05 June,2024 10:45 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Rohit Sharma and Paul Sterling during the toss (Pic: X/@ICC)
Team India's first T20 World Cup 2024 is being played against Ireland at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York. Earlier, the "Men in Blue" played a warm-up game at the venue against Bangladesh in which they came victorious by a margin of 60 runs.
IND vs IRE head-to-head: In T20 Internationals, both teams have played against each other seven times out of which India is leading with seven wins. Ireland is yet to win a T20I game against the Blues.
The spectators will keep tabs on Indian stalwart Virat Kohli as he is coming off after having a great run in the recently concluded Indian Premier League 2024. Featuring in 15 matches, he has amassed 741 runs for Royal Challengers Bengaluru, following which he was also awarded with the "Orange Cap."
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India's Rishabh Pant is set to make his first international appearance after staying out for about 15 months. During the warm-up match against Bangladesh, the left-hander accumulated 53 runs off 32 deliveries. He retired out after him smashing 4 fours and 4 sixes.
With Yashasvi Jaiswal in India's T20 World Cup 2024 side, the question arises for the suitable opening duo. Following IPL 2024 performances, there are higher chances of Kohli opening the innings with traditional opening batsman Rohit Sharma. If Jaiswal secures his spot as an opener, then Team India might get a proper lefty-righty opening pair.
IND vs IRE live updates: Full Squads
India Squad: Rohit Sharma(c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube
Ireland Squad: Paul Stirling(c), Andrew Balbirnie, Lorcan Tucker(w), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Ross Adair, Barry McCarthy, Mark Adair, Joshua Little, Craig Young, Benjamin White, Neil Rock, Graham Hume
IND vs IRE live updates: Probable XI
India Probable XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh
Ireland Probable XI: Andy Balbirnie, Paul Stirling (c), Lorcan Tucker, Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Craig Young/Ben White, Josh Little
IND vs IRE live updates: Confirmed playing XI
India: Rohit Sharma(c), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Shivam Dube.
Ireland: Paul Stirling(c), Andrew Balbirnie, Lorcan Tucker(w), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Barry McCarthy, Mark Adair, Joshua Little, Benjamin White.
IND vs IRE live updates: Toss update
India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bowl first against Ireland. Yashasvi Jaiswal misses the cut in India's playing XI against Ireland at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York. Rishabh Pant secured the wicket-keeping spot over Sanju Samson
10:47 PM: India win by six wickets
Pant finishes off in style as India beat Ireland by six wickets and 46 balls to spare in their World Cup opener.
10:30 PM: 85/1 (11)
Sharma reaches his fifty and then walks off during the drinks break. He is seen holding his right shoulder, which was hit by a bouncer earlier in the innings. Replays show the delivery might have even clipped his elbow before hitting his shoulder.
10:19 PM: 52/1 (8)
Pant smashes McCarthy straight down the ground for four on the fifth ball of the over. The rest of the over consists of three singles and a two.
10:03 PM: 33/1 (5)
Pant swings hard at the fifth ball of the over after only three runs off the first four deliveries. The ball beats him. The next is a wide before Pant swings at the final ball but it heads through to the keeper once again. Tough to bat still.
9:44 PM: 22/0 (2)
Sharma gets lucky with an inside edge for four on the fifth ball, then smashes a low full toss over mid-on for six to finish the over. A total of 15 runs came off the over.
9:27 PM: 96 (20)
A dissapointing performance of Ireland with the bat but the pitch is tricky, and it won't be easy for India. If Ireland takes a couple of early wickets, they will be in the game.
9:16 PM: 66/8 (13)
Little scores 14 runs off Pandya's over, hitting another flat shot down the ground. Rohit quickly fields the ball to stop consecutive boundaries.
9:03 PM: 49/7 (11)
Pandya secures his third wicket, putting him in line for a hat-trick, as the right-handed batsman is caught by Dube at deep point after scoring three runs.
8: 52 PM: IRE: 49/6 (10)
Pandya gets his second wicket and Siraj gets his first. Ireland reaches 49 runs for the loss of six wickets.
8: 42 PM: IRE: 36/4 (8)
Hardik Pandya strikes the wicket of Tucker, Team India is in total control of the match. Followed by Jasprit Bumrah who dismissed Tector for just four runs.
8: 32 PM: IRE: 26/2 (6)
Ireland continues to struggle against the Indian pace. Tucker and Harry Tector take Ireland to runs after the first powerplay.
8: 20 PM: IRE: 13/2 (4)
Arshdeep helps India to get early breakthroughs and gets the opening pair in a single over. Siraj on the other hand is keeping things tight for Ireland.
8: 08 PM: IRE: 7/0 (2)
The Irish batsmen are struggling to score runs against India's pace attack. The duo manages to score runs after the completion of two overs.
8: 04 PM: IRE: 3/0 (1)
Captain Paul Stirling and Andrew Balbirnie opening the innings for Ireland scored 3 runs in Arshdeep Singh's first over.
