The opening match of any big-ticket competition can bring with it attendant nerves and the pressure of having to get off to a winning start. When it’s the T20 World Cup at a largely unfamiliar venue, the stakes are even more magnified.

India did well to negotiate a potential minefield at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday morning, getting the composition of their bowling attack spot-on to make the most of Rohit Sharma’s luck with the coin. With Arshdeep Singh and Hardik Pandya spearheading the four-man pace attack, they shot Ireland out for just 96 in 16 overs, the Irish only getting there because their last two wickets added 46.