IRE vs IND 1st T20 Highlights: India win Bumrah's comeback match by 2 runs

India vs Ireland 1st T20 Live Updates: Just when it got interesting with two quick wickets for Ireland, rain came in and did not buzz. The match was eventually called off. India won by 2 runs on DLS

11:06 PM

IRE vs IND 1st T20 LIVE SCORE: India won by two runs courtesy of the Duckworth Lewis-Stern (DLS) method

 

India emerged victorious by two runs on the basis of the Duckwrorth-Lewis and Stern method after only 6.5 overs of play was possible in the second innings in the first match of the three-match series at the Village ground in Dublin. 

 

The Indian team were threatened for a bearer period of time just before the rain arrived as Craig Young took back-to-back wickets and was on a hattrick, which was averted by Sanju Samson. While Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 24, Ruturaj Gaikwad remained unbeaten on 19. Varma was out for a first-ball duck. Samson scored a single. 

 

10:33 PM

IRE vs IND 1st T20 LIVE SCORE: No respite from the rain

 

It's been 33 minutes since rain halted the progress of the game and as of now, there is no update of the rain halting any soon. AccuWeather had already issued a yellow warning for Friday evening and Saturday morning and it seems like rain will continue to batter down. 

 

10:17 PM

IRE vs IND 1st T20 LIVE SCORE: India might call themselves lucky here, rain is not halting any soon

10:03 PM

IRE vs IND 1st T20 LIVE SCORE: Play comes to a halt due to rain

9:58 PM

IRE vs IND 1st T20 LIVE SCORE: India 47/2 after 6.5 overs

 

Two wickets in two balls from Craig Young, who was included in the Ireland squad for his extra pace as per captain Paul Stirling at the toss. He got Yashasvi Jaiswal caught by the Irish skipper himself while Tilak Varma’s was soft-dismissal as he tried to edge the ball past the wicket-keeper but got it straight to him. 

 

This has shifted the DLS towards Ireland a bit, but with Sanju Samson averting the hat-trick, India are still 2 runs ahead on DLS at 47/2 at the end of 6.5 over. 

 

The covers have been called on as the drizzle intensified into showers as was predicted by the weather department ahead of the game. 

 

9:50 PM

IRE vs IND 1st T20 LIVE SCORE: India 45/0 after 06 overs

 

Ireland have now lost both of their reviews courtesy of Joshua Little, who reviewed an LBW call where the ball had clearly reflected from the bat to the pad. Indian batters made the best use of it and got 12 runs from the over to take 45 from the powerplay eventually. 

 

9:47 PM

IRE vs IND 1st T20 LIVE SCORE: India 33/0 after 05 overs

 

It seems like the Indian openers knew what they wanted to do. After playing cautiously for the first overs, they went for the big shots in the fifth one as the par score for the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method would now come into play. 

 

9:44 PM

IRE vs IND 1st T20 LIVE SCORE: India 22/0 after 04 overs

 

Another good over from Ireland. But what they need is wickets which they have so far been unable to get. 

 

9:43 PM

IRE vs IND 1st T20 LIVE SCORE: India 16/0 after 03 overs

 

Ireland are coming back well in the match after Josua Little’s over in which the team lost a review, but conceded only two runs, Barry McCarthy has done well too and conceded only three runs. 

 

9:31 PM

IRE vs IND 1st T20 LIVE SCORE: Comedy of errors in the middle

 

Ver poor running between the wicket and even poor call-making. But the worst part about the whole scenario in which either of the Indian openers- Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ruturaj could have been run out was that neither got out because of very average fielding by Ireland. 

 

After playing the ball towards the fine leg, Jaiswal wanted to run, Rutuiraj responded but stopped in the middle as the fielder fumbled, both the batters ran towards the same end, and then the fielder missed the mark. Gaikwad realised that and he ran towards the striker’s end and managed to reach before the backing-up fielder could hit the stumps from mid-off. 

 

9:27 PM

IRE vs IND 1st T20 LIVE SCORE: India 10/0 after 01 over

 

Yashasvi Jaiswal was brilliant with the bat as he managed to get 10 runs from the over after hitting two cracking fours

 

9:18 PM

IRE vs IND 1st T20 LIVE SCORE: Ireland innings summary

Courtesy of some brave hitting from number seven batter Barry McCarthy (51*), Ireland managed to put a respectable total of 13/7 on the board in the first T20 International of three-match series at The Village in Dublin today. India were dominant in the game, but could not stop the likes of McCarthy and Curtis Campher (39). For the visitors, skipper Jasprit Bumrah, a debutant in T20 internationals- Prasidh Krishna and Ravi Bishnoi took two wickets each. 

9:11 PM

IRE vs IND 1st T20 LIVE SCORE: Ireland 139/7 after 20 overs

 

Six!! Length ball, picked very early by McCarthy as he hits it down the ground and six off the second last ball of the 20th over. So far the over has fetched Ireland 15 runs and a no-ball in terms of second bouncer would mean a free-hit and a chance for McCarthy to reach his fifty and set a target of 140 for India. 

 

Six!! And he has done it. Brilliant batting from McCarthy as he nails the low-full toss out of the ground and brings up his fifty off the last ball of the innings. Ireland finish at 139/7 and India would require 140 to win the match. 22 come from the 20th over, the best in the innings. 

 

9:02 PM

IRE vs IND 1st T20 LIVE SCORE: Ireland 117/7 after 19 overs

 

Sensational from Jasprit Bumrah as he gives away only one run in the 19th over and finishes his comeback spell at 2/24 in four overs. 

 

8:59 PM

IRE vs IND 1st T20 LIVE SCORE: Ireland 116/6 after 18 overs

 

A brilliant over at the death from Arshdeep has demolished any hopes of Ireland reaching at least 140. He gave away only two runs and picked the all-important wicket of in-form Curtis Capmher.