 00, Harry Tector 09, Paul Stirling 11 and George Dockrell were dismissed after scoring 01 runs.
After this, Curtis Campher and Mark Adair took the lead, but Ireland’s sixth wicket also fell on the total score of 59. Adair was dismissed after scoring 16 runs in 16 balls with the help of two fours. Ravi Bishnoi showed him the way to the pavilion.
However, after this, Barry McCarthy and Curtis Campher shared a 57-run partnership for the seventh wicket. Ireland’s batsmen scored fast in the last over. Curtis Campher scored 39 runs in 33 balls with one six and three fours. At the same time, Barry McCarthy scored a stormy half-century in just 33 balls to reach the team’s score of 139. 4 fours and 4 sixes came out of McCarthy’s bat.
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