Captain Jasprit Bumrah finished things off for his side with an almost wicket-maiden over as the Men in Blue won the match by 33 runs.
Captain Jasprit Bumrah finally got his first wicket of the night as he sent back Mark Adair for just 2 as Ireland lost their seventh wicket.
Arshdeep Singh may have been expensive in the last few games at the death, however, he got the big wicket of former Ireland captain Andrew Balbirnie, who was the sole hope for the hosts after the middle-order failed.
Ravi Bishnoi continued to find success on the ongoing Ireland tour as he picked his second wicket of the match and fourth of the series, getting the big scalp of all-rounder Curtis Campher.
Ireland are going down a deep hole with Ravi Bishnoi getting his first wicket of the day as he sent back Harry Tector back for just 7.
If Bumrah doesn't Prasidh Krishna will. Like the last game, Prasidh broke through with wickets of Ireland skipper Paul Stirling and wicketkeeper Lorcan Tucker in the very same over to leave the home side reeling.
Team India were in danger of falling below 170 as Shivam Dube and Rinku Singh struggled to get the required timing before the duo took Irish bowlers to the cleaners in the last two overs, getting India to 185.
In his debut innings for India, Rinku Singh made his presence felt with a rapid knock of 38 off just 21 deliveries. Coming in at No. 5, it took some balls for Rinku to get going but when he did, he ensured that India got a score in excess of 180.
Ruturaj Gaikwad after a watchful start got settled into his innings and completed a well-made half-century off just 39 deliveries. However, Gaikwad couldn't do much after that and got out trying to hit it over the long-on fielder.
Sanju Samson got into an overdrive moment with three fours and a six against Josh Little. However, his fireworks were cut short by leg-spinner Benjamin White as he chopped on to his stumps.
Team India fought back strongly on the back of some excellent shot-making by both Ruturaj Gaikwad and Sanju Samson as the duo stitched a 50-run partnership following loss of two wickets in the powerplay.
Tilak Varma, who was one of the players of the series in the West Indies scoring 173 runs in five matches, has failed to get going in Ireland. Tilak Varma got out for a duck in the first game and now in the second T20I, scored just one run.
Yashasvi Jaiswal gave India a quick start with a couple of boundaries and a six before holding out in the deep on the leg side.
After a poor start in the last game, Indian openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaikwad will be eyeing a good start in the second T20I after a poor start in the series opener.
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson(w), Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah(c), Ravi Bishnoi
Andrew Balbirnie, Paul Stirling(c), Lorcan Tucker(w), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Craig Young, Joshua Little, Benjamin White
Ireland skipper Paul Stirling won the toss and chose to bowl first in the second T20I under bright conditions at Malahide. Ireland suffered a top-order collapse in the first game and will be hoping to rectify their mistakes.
Two debuts were handed out in the series opener to Rinku Singh and Prasidh Krishna, who was also returning from an injury and it seems like the Men in Blue will not change the winning combination given there's a series to be won still.
Team India will be eager to seal the T20I series in the second of the three games in Dublin on Sunday, August 20. India won the first game by the DLS method after Jasprit Bumrah's exploits on return.
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