India vs Ireland Highlights, 2nd T20I: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rinku Singh Shine In India's Series-Clinching Win Over Ireland
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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.
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.
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:
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.