India vs Ireland Highlights, 2nd T20I: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rinku Singh Shine In India's Series-Clinching Win Over Ireland
India vs Ireland, 2nd T20I Highlights: The Jasprit Bumrah-led side defeated hosts Ireland by 33 runs to register a series-clinching win with a match to go.
- NDTV Sports Desk
- Updated:August 20, 2023 11:09 PM IST
India vs Ireland, 2nd T20I Highlights: Ruturaj Gaikwad (58 off 43), Rinku Singh (38 off 21) and Sanju Samson (40 off 26) starred in India's series-clinching win over Ireland in Dublin on Sunday. The Jasprit Bumrah-led side defeated hosts Ireland by 33 runs in the second T20I of three-match series. India had won the rain-hit first game by two runs (DLS method). Talking about the second game, India posted 185 for 5 in 20 overs after Ireland skipper Paul Stirling won the toss and opted to bowl first. In reply, the hosts were restricted to 152 for 8. Ravi Bishnoi, Prasidh Krishna and Jasprit Bumrah claimed two wickets apiece. (SCORECARD)
India (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson(w), Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah(c), Ravi Bishnoi
Ireland (Playing XI): Andrew Balbirnie, Paul Stirling(c), Lorcan Tucker(w), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Craig Young, Joshua Little, Benjamin White
Here are the Highlights of the 2nd T20I match between India and Ireland, straight from Dublin:
- 22:56 (IST)India vs Ireland, 2nd T20I Live: India win!!!A wicket maiden for Jasprit Bumrah and India win the game by 33 runs. With the win, they also seal the series with a match to go.
- 22:46 (IST)India vs Ireland, 2nd T20I Live: Another SIX!Prasidh Krishna bowls another one in the slot and Adair slams that too for a six.
- 22:46 (IST)India vs Ireland, 2nd T20I Live: SIX!Mark Adair slams a six down the ground but it seems it is too late now. Ireland need 45 runs in 11 balls.IRE 141/7 (18.1)
- 22:38 (IST)India vs Ireland, 2nd T20I Live: OUT!Jasprit Bumrah gets the wicket of Barry McCarthy. Ireland are seven down. They need 60 runs in 20 balls.
- 22:33 (IST)India vs Ireland, 2nd T20I Live: Balbirnie is OUT!Andrew Balbirnie is out at the score of 72 off 51 balls. This might be the game for India as Ireland have lost two quick wickets. Ireland need 63 runs in 26 balls with two new batters at crease. Coming to the dismissal, Arshdeep bowled a fuller ball near the tramline and Balbirnie edged it to wicketkeeper Sanju Samson.IRE 123/6 (15.4)
- 22:31 (IST)ndia vs Ireland, 2nd T20I Live: SIX!Wow! Some amazing hitting from Andrew Balbirnie. He has smoked this length ball from Arshdeep Singh deep into the stands over square leg.IRE 123/5 (15.3)
- 22:29 (IST)India vs Ireland, 2nd T20I Live: Run-out!!!A breakthrough for India! The 51-run paernserhip has been broken. George Dockrell has been run out after a miscommunication in running with Andrew Balbirnie. The latter sold his partner down the river after asking him to return for a double and denying the second run too late. Ireland need 71 runs in 30 balls.IRE 115/5 (15)
- 22:27 (IST)India vs Ireland, 2nd T20I Live: SIX!A short ball from Prasidh Krishna and Andrew Balbirnie hsa deposited into the crowd for a big one.IRE 114/4 (14.5)
- 22:18 (IST)India vs Ireland, 2nd T20I Live: Fifty for Andy Balbirnie!Andy Balbirnie raced to his half-century in 39 balls on the third ball of the over. 13 runs came off the over bowled by Ravi Bishnoi. Ireland need 92 runs in 42 balls. They are back in the chase. Balbirnie and George Dockrell have added 31 runs off 18 balls.IRE 94/4 (13)
- 22:15 (IST)India vs Ireland, 2nd T20I Live: FOURA slog sweep from Balbirnie for a four. He is now just one run short of his half-century.
- 22:14 (IST)India vs Ireland, 2nd T20I Live: Tight bowlingOnly four runs came off Jasprit Bumrah's second over. Ireland need 105 runs in 48 balls.IRE 81/4 (12)
- 22:11 (IST)India vs Ireland, 2nd T20I Live: Balbirnie accelerates!Andrew Balbirnie hit two sixes to Shivam Dube in the over that leaked 14 runs. Balbirnie is batting on 43 off 33 balls. Ireland need 109 runs in 54 balls.IRE 77/4 (11)
- 22:07 (IST)India vs Ireland, 2nd T20I Live: WICKET!Ravi Bishnoi has got the wicket of Curtis Campher. Ireland go four down with 63 runs on the board at the end of 10 overs. Campher went for a reverse paddle but found Shivam Dube at point.
- 22:01 (IST)India vs Ireland, 2nd T20I Live: Good bowlingOnly four runs came off Shivam Dube's first over. Ireland need 129 runs in 66 balls. The required run rate gets close to 12 now for the hosts.IRE 57/3 (9)
- 21:58 (IST)India vs Ireland, 2nd T20I Live: SIX!A googly from Ravi Bishnoi and Curtis Campher has slammed it away for a six. 11 runs came off the over. Ireland need 133 runs in 72 balls.IRE 53/3 (8)
- 21:53 (IST)India vs Ireland, 2nd T20I Live: Balbirnie continues to fight!Andrew Balbirnie hit two fours in the first over of Washington Sundar. 11 runs came off it. Ireland need 144 runs in 78 balls.IRE 42/3 (7)
- 21:47 (IST)India vs Ireland, 2nd T20I Live: WICKET!Ravi Bishnoi strikes on the second ball of his first over. He bowled a googly to get rid of Harry Tector. Ireland are in big-big trouble.IRE 28/3 (5.2)
- 21:42 (IST)India vs Ireland, 2nd T20I Live: Good bowlingArshdeep Singh bowls an economical over. He conceded only three runs in it. Ireland's scoring rate is 5.5 runs per over and they need more than 10 per over from here.IRE 22/2 (4)
- 21:36 (IST)India vs Ireland, 2nd T20I Live: WICKET!Lorcan Tucker is out and there is the second wicket for Prasidh Krishna in his first over. It was a short ball again from Krishna and another Irish batter could not time his pull properly. Needless to say that Ireland are in trouble in this chase of 186 runs.IRE 19/2 (3)
- 21:36 (IST)India vs Ireland, 2nd T20I Live: OUT!Prasidh Krishna strikes in his very first over in the game. Paul Stirling failed to pull his short delivery properly and edged the ball in the air. Arshdeep Singh took a good running catch.IRE 19/1 (2.3)
- 21:31 (IST)India vs Ireland, 2nd T20I Live: Expensive over!10 runs came off Arshdeep Singh's first over. Andrew Balbirnie hit two fours in the over.IRE 18/0 (2)
- 21:26 (IST)India vs Ireland, 2nd T20I Live: India review!On the fourth ball of the first over, Jasprit Bumrah trapped Andrew Balbirnie in front of the stumps. Umpire gave it not out and India reviewed it. Ball tracking suggested that it would have clipped the top of stumps. India retained their review and Balbirnie survived.IRE 8/0 (1)
- 21:20 (IST)India vs Ireland, 2nd T20I Live: Ireland start chase!Jasprit Bumrah starts with the new ball for India. Here we go!
- 21:10 (IST)India vs Ireland, 2nd T20I Live: India post 185/5!End of India's innings and they have posted a really good total, all thanks to Rinku Singh and Shivam Dube's sensational attack in the final two overs.
- 21:07 (IST)India vs Ireland, 2nd T20I Live: Rinku is out!End of a terrific knock from Rinku Singh. This is exactly what India wanted from him in this format. He departs for 38 runs off 21 balls.IND 184/5 (19.5)
- 21:06 (IST)India vs Ireland, 2nd T20I Live: SIX!Rinku Singh slams it away for a six.
- 21:05 (IST)India vs Ireland, 2nd T20I Live: Another SIX!Shivam Dube sends another one into the crowd. This one is much bigger from the southpaw.
- 21:04 (IST)India vs Ireland, 2nd T20I Live: SIX!Shivam Dube joins the party now. It was a fuller ball on the legs of Dube from Mark Adair. Dube hit it for a six.
- 21:03 (IST)India vs Ireland, 2nd T20I Live: Expensive over!22 runs came off the final over of Barry McCarthy and India look all set to post a big total.IND 165/4 (19)
- 21:02 (IST)India vs Ireland, 2nd T20I Live: SIX!Oh! This is terrific stuff from Rinku Singh. He is putting on a show here in Dublin. This was bowled fuller from McCarthy and Rinku has slammed it over the deep extra cover for a six.IND 163/4 (18.4)
- 20:58 (IST)India vs Ireland, 2nd T20I Live: Rinku Singh on fire!Rinku Singh has put his foot on the accelerator pedal now. More than him, it was India that needed it. He hit a four towards third man region before slamming a six on the slower ball over long-on.
- 20:56 (IST)India vs Ireland, 2nd T20I Live: Good bowling againMark Adair gave away only 6 runs in his third over. He was right on the money with his line and length in the over.IND 143/4 (18)
- 20:51 (IST)India vs Ireland, 2nd T20I Live: 3 more overs remaining!5 runs came off Joshua Little's final over still he was extremely expensive in his spell. He leaked 48 runs in four overs and failed to take any wicket. On the other hand, India have only 18 balls remaining in this innings and they must aim 30 plus runs in it.IND 137/4 (17)
- 20:43 (IST)India vs Ireland, 2nd T20I Live: Gaikwad is OUT!15.1 - Ruturaj Gaikwad is gone! He is out at the score of 58 off 43 balls. It was a slower ball from Barry McCarthy. Gaikwad wanted to play it over the mid-off fielder but the change of pace got him. He hit the ball high in the air before Harry Tector took a really good catch running behind to long-on.IND 132/4 (16)
- 20:40 (IST)India vs Ireland, 2nd T20I Live: Fifty for Gaikwad!Ruturaj Gaikwad raced to his half-century with a four on the third ball of the over and slammed a six on the fifth ball, putting his foot on the accelerator pedal. 16 runs came off the final over of Benjamin White. He ends his quota with figures of 1 for 33.IND 129/3 (15)
- 20:35 (IST)India vs Ireland, 2nd T20I Live: 5-run over!Only 9 runs off the last two overs and a wicket for Ireland. They have made a mini comeback in this game.IND 113/3 (14)
- 20:28 (IST)India vs Ireland, 2nd T20I Live: OUT!Benjamin White finally gets the reward of good bowling. It was a googly that took the edge of Sanju Samson's willow and crashed onto the stumps. Samson departs after a fine knock of 40 off 26 balls. Rinku Singh comes in to bat next.IND 105/3 (12.2)
- 20:25 (IST)India vs Ireland, 2nd T20I Live: Good bowlingOnly five runs came off the over from Craig Young.IND 104/2 (12)
- 20:19 (IST)India vs Ireland, 2nd T20I Live: SIX!A poor short ball on the body of Sanju Samson from Josh Little and the batter pulls it away for a big six over backward square leg. 18 runs off the over already! The final ball is a dot ball and that keeps India one short of 100 at the end of this over.IND 99/2 (11)
- 20:18 (IST)India vs Ireland, 2nd T20I Live: Hat-trick FOURS!Not much wrong with the ball from Josh Little, but Samson got an edge on it for a four towards the third man fence. That makes it a hat-trick of fours for Samson. India are accelerating.