IND vs IRE 1st T20I Live Score and Updates:Rain plays spoilsport as India record narrow win on DLS
Jasprit Bumrah is set to return to action after a gap of 11 months and leads the Indian team in the three-match series against Ireland from August 18. The world no.1 Indian team suffered a shock 2-3 defeat against West Indies in their last T20I assignment under Hardik Pandya's leadership but remains a favourite against the Irish side. The majority of the 15-member squad contains the IPL 2023 heroes with the likes of Rinku Singh and Jitesh Sharma in line to make their international debut but the focus will be on Bumrah's comeback today.
Aug 18, 202310:46 PM (IST)Posted by Sumeet Kavthale
Rain plays spoilsport as India record narrow win on DLS
Aug 18, 20239:59 PM (IST)Posted by Sumeet Kavthale
Rain stops play after India lost two successive wickets
After a promising start with 45 runs in the first six overs, India lost Yashasvi Jaiswal and Tilak Verma on back-to-back deliveries off Craig Young in 7th over. However, rain interrupts the game with team India ahead on the DLS method by two runs only.
Aug 18, 20239:11 PM (IST)Posted by Sumeet Kavthale
Barry McCarthy finishes in style to give India 140-run target
Garry McCarthy smashes two big sixes off Arshdeep Singh in the last over to drag Ireland to a total of 139/7 in 20 overs. Arshdeep conceded 22 runs in the last over as McCarthy scored unbeaten 51 runs off 33 balls with four fours and four sixes. Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna and Ravi Bishnoi took two wickets each while Arshdeep bagged one for India.
Aug 18, 20239:02 PM (IST)Posted by Sumeet Kavthale
Boom boom Bumrah finishes his spell to make sensational comeback from injury
Aug 18, 20239:00 PM (IST)Posted by Sumeet Kavthale
Arshdeep Singh breaks the deadlock with Curtis Campher's wicket with a deadly yorker in the 18th over. Campher scored 39 off 33 and added crucial 57 runs for the 7th wicket with Barry McCarthy to drag Ireland from 59/6 to 116/7 after 18 overs.
Aug 18, 20238:26 PM (IST)Posted by Sumeet Kavthale
6th wicket, Ravi Bishnoi dismisses Mark Adair
Ravi Bishnoi takes a brave DRS after the umpire denied lbw dismissal. Replay gives India their sixth wicket and Bshnoi his second. The hosts struggle at 59 for 6 after 11 overs.
Aug 18, 20238:08 PM (IST)Posted by Sumeet Kavthale
Prasidh Krishna is flying high on his T20I debut
Aug 18, 20238:07 PM (IST)Posted by Sumeet Kavthale
5th wicket, Prasidh Krishna gets another one
Returning pacer Prasidh Krishna gets George Dockrell to pick his second wicket on his T20I debut. Dockrell scored just one run and throws his wicket at mid-off with Ruturaj Gaikwad taking an easy catch.
Aug 18, 20238:01 PM (IST)Posted by Sumeet Kavthale
4th wicket, Ravi Bishnoi removes captain Paul Stirling
Indian bowlers continue to overpower the hosts with four wickets in the first six overs. Young spinner Ravi Bishnoi removes set batter and Irish captain Paul Stirling to put India in complete control of the game.
Aug 18, 20237:58 PM (IST)Posted by Sumeet Kavthale
3rd wicket, debutant Krishna dismisses dangerous Harry Tector
After a flying start from Jasprit Bumrah, debutant pacer Prasidh Krishna makes an instant impact on his debut with the valuable wicket of Harry Tector in his first T20I over. Ireland down at 27 for 3 after five overs.
Aug 18, 20237:40 PM (IST)Posted by Sumeet Kavthale
Watch: Jasprit Bumrah's first wicket on comeback
Aug 18, 20237:34 PM (IST)Posted by Sumeet Kavthale
Jasprit Bumrah makes instant impact on his comeback with two wickets in 1st over
Jasprit Bumrah dismissed the former captain Andy Balbirnie on the innings' second delivery after conceding a four on the first ball. The delivery took a thick edge off the bat and landed on the off stump. He then removed the wicketkeeper batter Lorcan Tucker on the fifth delivery to give India a perfect start.
Aug 18, 20237:15 PM (IST)Posted by Sumeet Kavthale
Playing XIs
India Playing XI: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson(wk), Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah (c), Ravi Bishnoi
Ireland Playing XI: Paul Stirling (c), Andrew Balbirnie, Lorcan Tucker (wK), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Craig Young, Joshua Little, Benjamin White
Aug 18, 20237:06 PM (IST)Posted by Sumeet Kavthale
India to bowl first, Rinku Singh and Prasidh Krishna set to make debut
Jasprit Bumrah wins the toss and elects to bowl first. Batter Rinku Singh is making his international debut and the young pacer Prasidh Krishan is set to play his first T20I match.
Aug 18, 20236:52 PM (IST)Posted by Sumeet Kavthale
Rinku Singh and Prasidh Krishna receive maiden T20I cap
Both Rinku Singh and Prasidh Krishna are set to make their T20I debut today. Both players received their maiden caps during the team huddle before the toss at The Village. No debut for wicketkeeper batter Jitesh Sharma today.
Aug 18, 20236:42 PM (IST)Posted by Sumeet Kavthale
Rinku Singh and Jitesh Sharma in line for their international debuts today
India Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah (c), Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Prasidh Krishna, Shahbaz Ahmed
Ireland Squad: Andrew Balbirnie, Paul Stirling (c), Lorcan Tucker (wk), Harry Tector, Gareth Delany, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Joshua Little, Benjamin White, Fionn Hand, Craig Young, Theo van Woerkom, Ross Adair
Aug 18, 20236:40 PM (IST)Posted by Sumeet Kavthale
Jasprit Bumrah set to return to action after 11 months
Jasprit Bumrah last played competitive cricket during a home ODI series against Australia in September 2022. He suffered a back injury and missed the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 and the Indian Premier League 2023. He spent the last few months at National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru to recover and now targets a match fitness to be ready for the upcoming Asia Cup 2023 and the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 tournament.
"I was bowling normally [in the nets]. It's not like I am holding back. I am enjoying it quite a lot. I've done a lot of net sessions here. When my rehabilitation ended, I went home too and even practiced with the Gujarat team. I've done a lot of net sessions in a lot of places, and even played a lot of practice matches. So it's not like I am bowling with a restriction or I am holding back," Jasprit Bumrah said on his return.
