India last faced Ireland at the T20 World Cup 15 years ago in 2009 and have an undefeated record against the Green and Whites (7-0) in T20Is.
IND vs IRE Live Score: Team India begin another campaign in T20 World Cup, aiming to end their ICC trophy jinx. First up is Ireland and Rohit Sharma has opted to bowl first in cloudy conditions after winning the toss. There will be no Yashasvi Jaiswal, Kuldeep Yadav and Arshdeep Singh as Rohit is going all in with all-rounders and pacers against Paul Sterling’s Ireland. Playing their first matches will be a good opportunity for the two sides to move to the top of the points table in Group A.
Best over for Ireland
Ireland finally have a breathing room with Gareth Delany hitting Hardik for a six and then Josh Little gets a boundary. 14 runs come off the over.
Ireland 66/8 after 13.
Axar strikes
And there goes 8th wicket for Ireland as Axar Patel takes a wonderful catch to dismiss Barry McCarthy for a 6-ball duck. The batters don’t know what to expect with the uneven bounce.
3-fer for Hardik
Hardik Pandya bags his third wicket as Ireland lose their 7th wicket. There is nothin to write home about as Mark Adair falls for 3.
Ireland: 49/7 in 10.1 overs.
Siraj joins the party!
Mohammed Siraj has also bagged a wicket and with that Ireland are 6 down for 46 runs. Reminder, it’s not yet 10 overs. George Dockrell is the latest to depart.
Ireland: 46/6 in 9.4 overs.
Hardik strikes again
Ireland are crumbling at the moment as Hardik Pandya strikes again. IRE are now 5 wickets down.
Ireland: 44/5 in 9 overs.
Bumrah joins the party
Bumrah gets rid of Tector with a vicious delivery.
Ireland: 36/4 in 8 overs.
Hardik Pandya strikes
Hardik Pandya knocks over the middle stump as Ireland lose their third wicket.
Ireland: 32/3 in 7 overs.
Ireland struggle
Ireland struggle to get going against India in the powerplay as Arshdeep, Siraj keep batters under firm control.
Ireland: 26/2 after 5 overs
Arshdeep strikes again!
Arshdeep gets his second wicket as Ireland lose both their openers within the powerplay.
Ireland: 9/2 after 3 overs
Stirling threat swatted
Arshdeep Singh has given India its first breakthrough. Paul Stirling has departed for a scratchy 2(6) as he skies the ball and Rishabh Pant claims an easy catch.
Ireland: 7/1 after 2.1 overs
Here we go!
Rohit Sharma opts to give the new ball to Arshdeep Singh over Jasprit Bumrah.
Playing XIs
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj.
Ireland (Playing XI): Paul Stirling (c), Andrew Balbirnie, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Joshua Little, Benjamin White.
Rohit chooses to bowl first
India won the toss and decided to bowl first. What Rohit said: “We’re going to bowl. Preparations have been alright. Have been managing ourselves in these new conditions. Has been challenging but we are all professionals. We played on a similar pitch and do know what to expect a little bit. I know it’s going to be slightly different from what we’re used to. But that’s what the sport is. Not sure about the conditions too much, so thought having a target in front of us would be good. Guys missing out are Kuldeep, Sanju, Jaiswal and one more.”
Team India arrives
Heavy security at Nassau
Made it past the SWAT trucks and the bomb sniffing dog today for the India v Ireland match in New York. Also saw a Lome protestor on the way in…. pic.twitter.com/Ha7AoyvhXU
— Peter Della Penna (@PeterDellaPenna) June 5, 2024
Kohli arrives at Nassau Stadium
Combined XI for the IND vs IRE
Ireland’s probable XI
Paul Stirling (c), Andrew Balbirnie, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Joshua Little, Craig Young.
India’s probable XI
Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya (vc), Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh.
New York ready!
Welcome to the live coverage of match 8 of the T20 World Cup between India and Ireland at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium.
IND vs IRE Squads
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Shivam Dube, Sanju Samson, Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj, Hardik Pandya (vc), Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh.
Ireland: Paul Stirling (c), Mark Adair, Ross Adair, Andrew Balbirnie, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Graham Hume, Joshua Little, Barry McCarthy, Neil Rock, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Craig Young.
Editors pick
