Gaikwad lifts India to series win over Ireland

Riding on Ruturaj Gaikwadrsquos fifty and quickfire 40 by Sanju Samson India beat Ireland by 33 runs in the second T20I to win the threematch series 20 here on SundayOpener Andy Balbirnie 72 was the top runscorer for Ireland while skipper Jasprit Bumrah 215 legspinner Ravi Bishnoi 237 and Prasidh Krishna 229 claimed two wickets eachEarlier fine hands by Gaikwad 58 43 balls 6x4 1x6 Sanju Samson 40 26 balls 5x4 1x6 and Rinku Singh 38 21 balls 2x4 3x6 placed India in a position to wrap this series with a match to goRavi Bishnoi celebrates an Irish wicket yesterdayIndia had won the rainmarred first T20I by two runs under the DLS methodIndia started their innings in a brisk fashion through opener Yashasvi Jaiswal who made an 18 off 11 balls with a couple of fours and a six off pacer Josh LittleBut the innings failed to build on the promise as Jaiswalrsquos attempt to pull Craig Young ended in the hands of Curtis Campher at deepTilak Varma failed to make an impression in the second straight game as this time a mistimed pull off Barry McCarthy was snaffled by George Dockrell close to the ropesAt 352 India needed some solidity and momentum at the same time The visitors gained that through Samson and Gaikwad for the third wicketSamson and Gaikwad milked 71 runs between them to carry India past the 100run mark in the 12th overSamson who has triggered selection discussions ahead of Indiarsquos squad announcement for Asia Cup on Monday played a nice little innings of 40 off 26 balls that contained five fours and a sixAlso Read Team Indias Big Three and the inevitability of successionGaikwad was keen to give strike to his inflow partner and the Kerala player did not waste the chance either Samson tore into Josh Little in the 11th over hammering him for 18 runsAn insideout loft and a slap over covers and a guide through the cordon brought him three fours in a rowHe garnished that train of aggression with a swivel pull that fetched him a maximum over the fine legHowever a moment of misfortune ended his stay Samson wanted to play legspinner White over the covers off a wide ball on the offstump but he could only manage to drag the delivery back on to his stumpsAt 1053 in the 13th over India had a good launchpad to get to a sizable totalBrief scoresIndia 1855 in 20 overs R Gaikwad 58 S Samson 40 R Singh 38 B McCarthy 236 beat Ireland 1528 in 20 overs A Balbirnie 72 J Bumrah 215 P Krishna 229 R Bishnoi 237 by 33 runsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever