END OF OVER:20 | 3 Runs | IRE: 132/9 (77 runs required, RR: 6.60)
- Peter Chase2 (8b)
- Boyd Rankin5 (13b)
- Jasprit Bumrah4-1-19-2
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar4-0-16-0
7.40pm So, India have brushed aside Ireland to go 1-0 up. Kohli has said that India will continue to experiment with the middle order in the UK. Interesting... Rahul and DK could play on Friday. Thanks for your company and comments. Do come back for that game. Until then, this is Deivarayan Muthu signing off on the behalf of Varun Shetty and Binoy George. Goodbye and good night
Wilson, Ireland captain: World-class side, aren't they? The two lads had a big opening stand. I did not expect it to spin like it did in the second innings. Credit to them. Possibly, I could have bowled the spinners more. In hindsight, that's always the thing, isn't it? Simi has had a good tour of Netherlands and played spin very well. The way Shannon played was particularly pleasing. Chase and Rankin bowled well at the death.
Kuldeep Yadav, Man of the Match: First trip to UK, and started well. I think the wicket was good to bat on and was turning a bit. The wristspinners get more turn and use variations. Whenever we bowl, me and Chahal talk a lot. Chahal bowled first and said the wicket was slow and asked me to bowl a bit quicker. Yeah, England are playing good cricket and it will be challenging for me. If you're bowling in the right areas and using variations, it will be difficult for any team.
Kohli, India captain: Pretty good and can't complain. We were pretty good with the bat although the last over by Ireland was spot on. Great effort from Rohit and Dhawan. Look, we've already announced we will experiment with the middle order a lot. Even in the next few T20 games, even in England, we will look to throw in guys and surprise the opposition. It presents an opportunity for those lower down the order to go in and bat at the top. In the next games, we will play the guys who din't play today. We're going to give everyone a go in this series. The management and me as captain decided it. There're no mysteries and looking everyone to give game time.
Chahal: Today was good. When I bowled the first over, the ball was turning outside off. I did give away two extra sixes but. This is a good experience and this is my first tour of England Ireland. I had to mix my variations. Mahi
Viewers in India, if you're watching the match live on ESPN, make sure to open separate tab to also stream tonight's World Cup matches live. Five-time champions Brazil are currently in action, with qualification on the line. Can they avoid the fate that befell Germany earlier today? And here's Bhuvneshwar in Dublin
7.15pm That is that in Dublin. India made it look as easy as eating a sandwich. Having been put into bat in their 100th T20I, India blazed away to 208 for 5 on the back of a 160-run partnership between Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan - the second highest for India in T20 internationals. Ireland missed no less than three chances in the first innings. India then shelled four chances in the second, but that did not hurt them, as the wristspinners tore up the chase. Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal claimed combined figures of 8-1-59-7. The scorecard would have been more embarrassing for Ireland if not for opener James Shannon's punchy fifty. Do stick around for the presentations, which I will bring shortly.
Venkat: "@Rahul Oak, are you serious? He was the one who scored fastest century against the most formidable bowling attack (Aussies). He plays the same brand of cricket, pretty much like Sehwag (but not as good as him though)"
END OF OVER:19 | 3 Runs | IRE: 129/9 (80 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 6.78, RRR: 80.00)
- Boyd Rankin3 (9b)
- Peter Chase1 (6b)
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar4-0-16-0
- Jasprit Bumrah3-1-16-2
Jay: "Kumar and Bumrah in my opinion are the best fast bowling partnership in white-ball cricket currently "
Viewers in India, if you're watching the match live on ESPN, make sure to open separate tab to also stream tonight's World Cup matches live. Five-time champions Brazil are currently in action, with qualification on the line. Can they avoid the fate that befell Germany earlier today? And here's Bhuvneshwar in Dublin
END OF OVER:18 | (wicket maiden) | IRE: 126/9 (83 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 7.00, RRR: 41.50)
- Peter Chase0 (5b)
- Boyd Rankin1 (4b)
- Jasprit Bumrah3-1-16-2
- Hardik Pandya4-0-36-0
Rahul Oak: "Hard to know what to make of Dhawan's performances. He usually shows up against the less formidable attacks, and then disappears in testing conditions. Hard to drop in current form, but not someone who inspires confidence as a Test opener in England. "
GH Dockrell b Bumrah 9 (9m 6b 0x4 1x6) SR: 150.00
Bumrah is back
END OF OVER:17 | 3 Runs | IRE: 126/8 (83 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.41, RRR: 27.66)
- George Dockrell9 (5b)
- Boyd Rankin1 (4b)
- Hardik Pandya4-0-36-0
- Kuldeep Yadav4-1-21-4