India vs Ireland Match Prediction

India vs Ireland Team Previews

India

On his first outing as captain, Hardik Pandya is about to win a T20I series. It appears that he had other goals in mind besides lifting the IPL this year. As openers, India tested a pair of Deepak Hooda and Ishan Kishan. India’s strategy was successful since Kishan hit 26 runs off just 11 deliveries, including three fours and two sixes. Then Hooda took advantage of the chance and scored 47 runs in 29 deliveries. Suryakumar Yadav’s comeback was unsuccessful as he was dismissed on a first-ball duck. Pandya moved up to the number four position and then scored 24 runs at a 200 strike rate with three enormous sixes. Along with Avesh Khan and Umran Malik, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar will be the bowling attack’s leader. In three overs, one of which was a maiden, Kumar grabbed one wicket for 16 runs. Despite clocking 148 km/h, Malik conceded two boundaries and a six against Harry Tector. In the second match, he will still have opportunities. Yuzvendra Chahal only allowed 11 runs in three overs while bowling on an unfavorable surface, picking up a wicket. He will keep Ravi Bishnoi out of the starting lineup as World Cup preparations are on the line.

Ireland

The first T20I made it quite evident that the Ireland side lacked the fortitude to contend with the elite Test-playing teams.   Ireland most likely to use the same lineup for the second T20I. Paul Stirling will start out with skipper Andrew Balbirnie. In the opening game, neither of the openers scored much. Stirling only managed to score 4 runs, while Balbirnie was shut out. At this venue, Balbirnie boasts a strike rate of more than 140. Gareth Delany, a batting all-rounder, will have to perform better at third position. The lone Irish batsman to surpass the Indian bowling team was Harry Tector. Tector scored 64 runs in 33 balls while remaining undefeated, hitting 6 fours and 3 sixes.  In his last 4 T20Is, Tector has scored 174 runs. Ireland’s bowling attack was unable to manage the Indian batting order, with the exception of Craig Young. Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav were both bowled by Young consecutively in his first over, and he completed the game with two wickets for 18 runs in two overs.  Conor Olphert’s first game didn’t go as expected. But with the ICC World T20 in mind, Ireland will introduce him to more international cricket. Indian batsmen are excellent at countering spin. Ireland should select bowling all-arounder Curtis Campher in place of Andy McBrine.

India vs Ireland Team Squads

India

Hardik Pandya (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar (VC), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson, Rahul Tripathi, Deepak Hooda, Venkatesh Iyer, Axar Patel, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, Umran Malik, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi

Ireland

Andrew Balbirnie (c), Harry Tector, Gareth Delany, Paul Stirling, Curtis Campher, Stephen Doheny, Lorcan Tucker, Mark Adair, George Dockrell, Joshua Little, Andy McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Conor Olphert, Craig Young

India News

• The visitors granted fast bowler Umran Malik his international debut. He should stay in the lineup for this game even though he was able deliver only one over which cost him 14 runs. 

Ireland News

• Most analysts were surprised when fast bowler Conor Olphert was given his debut on Sunday. He averaged an excellent nine runs per over despite not picking up any wickets.