India vs Ireland Highlights, T20 World Cup 2024: India eased past Ireland by 8 wickets to start their T20 World Cup 2024 campaign with a win. Indian bowlers put a combined effort to bowl out Ireland for a paltry total of 96 after Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to field. Hardik Pandya (3 for 27) was the pick of the bowlers with three wickets to his name while Arshdeep Singh and Jasprit Bumrah picked two wickets each. Meanwhile, Mohammed Siraj and Axar Patel also got a wicket apiece. In the chase, Rohit's 52 off 37 kept India in the driving seat and the side eventually reached home in 12.2 overs. Rohit had to retire hurt after getting injured during batting. (Scorecard | T20 WC Points Table)
Here are the Highlights of India vs Ireland T20 World Cup 2024 game:
- 23:33 (IST)IND vs IRE: It's a wrap!Okay, folks! This is it from the India vs Ireland game. Keep following NDTV Sports. Until we meet again, goodbye to all of you.
- 23:01 (IST)IND vs IRE Live: How is Rohit doing after injury?After the game, the visuals showed Rohit Sharma looking good while shaking hands with the players. He also showed a thumbs up, seemingly informing about the status of his fitness after the injury that forced him to retire mid-way during batting. Whatever we saw after the game was anyway a comforting sign for the Indian team, however, an official word is still awaited.
- 22:53 (IST)IND vs IRE Live: SIX! India win by 8 wickets!!!Rishabh Pant takes out a reverse-scoop shot from his armoury and it goes for a six over the wicketkeeper's head. India win the game by 8 wickets. It is an easy win for the 2007 champions. Their bowlers laid the foundation of the win and Rohit Sharma's fifty made sure India remained on top.
- 22:23 (IST)IND vs IRE Live: FOUR!Rishabh Pant is trying his best to score at a brisk pace now. He smashed a four on the fifth ball of Barry McCarthy's second over. It was a good length ball and Pant somehow managed to hit it down the ground for a four. 9 runs came off the over. India need 45 runs in 72 balls.
- 21:04 (IST)T20 World Cup Live: WICKET!A stunning catch from Axar Patel off his own bowling and Barry McCarthy is the latest one to depart. He mistimed the ball back to Axar's right hand where non-striker Gareth Delany was standing. Axar showed amazing reflexes to jump to his right and take the catch.
- 20:44 (IST)India vs Ireland Live: WICKET!Another wicket for India! Bumrah got some great bounce off the surface and Harry Tector lost his wicket to it. He wanted to play a pull shot on the short ball but the bounce off the surface and pace beat him. Tector edged the ball before it hit his helmet and went into the hands of Virat Kohli at cover.
- 20:12 (IST)India vs Ireland Live: OUT!Arshdeep Singh has drawn the first blood here. Ireland captain Paul Stirling departs after scoring 2 runs off 6 balls. The pressure was well built and Stirling went for a pull shot to relieve it. He got an outside edge on the ball and Rishabh Pant took the catch behind the stumps after it went high in the air.
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- 19:41 (IST)IND vs IRE Live: Gavaskar surprised over Kuldeep's axingKuldeep Yadav has failed to find a place in India's playing XI as Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja both have been picked as spinners for the game. The decision left Sunil Gavaskar surprised. "I thought they were going to pick Kuldeep Yadav. That comes as a little surprise. Other than that this side looks very good," said the cricket legend.
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