IND vs IRE, 1st T20, Malahide Cricket Club Ground: Team India is currently touring Ireland under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya for a two-match T20 series. Both India and Ireland will play both T20 of this series in Dublin. The second string Indian team touring Ireland has a mix of experienced and young players. Along with Hardik Pandya, experienced players Dinesh Karthik and Yuzvendra Chahal are also part of the team. India has also included a senior batter like Sanju Samson in the Indian squad.
India has included some young players in the team for the tour of Ireland. These include Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Umran Malik and Arshdeep Singh. These four bowlers impressed the selectors with their bowling in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. Avesh, Umran and Arshdeep are picked as fast bowlers. These players are hoping to get a chance against Ireland, so that they could showcase their talent.
In the match between India-Ireland, at present, Team India seems to have an upper hand. If you look at the records, 3 T20 International matches have been played between the two teams since 2009 and during this India won all three matches, while Ireland had to face defeat in all three games. Therefore, Ireland will have to really bring out their best tonight to break their losing streak against India.
India vs Ireland Probable playing XI
India: Ishan Kishan (wk), Rituraj Gaikwad, Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya (c), Dinesh Karthik, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan/Arshdeep Singh/Umran Malik, Yuzvendra Chahal
Ireland: Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie (c), Gareth Delany, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Curtis Camper, Andy McBrine, George Dockrell, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Joshua Little