| 0.0 : TOSS - India have won the toss and they have opted to BOWL first. |
| India (Playing XI) - 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), Andy Balbirnie, Lorcan Tucker (WK), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Joshua Little, Ben White. |
| Rohit Sharma, the Indian skipper opts to bowl first. Says the preparation has been alright and says it has been a bit challenging on this track but it's all about assesing the conditions but as professionals they need to be prepared. Says at the end of the day, you have to use all your experience and play good cricket and that they played on a similar track in the warm-up so they do understand what to expect. Adds it's gonna be slightly different to what they are used to and says that having a s |
| The captain of Ireland, Paul Stirling says that they would have bowled first as well with the overcast conditions around. Shares that the prepartion has been really good through the Tri-Series in Amsterdam and are looking forward to this game. Tells that there are plenty of match-winners in their side and it is about turning up and feels that there cannot be a better occasion than this. With the indifferent results witnessed at this venue, he feels that assessing condtions early will be importan |
| Before we get to the real business, the teams are lining up for their respective national anthems. Yuvraj Singh, one of the ambassadors of this World Cup strides out with the shining trophy in his hands along with the two Umpires. It will be Ireland's anthem first, followed by the Indian national anthem. |
| All done with the pre-match formalities, and now it's time to start the action at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium. The Indian team is in the last-minute huddle near the ropes before dispersing to their respective fielding positions. Out walk the two Irish openers, Paul Stirling and Andy Balbirnie. Arshdeep Singh has the new ball and is all in readiness to get the proceedings underway with the new ball for India. And, here we go... |
| 0.1 : Arshdeep Singh to Andy Balbirnie, Andy Balbirnie and Ireland are underway! Steams in from over the wicket and gets a good inward shape, full and around leg, Andy Balbirnie brings his wrists into play and clips it through square leg for a single. |
| 0.2 : Arshdeep Singh to Paul Stirling, Paul Stirling is off the mark too! Arshdeep pulls his length back and bowls it on a length, around off, shaping in, Paul Stirling gives the bowler the charge and times the drive throgh covers. The ball slows up in the outfield and does not have enough legs to reach the fence. Poor running from the Irish openers as they settle with just two. |
| 0.3 : Arshdeep Singh to Paul Stirling, No run. |
| 0.4 : Arshdeep Singh to Paul Stirling, Beaten and that did not carry to the keeper. Early signs of the variable bounce. |
| 0.5 : Arshdeep Singh to Paul Stirling, Sees the batter advance does Arshdeep reacts by tucking him up for room. On a back of a length, swinging back in, on middle and leg, Paul Stirling makes room but can only pat this one to cover. |
| 0.6 : Arshdeep Singh to Paul Stirling, Three dots on the trot to end the first over. Bends his back and digs it in short, on off, Paul Stirling shows his cards early by stepping out and has to duck to let the ball pass. |
| Mohammed Siraj to operate from the other end. |
| 1.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Andy Balbirnie, No run. |
| 1.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Andy Balbirnie, Nicely bowled! Bowls it with an upright seam from over the wicket, seamin away off the deck, at 133.6 kph, Andy Balbirnie hangs back and shapes to play it square on the off side but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 1.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Andy Balbirnie, Swing and a miss! Delivers it in the channel on off, on a short of a good length, Andy Balbirnie gives himself room and charges down the track to go big on the off side but fails to connect. |
| 1.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Andy Balbirnie, Wow, that took off! Rishabh Pant does well to not concede any extras! |
| 1.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Andy Balbirnie, FOUR! Too straight and these are easy pickings for Andy Balbirnie. |
| 1.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Andy Balbirnie, Hurls it on a hard length, outside off, a hint of away movement, Andy Balbirnie goes on the back foot and keeps it out on the off side. |
| 2.1 : Arshdeep Singh to Paul Stirling, OUT! c Rishabh Pant b Arshdeep Singh. |
| 0.0 : Lorcan Tucker is the new batter in for Ireland at number 3. |
| 2.2 : Arshdeep Singh to Lorcan Tucker, Play and a miss! Gets the ball to angle away from over the wicket, on a length, Lorcan Tucker goes for an expansive drive but gets beaten by the angle as the ball zips past the bat. |
| 2.3 : Arshdeep Singh to Lorcan Tucker, With two slips in place, Arshdeep serves it on a hard length, in the corridor of off, Lorcan Tucker plays it close to his body and steers it down to deep third for a single to get off the mark. |
| 2.4 : Arshdeep Singh to Andy Balbirnie, Arshdeep Singh continues to beat the bat. |
| 2.5 : Arshdeep Singh to Andy Balbirnie, Wide! |
| Arshdeep Singh to Andy Balbirnie, Nipping back in, on a back of a length, Andy Balbirnie gets cramped up for room as he looks to access the off side and inside edges it beside the pitch on the leg side. |
| 2.6 : Arshdeep Singh to Andy Balbirnie, OUT! b Arshdeep Singh. |
| 0.0 : Harry Tector walks out at number 4. |
| 3.1 : Mohammed Siraj to Lorcan Tucker, Time for Siraj to go past the bat now. |
| 3.2 : Mohammed Siraj to Lorcan Tucker, No run. |
| 3.3 : Mohammed Siraj to Lorcan Tucker, Tailing back in sharply, on a hard length, on middle and leg, Lorcan Tucker fails to keep it out and gets hit on the thigh pad. |
| 3.4 : Mohammed Siraj to Lorcan Tucker, FOUR! Innovative and effective! This is around middle and leg, on a short of a good length, Lorcan Tucker walks across to the off side early and plays the scoop towards the fine leg fence for his first boundary. |
| 3.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Lorcan Tucker, No run. |
| 4.1 : Arshdeep Singh to Harry Tector, Wow, that reared off! |
| 3.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Lorcan Tucker, Oh, that could have deflected onto the stumps! Honing in around the pads, on a length, Lorcan Tucker misses the flick shot and gets beaten on the inside edge. The ball comes off the pads and dribbles towards first slip. |
| 4.2 : Arshdeep Singh to Harry Tector, 5 Wides! |
| Arshdeep Singh to Harry Tector, No run. |
| 4.3 : Arshdeep Singh to Harry Tector, Wide! |
| Arshdeep Singh to Harry Tector, Ouch, Tector cops a blow on the glove! |
| 4.4 : Arshdeep Singh to Harry Tector, WIDE! Swinging back into the right-hander but gets the radar wrong. Full and down leg, Harry Tector is happy to leave the ball alone. |
| Arshdeep Singh to Harry Tector, Nearly sneaked through! |
| 4.5 : Arshdeep Singh to Lorcan Tucker, WIDE! Arshdeep Singh has not got his radar sicne picking up a wicket earlier in the over. |
| Arshdeep Singh to Lorcan Tucker, No run. |
| 4.6 : Arshdeep Singh to Lorcan Tucker, Four! |
| 0.0 : Jasprit Bumrah is now into the attack. |
| 5.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Harry Tector, On the money straight on! Over the wicket, on a fuller length, tailing in sharply around off, Harry Tector plays over the line and the ball sneaks through the gap between the bat and the ball, through to the keeper. Excellent delivery! |
| 5.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Harry Tector, Fuller in length and outside off, Harry Tector drives it on the up to cover. |
| 5.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Harry Tector, Outside off on a hard length, Harry Tector cuts it off the back foot to backward point. |
| 5.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Harry Tector, Short and angling on off, Harry Tector covers his off stump, gets in line of the ball and knocks it solidly down the pitch. |
| 5.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Harry Tector, The ball is just flirting past the outside edge at the moment! Steams in from over the wicket, pitches it on a good length, and gets it to nip a shade away, Harry Tector plays inside the line of the ball for a front foot defence and the ball whispers his outside edge before carrying to the keeper. |
| 5.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Harry Tector, Back of a length, at the stumps and angling on the pads, Harry Tector gets beaten on the back foot punch and the ball thuds his thigh pad and rolls to the off side. Jasprit Bumrah begins right on the money in his first over. End of the mandatory Powerplay and Ireland is crawling at 26/2. |
| Change from both ends as Hardik Pandya comes into the attack. |
| 6.1 : Hardik Pandya to Lorcan Tucker, Hardik bowls full, attacking the off-pole, Lorcan Tucker plants his front leg ahead and knocks it straight to Rohit Sharma at cover. |
| 6.2 : Hardik Pandya to Lorcan Tucker, Total miscommunication there by the two Irish batters! That could've been close if it had been a direct throw from Jadeja. Hardik Pandya pulls his length a bit and varies the pace as well on off, Lorcan Tucker climbs on the bounce and punches it to the left of backward point where Ravindra Jadeja dives to his left and makes a brilliant stop. Lorcan Tucker tries to fetch a quick single is off for a run and gets home in time. Jadeja rocket-throws but has a s |
| 6.3 : Hardik Pandya to Harry Tector, Back of a length, on off, Harry Tector stands tall and defends it in the off side. |
| 6.4 : Hardik Pandya to Harry Tector, Leg bye. |
| 6.5 : Hardik Pandya to Lorcan Tucker, OUT! b Hardik Pandya. |
| 0.0 : Curtis Campher is in at number 5. |
| 6.6 : Hardik Pandya to Curtis Campher, FOUR! Gets off the mark in style! Hurls it full and on the pads, Curtis Campher flicks it nicely through backward square leg for a boundary. |
| 7.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Harry Tector, Back of a length, on the top of the middle, Harry Tector knocks it in front of mid on for a quick single. |
| 7.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Curtis Campher, Hard length, around off, Curtis Campher gets on the up and drives it straight to point where Ravindra Jadeja is alert and makes a good stop. |
| 7.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Curtis Campher, Hits the deck hard again, on off, Curtis Campher skips down the track and stays leg side of the ball to get the desired width, drives it through covers for a quick single. |
| 7.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Harry Tector, Short in length this time, at 142 kph outside off, climbs further on the bounce, Harry Tector goes for a pull shot but misses. |
| 7.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Harry Tector, Bowls it on a tight line on a length, around off, Harry Tector gets a thickish inside edge towards deep backward square leg for a brace. |
| 7.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Harry Tector, OUT! TAKEN! Oh dear, this is getting troublesome for Ireland now! The dangerous Harry Tector too walks back to the sheds now. |
| George Dockrell walks out to the middle. |
| 8.1 : Hardik Pandya to Curtis Campher, Six! |
| 8.2 : Hardik Pandya to Curtis Campher, Good length around off, Curtis Campher again opts for a lofted shot but gets a thickish outside edge this time towards third man for a single. |
| 8.3 : Hardik Pandya to George Dockrell, Full and angling onto the pads, George Dockrell clips it to deep backward square leg for a single. |
| 8.4 : Hardik Pandya to Curtis Campher, No run. |
| 8.5 : Hardik Pandya to Curtis Campher, On a length, around off at 133 kph, Curtis Campher is early on the shot, and fends it uppishly and the ball just falls short ahead of Virat Kohli at short cover who dives ahead. |
| 8.6 : Hardik Pandya to Curtis Campher, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Hardik gets his second wicket and half of the Irish side is back to the dugout now. |
| 9.1 : Mohammed Siraj to George Dockrell, Hard length, on the stumps, George Dockrell defends it back to the bowler. |
| 0.0 : Gareth Delany makes his way out to the centre. A change in bowling as Mohammed Siraj (2-0-8-0) returns to the attack. |
| 9.2 : Mohammed Siraj to George Dockrell, In the air and dropped. A tough chance though! |
| 9.3 : Mohammed Siraj to George Dockrell, No run. |
| 9.4 : Mohammed Siraj to George Dockrell, OUT! TAKEN! Ireland is falling like a house of cards now. |
| Mark Adair is in at number 8. |
| 9.5 : Mohammed Siraj to Mark Adair, Siraj pitches it up to the batter, angling in, on middle and leg, Mark Adair backs away and exposes all his stumps. Hacks it off the inner half of the bat to the right of mid on. The ball holds up in the outfield and the batters run three. |
| 9.6 : Mohammed Siraj to Gareth Delany, Bangs away on a hard length, on off and middle, Gareth Delany gets on his toes and rides the bounce well to stab it down on the off side. |
| 0.0 : Drinks break! India have absolutely bossed this game so far and have Ireland in dire straits. Rohit Sharma has persisted with pacers and will look to stick to them to wrap up the innings quickly. To be fair to Ireland, India have been relentess and the Irish have found it extremely hard to adapt to the bounce and seam movement off the deck. |
| 10.1 : Who walks out next to the crease? |
| Hardik Pandya to Mark Adair, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Another one bites the dust! Ireland are going down in a flash here. |
| 10.2 : Hardik Pandya to Barry McCarthy, Barry McCarthy keeps it out safely. Hits the hard length, on off and middle, Barry McCarthy hangs back and defends it down the deck. |
| 10.3 : Hardik Pandya to Barry McCarthy, A bit fuller and honing in at the stumps, Barry McCarthy covers the line of the ball and blocks it out in front of cover. |
| 10.4 : Hardik Pandya to Barry McCarthy, Serves it on a back of a length, angling in, on middle, Barry McCarthy swivels for the pull but the ball skids through and hits him near the waist. |
| 10.5 : Hardik Pandya to Barry McCarthy, Delivers a sharp and quick bumper that zips through, on off and middle, Barry McCarthy swings for the pull but gets beaten for pace and bounce as the ball zips past the bat. |
| 10.6 : Hardik Pandya to Barry McCarthy, Swing and a miss! Hardik bowls it on a hard length, over middle, Barry McCarthy gives the bowler the charge and looks to go back over the bowler's head. The ball nips away off the deck and just about carries to Rishabh Pant behind the wicket. |
| Change. |
| 11.1 : Axar Patel to Gareth Delany, At 91.5 kph, angling in, on a nagging length, on the pads, Gareth Delany tucks it through backward square leg for a single. |
| 11.2 : Axar Patel to Barry McCarthy, OUT! WHAT A GRAB! Excellent athleticism by Axar Patel! |
| Joshua Little walks out at number 10. |
| 11.3 : Axar Patel to Joshua Little, Lands this one on the stumps, full in length, Joshua Little reverse sweeps it through point for a single and gets off the mark. |
| 11.4 : Axar Patel to Gareth Delany, Now this one stays dramatically low on the bounce! And wait, India has gone upstairs for a stumping check. Axar bowls it outside off, on a dragged length, Gareth Delany sits down for a sweep but misses out on the connection. Rishabh Pant cleanly collects it behind the wickets and flashes off the bails in time. The side-on replay shows that Delany's back foot is well inside the popping crease. Not Out then. |
| 11.5 : Axar Patel to Gareth Delany, 1 run. |
| 11.6 : Axar Patel to Joshua Little, Pulls his length a bit, outside off, Joshua Little dabs it late to short third. |
| 12.1 : Hardik Pandya to Gareth Delany, SIX! Much-needed for Ireland! Hardik Pandya lands this one on a good length, around the top of off, Gareth Delany clears his front leg and connects his pull shot to perfection off the middle of the bat. The ball sails over deep mid-wicket for a half a dozen. |
| 12.2 : Hardik Pandya to Gareth Delany, 1 run. |
| 12.3 : Hardik Pandya to Joshua Little, FOUR! Crunched down the ground! Good length, on off, Joshua Little clears his front leg and makes room, and smashes it through the left of the non-striker, down the ground for a boundary. |
| 12.4 : Hardik Pandya to Joshua Little, Bangs it hard on the pitch, outside off, Joshua Little flat-bats it through the right of mid on. Rohit Sharma chases the ball to the deep before the fence and restricts it to a couple of runs. |
| 12.5 : Hardik Pandya to Joshua Little, No run. |
| 12.6 : Hardik Pandya to Joshua Little, Angles it on the middle from off, on a hard length, Joshua Little flatly pulls it towards the gap between mid on and mid-wicket and retains the strike with a single. |
| 13.2 : Ravindra Jadeja to Joshua Little, Four! |
| 13.1 : Ravindra Jadeja to Joshua Little, Over the wicket, pitched on off and short, Joshua Little rocks back and punches it straight at covers. |
| 13.3 : Ravindra Jadeja to Joshua Little, Short and on middle, Joshua Little defends it to the off side. |
| 13.4 : Ravindra Jadeja to Joshua Little, Full and on middle, Joshua Little leans ahead, and steers it towards square leg for a quick single. |
| 13.5 : Ravindra Jadeja to Gareth Delany, Drags his length a bit this time, on the leg stump line, Gareth Delany backs away and hits it to deep point for a single. |
| 13.6 : Ravindra Jadeja to Joshua Little, Drops it full and in front of the stumps, Joshua Little scoops it fine and takes a single by the time the short fine fielder chases the ball in the deep. |
| 14.1 : Jasprit Bumrah to Joshua Little, FOUR LEG BYES! Ireland will take whatever they get now! Jasprit Bumrah cannons it on the back of a length, on the leg stump line, Joshua Little moves to the leg side of the ball and tries to nudge but it thuds his thigh pad and bullets away straight behind the keeper, and also misses the helmet before racing away to the fence. |
| 0.0 : Ben White is the new man in for Ireland. |
| 14.2 : Jasprit Bumrah to Joshua Little, OUT! b Jasprit Bumrah. |
| 14.3 : Jasprit Bumrah to Ben White, Good length, outside off, Ben White pushes it to deep backward point for a single. |
| 14.4 : Jasprit Bumrah to Gareth Delany, No run. |
| 14.5 : Jasprit Bumrah to Gareth Delany, Knee-length full toss on leg, Gareth Delany hits it towards long on for a single. |
| 14.6 : Jasprit Bumrah to Ben White, Full and on leg, Ben White hits it to point to end the over. |
| 0.0 : Arshdeep Singh (3-0-18-2) has been brought back into the attack. |
| 15.1 : Arshdeep Singh to Gareth Delany, FOUR! That's nicely played down the ground! Arshdeep Singh lands it short and angles on the top of the middle, Gareth Delany moves leg side of the ball and flat-bats it over mid off for a boundary. |
| 15.2 : Arshdeep Singh to Gareth Delany, Oh that could've been curtains for Irish innings but Jadeja shells a catch! |
| 15.3 : Arshdeep Singh to Gareth Delany, SIX! BANG! He connects and connects to perfection! Short in length, angling on the leg stump line, Gareth Delany clubs it nicely with the middle of the willow and pulls it over the longer side of the boundary over deep mid-wicket for a cracking six. |
| 15.4 : Arshdeep Singh to Gareth Delany, FOUR! Lucky escape there! |
| 15.5 : Arshdeep Singh to Gareth Delany, 1 run. |
| 15.6 : Arshdeep Singh to Ben White, NO BALL! Oh, no! Arshdeep Singh has bowled the third bouncer of the over and it has been called a NO BALL! Digs it in short, over middle from over the wicket, Ben White ducks and lets it go. Free Hit coming up. |
| Arshdeep Singh to Ben White, OUT! RUN OUT! And that's curtains for Ireland's innings and India manage to restrict them below triple figures. |
| Is that out? |
| 0.0 : Sheer dominance from India to skittle Ireland out for just 96! A field day for the Indian pacers, picking out 8 of the 10 wickets to fall. Having opted to bowl first in overcast conditions, Arshdeep Singh set the tone for India, removing both Irish openers early. Mohammed Sirajj may not have succeeded in his opening spell but kept the pressure on from his end. Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya picked up where the new ball pair left off as they consistently hit the right areas and did not allow Ir |
| As the scoreboard suggests, there is not much to write about home about the Irish batting effort. Yes, the pitch has not been the batter's friend, but not many Irish batters were prepared to bide their time and could have applied themselves a lot better. Paul Stirling and Andy Balbirnie were dismissed inside the Powerplay and Ireland could never really get going. Curtis Campher took his chances but his stay was short-lived. Ireland lacked partnerships as they lost wickets at regular intervals an |
| Hardik Pandya is in for a chat. He says it's always special to play for the country and he always takes pride and tries to give his 100 percent. Adds that he has been able to contribute in bigger competitions like the World Cup and it went well for him. He adds that he really liked the first wicket and says that he tends to bowl on hard lengths. Reckons that he had to bowl a bit more fuller on this particular track. Says that you need to just bowl in the right areas and bowl with discipline and |
| Right then, India need only 97 runs from their 20 overs to get their campaign off to a winning start. With no Yashasvi Jaiswal in the side, in all likelihood, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will walk out to open the innings for the first time in Indian colours since 2021. It will be interesting to see how they go about their business early on. As for Ireland, they will have to enusre that they hit the right areas consistently with the new ball and make India work hard for every run. Back in a bit |
| 0.1 : Mark Adair to Rohit Sharma, WIDE! Movement straight away. On the back of a length, outside off, it nips away sharply after pitching and goes beyond the guideline, Rohit Sharma goes for an on the up cut shot but misses. Wided. |
| Mark Adair to Rohit Sharma, Short in length, outside off, Rohit Sharma climbs on the bounce and cuts it straight to point. |
| 0.2 : Mark Adair to Rohit Sharma, Fuller this time, and closer to the body in front of the stumps. Rohit Sharma presents the full face of the bat and knocks it back to the bowler. |
| 0.3 : Mark Adair to Rohit Sharma, Wild movement! Pitches it on the middle, and jags back in off the surface, on a length, Rohit Sharma comes forward and gets beaten on the shot. |
| 0.4 : Mark Adair to Rohit Sharma, Bowls it full and on the stumps, Rohit Sharma flicks it with his wrists and works it along the carpet towards deep mid-wicket for a couple to get off the mark. |
| 0.5 : Mark Adair to Rohit Sharma, No run. |
| 0.6 : Mark Adair to Rohit Sharma, Four! |
| 1.1 : Joshua Little to Virat Kohli, 1 run. |
| 0.0 : It will be the left-arm seamer, Joshua Little to operate from the other end. |
| 1.2 : Joshua Little to Rohit Sharma, WIDE! Sprays it down the leg stump line. Rohit misses to flick and the umpire gives a Wide. |
| Joshua Little to Rohit Sharma, Fuller in length, angling into the batter from middle, Rohit Sharma flicks it nicely towards deep backward square leg for a couple of more runs. |
| 1.3 : Joshua Little to Rohit Sharma, Swings it onto the pads, on a length, Rohit Sharma misses his flick and the ball brushes off the front thigh pad to the left of the keeper. |
| 1.4 : Joshua Little to Rohit Sharma, Nice and full, on the stumps, Rohit Sharma jams his bat and plays it off the inside half of the bat, and onto the boots. The ball deflects to the off side. |
| 1.5 : Joshua Little to Rohit Sharma, WIDE! Struggling with his mark at the moment! Swings it away from leg side, on the fuller length, Rohit Sharma swings across and misses. Wided again. |
| Joshua Little to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Fortunate enough there! Joshua Little slants a yorker outside off, Rohit Sharma bends low to squeeze it through point but inside edges just past the stumps for a boundary at deep fine. |
| 2.1 : Mark Adair to Virat Kohli, Swing and a miss! Pitches it on off, and on a good length, it nips away dramatically. Virat Kohli charges down the ground aggressively and gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 1.6 : Joshua Little to Rohit Sharma, SIX! This time he connects and connects well! A friendly knee-length full toss, tailing back in on the pads, Rohit Sharma gets underneath it and flatly slaps it downtown for a biggie. |
| 2.2 : Mark Adair to Virat Kohli, Full and on off, Virat Kohli plants his front foot in line and knocks it solidly towards mid off. |
| 2.3 : Mark Adair to Virat Kohli, Peach! Bowls it on the length, just on the top of off, Virat Kohli looks to defend but gets beaten on the inside edge. |
| 2.4 : Mark Adair to Virat Kohli, OUT! TAKEN! Virat Kohli departs trying to find the aggressive route and India lose the first wicket! |
| 0.0 : Rishabh Pant comes in at number 3. |
| 2.5 : Mark Adair to Rishabh Pant, Around the wicket, a yorker on off, Rishabh Pant alertly jams the bat in time. |
| 2.6 : Mark Adair to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! WHAT A CRACKING SHOT! Lands this one right underneath the bat, a friendly half-volley to be precise, on off, Rishabh Pant picks the bones out of it and spanks it down the ground over the non-striker's head for a cracking boundary to end the over. |
| Barry McCarthy comes into the attack as the first change. |
| 3.1 : Barry McCarthy to Rohit Sharma, Good length, shaping away a shade from outside off, Rohit Sharma watches it closely and is happy to let it go alone. |
| 3.2 : Barry McCarthy to Rohit Sharma, 1 run. |
| 3.3 : Barry McCarthy to Rishabh Pant, Full and on the fourth stump line, Rishabh Pant gets in line of the ball on the front foot and drives it through covers for a single. |
| 3.4 : Barry McCarthy to Rohit Sharma, Oh, this one takes off from the surface. Good length, with an extra bit of bounce, just outside off, Rohit Sharma is taken by surprise and negotiates the bounce well, knocking it to the off side. |
| 3.5 : Barry McCarthy to Rohit Sharma, That could've been curtains for Rohit! |
| 3.6 : Barry McCarthy to Rishabh Pant, Bangs it on a length, outside off, Rishabh Pant goes for a wild hoick over the leg side but misses. |
| 4.1 : Mark Adair to Rohit Sharma, Attacks the off stump, shaping away a bit on a length, Rohit Sharma plays it inside the line and the ball takes off the leading edge towards deep third for a single. |
| 4.2 : Mark Adair to Rishabh Pant, Around the wicket, angling on the middle and leg, full in length, Rishabh Pant pushes it to mid on and robs a quick single. |
| 4.3 : Mark Adair to Rohit Sharma, Over the wicket now to Rohit, bowls straight and full, on off, Rohit Sharma defends it with soft hands on the front foot and the ball takes off the thickish outside edge to deep third for another single. |
| 4.4 : Mark Adair to Rishabh Pant, Aims the off stump, on a good length, Rishabh Pant watches it closely and cuts it straight to point off the back foot. |
| 4.5 : Mark Adair to Rishabh Pant, No run. |
| 4.6 : Mark Adair to Rishabh Pant, WIDE! Angling down leg, on a fuller length, Rishabh Pant looks to hoist it over short fine but misses. WIde given. |
| Mark Adair to Rishabh Pant, Swing and a miss! Around the stumps, on a hard length outside off, Rishabh Pant swings hard to get it over the covers but only manages to meet thin air. |
| 5.1 : Joshua Little to Rohit Sharma, Pitches it right up from over the wicket, angling away, around off, Rohit Sharma crouches and looks to go back over the bowler's head with a straight bat but gets beaten on the angle. |
| 5.2 : Joshua Little to Rohit Sharma, Angles it across the right-hander, just inside the tramline on off, on a good length, Rohit Sharma lets it go. |
| 5.3 : Joshua Little to Rohit Sharma, Fuller again and slanting away, around off, Rohit Sharma leans on it to go up and over on the off side. The bat turns in his hand and Rohit miscues it to mid-wicket for one. |
| 5.4 : Joshua Little to Rishabh Pant, 1 run. |
| 5.5 : Joshua Little to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! Beautifully played! Offers width this time does Little and goes full as well, Rohit Sharma leans on it and carves it up and over cover-point for a boundary. Rohit brings up 4000 runs in T20I cricket. |
| 5.6 : Joshua Little to Rohit Sharma, Beaten! This is on a back of a length, angling across, on off, Rohit Sharma pokes at the delivery as he gets on his toes and gets beaten on the outside edge. At the end of the Powerplay, India are 39/1. |
| 0.0 : Curtis Campher replaces Mark Adair. |
| 6.1 : Curtis Campher to Rishabh Pant, Starts with a full delivery from over the wicket, outside off, Rishabh Pant wrists it along the ground to wide long on for one. |
| 6.2 : Curtis Campher to Rohit Sharma, There's that extra bounce! Hits the deck hard and bowls it in the channel on off, Rohit Sharma gets half-forward as he tries to cover the line of the ball. It rears off the deck and zips past the bat. |
| 6.3 : Curtis Campher to Rohit Sharma, No run. |
| 6.4 : Curtis Campher to Rohit Sharma, 1 run. |
| 6.5 : Curtis Campher to Rishabh Pant, Much closer to the off-stump line, on a back of a length, Rishabh Pant tries to get on top of the bounce but the ball goes away with the angle and whizzes past his bat. |
| 6.6 : Curtis Campher to Rishabh Pant, A hint of width by Campher on off, Rishabh Pant frees his arms and cuts it over backward point where Joshua Little runs and slides to his left to cut it off. Two runs taken. |
| 7.1 : Barry McCarthy to Rohit Sharma, Strays on the pads, on a back of a length, Rohit Sharma hops back to work it away square on the leg side. Gets an inside edge onto the pads and the bal dies down on the leg side. They cross. |
| 0.0 : Barry McCarthy (1-0-3-0) is back into the attack. |
| 7.2 : Barry McCarthy to Rishabh Pant, Bangs it into the deck, outside off, Rishabh Pant drags the pull from outside off. Does not quite get the timing right and has ot settle for a single as the ball rolls to deep mid-wicket. |
| 7.3 : Barry McCarthy to Rohit Sharma, 1 run. |
| 7.4 : Barry McCarthy to Rishabh Pant, Goes straight up but luckily for Pant, it lands in no man's land! This is on a back of a length, angled across, on off, Rishabh Pant crouches and tries to swipe it across the line. Gets it off the upper half of the bat but it lands safely near the fine leg fence. Two runs taken. |
| 7.5 : Barry McCarthy to Rishabh Pant, Four! |
| 7.6 : Barry McCarthy to Rishabh Pant, Into the wicket, around off, Rishabh Pant flat bats it without much timing to mid off. |
| 8.1 : Joshua Little to Rohit Sharma, Serves it on a hard length, on off, Rohit Sharma plays it close to his body and dabs it square to point. |
| 8.2 : Joshua Little to Rohit Sharma, Oh, that took off and it has been taken at point! It looks to have come off the shoulder of Rohit Sharma but Paul Stirling has taken the review. Angling away from over the wicket, on a hard length, just outside off, Rohit Sharma walks across to the off side and tries to scoop it behind square on the leg side. The ball comes off his left shoulder and lobs to point. The UltraEdge confirms that it was just the shoulder and nothing else. |
| 8.3 : Joshua Little to Rohit Sharma, SIX! BOOM! Rohit Sharma connects this one alright! Joshua Little delivers it on a shortish length, right where Rohit needs it, around off. Rohit Sharma is waiting for it on the back foot and nails the pull over deep square leg for a maximum. |
| 8.4 : Joshua Little to Rohit Sharma, Six! |
| 8.5 : Joshua Little to Rohit Sharma, Good comeback! Takes pace off and it is much fuller as well, outside the leg-stump line, Rohit Sharma backs away to go across the line but gets undone by the lack of pace. |
| 8.6 : Joshua Little to Rohit Sharma, No run. |
| 9.1 : Mark Adair to Rishabh Pant, WIDE! Adair comes in from around the wicket and rolls his fingers over the ball but gets the line wrong. Slips it down leg for a wide. |
| Mark Adair to Rishabh Pant, Much better from Adair as this is on a shortish length, over off and middle, Rishabh Pant thinks about playing the upper-cut but decides against it and lets it go. |
| 9.2 : Mark Adair to Rishabh Pant, 1 run. |
| 9.3 : Mark Adair to Rohit Sharma, Aerial but safe! Length delivery, on off, Rohit Sharma stays deep in his crease and lofts it over mid off. Does not get hold of it it but it is enough to clear the back-tracking fielder for a couple of runs. |
| 9.4 : Mark Adair to Rohit Sharma, Goes full and straight from over the wicket, on middle, Rohit Sharma shimmies across a bit and clips it through mid-wicket for two runs more. |
| 9.5 : Mark Adair to Rohit Sharma, FOUR! A gift for Rohit Sharma to get to his FIFTY and the Indian skipper obliges! |
| 9.6 : Mark Adair to Rohit Sharma, 2 runs. |
| 0.0 : Ouch! Rohit Sharma is looking in some discomfort and is unable to continue. A blow to the batting team as Rohit Sharma is retired hurt. |
| Drinks! The game is well under the control of India as they just need 21 off 60 deliveries. The required run rate was never a worry for India coming into the chase at all. Despite losing Virat Kohli very early, Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant have notched a brilliant partnership and are playing risk-free cricket, also negotiating the uncertainty of the pitch well. The Indian skipper has notched up the 50 and has also breached past 4000 runs in T20Is. Suryakumar Yadav is in now. |
| 10.1 : Joshua Little to Rishabh Pant, Oh, no! Rishabh Pant has copped it on the elbow! |
| Halt! |
| 10.2 : Joshua Little to Rishabh Pant, WIDE! Sprays it down the leg side on a fuller length, Rishabh Pant goes for a no-look flick shot behind square but misses. Wide given. |
| Joshua Little to Rishabh Pant, Angles it closer to the body on the middle, Rishabh Pant is taken off-guard and but manages to punch it to the leg side. |
| 10.3 : Joshua Little to Rishabh Pant, SIX! Thank You says Pant! |
| 10.4 : Joshua Little to Rishabh Pant, Good length, nipping in from outside off. Rishabh Pant gets in an awkward position again, getting an inside edge to the leg side. One taken. |
| 10.5 : Joshua Little to Suryakumar Yadav, Good-length delivery pitched outside off. Suryakumar Yadav shuffles across and swings using his wrists but misses. |
| 10.6 : Joshua Little to Suryakumar Yadav, Hard length, angling away from outside off. Suryakumar Yadav dabs it away through to the left of deep third for a single. |
| 0.0 : Ben White is now into the attack. |
| 11.1 : Ben White to Suryakumar Yadav, Starts off on a nagging length, angling in, on middle and leg, Suryakumar Yadav goes on the back foot and turns it in front of square on the leg side for a single. |
| 11.2 : Ben White to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! Cracked away! Dishes out the googly, full and on off, Rishabh Pant picks it early and makes room before smashing it over cover for a boundary. |
| 11.3 : Ben White to Rishabh Pant, Loops it right up to the batter, on off, Rishabh Pant uses his feet and drills it down to long off for one. |
| 11.4 : Ben White to Suryakumar Yadav, OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! Suryakumar Yadav tries to finish it with a maximum but holes out! |
| Shivam Dube has come out to the middle now. |
| 11.5 : Ben White to Shivam Dube, Turning into the right-hander, full and it is tempting for the batter to play the big shot. Shivam Dube calmly whips it to mid-wicket. |
| 11.6 : Ben White to Shivam Dube, Pushes it through, flatter and shorter, on off, Shivam Dube gets on the back foot and chops it to backward point. |
| 12.1 : Barry McCarthy to Rishabh Pant, Hits the deck hard, on off, Rishabh Pant looks to stab it down the deck. The ball takes off the deck and hits Pant on the left forearm. |
| 12.2 : Barry McCarthy to Rishabh Pant, SIX! OUTRAGEOUS FROM RISHABH PANT! A contender for the shot of the tournament! |
| 0.0 : RISHABH PANT FINISHES OFF IN STYLE IN AN AUDACIOUS MANNER!!! India register their first win and commence their T20 World Cup journey by decimating Ireland with a dominating win. Chasing a modest target of 97, the Indian batters initially struggled with the variable and unpredictable bounce. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli found it tough going at the start, with the pitch playing tricks. Kohli tried to go on the attack but was dismissed for just 1. Rohit, after a cautious start, settled in and hit |
| Ireland needed early wickets since they didn't have too many runs on the board. With the pitch heavily favoring the bowlers, they asked some tough questions of the Indian batters right from the start. The ball was moving sharply, both in and out. They would've got two early wickets had Andy Balbirnie grabbed that catch of Rohit in the first slip in the very first over. Mark Adair reaped the reward early by claiming the prized wicket of Virat Kohli. But after that, they couldn't manage to get a |
| Earlier in the game, India decided to let Ireland bat first, and it turned out to be a great call for Rohit and his men. The Indian bowlers took full advantage of the pitch, with Arshdeep Singh and Mohammed Siraj keeping the Irish batters on their toes. Arshdeep delivered a double whammy within the Powerplay. The conditions for batting were tough, and the Indian bowlers completely decimated the opposition. Hardik Pandya snagged three wickets, while Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh took two |
| The presentation ceremony... |
| Jasprit Bumrah is the PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his brilliance with the ball. He says that does not mind seeing the ball seam around and with some pace too. Feels that it is important to be proactive in T20 cricket and have to assess the conditions as quickly as one could. Adds that the new ball was doing something when they played the warm-up game and they tried to use it in this game. Shares that when the seam goes down, it gets easier to beat on such surfaces. End by saying that he is happy wit |
| Paul Stirling, the skipper of Ireland says it was a tough one and the toss played a crucial part. Says they kept losing wickets in the first innings and the Indian bowlers didn't miss their marks and kept bowling on good lines and lengths. Says they probably weren't up to the challenge. Adds they will be back here at the same venue in a couple of days and ends by saying they will give a good crack against Canada in their next game. |
| The captain of India, Rohit Sharma says that they were quite unsure of what to expect with it being a new ground and a drop-in pitch, which is why they wanted to bowl first. Feels that it is all about getting used to the conditions quickly. Shares that the wicket did not settle down even in the second half and there was still something in it for the bowlers. Adds that he is happy to get the two points. States that it is important to stick to the basics and bowl Test match lines on such surfaces. |
| Right then, with India clinching a commanding victory over Ireland and securing those crucial two points, the team now gears up for their next challenge against Pakistan. Meanwhile, Ireland will be focusing on bouncing back strong against Canada in their upcoming game. But the action continues in this ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 as next up is the battle of the two associates Uganda and Papua New Guinea on Thursday, 6th June and the first ball will be bowled at 5 am IST (11.30 pm GMT, the previo |
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