Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
20 | 8 Runs 1 Wkt | IND: 225/7 | RR: 11.25

  • Bhuvneshwar Kumar1 (1b)
  • Hardik Pandya13 (9b)
  • Mark Adair4-0-42-3
  • Craig Young4-0-35-2

Tejas: "This is simple and straight forward situation Irland would love.. Just come and hit. Every batsman just keep doing it on a batting pitch !! i wish a tough contest that goes till last over !!"

Clarification: It appears like the target has officially been changed to 226 from 228. That's because at 19.1, Hardik did not take any run even though it was reported initially that he had.

6.12pm Five wickets in the last three overs, but India will be delighted with this total, more so because of who the architects were. Deepak Hooda became the fourth Indian man to hit a T20I century, his 104 being one of the standout T20I knocks in India colours. Sanju Samson was an able deputy in the partnership offering a steadier hand for most of the innings but accelerated to his personal T20I high of 77. Their 176-run partnership is the highest for India, with a total of 10 sixes and 18 fours between them. Don't forget the 30 runs in 14 balls from Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar - they were both off the blocks rather quickly.

Tidy bowling at the end from Mark Adair, Josh Little and Craig Young too, sharing seven wickets between them.

BeardGuy: "This is certainly India's best T20I XI so far as far as the batters and allrounders are concerned. I don't see how anchors like KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, or even Ruturaj Gaikwad find a place in a lineup as explosive as this one."

19.6
1
Adair to Kumar, 1 run, full and wide outside off, and he smacks it to the left of cover. Just one and India reach 225
19.5
W
Adair to HV Patel, OUT, middle stump knocked back with with Adair getting his third wicket with another tidy ball. Slower delivery, around the stumps, landing on leg. Harshal tried to paddle it to fine leg, but was deceived by the lack of pace.

HV Patel b Adair 0 (4m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

19.4
1
Adair to Pandya, 1 run, full and wide outside off stump. Hardik goes deep in his crease again, and slashes it over cover. Fielder at deep cover dives to stop it, and Hardik was not really interested in the single either, but the misfield tempts him to try and take two if he can. Unfortunately he can't, and Hardik is at the non-striker's.

Ireland 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st72A BalbirniePR Stirling
2nd1A BalbirnieGJ Delany
3rd44A BalbirnieHT Tector
4th25LJ TuckerHT Tector
5th47GH DockrellHT Tector
6th32GH DockrellMR Adair