India vs Ireland, T20 World Cup 2024: India Registers Most Successive Wins Against Ireland

India defeated Ireland by 8 wickets at New York’s Nassau Country International Stadium on Wednesday to begin their T20 World Cup 2024 campaign on a confident note.

A half-century by captain Rohit Sharma, fine finishing by Rishabh Pant and scorching spells by Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah were the highlights. The wicketkeeper cum batter Pant’s bat produced the winning shot in the end, which came on the second ball of the 13th over.

With this victory, India earned their eighth win against the Ireland side in the T20Is. They also have 8 wins against Bangladesh from 2009 to 2018.

Australia (2013 – 2017), Sri Lanka (2016 – 2017), and West Indies (2018 – 2019) are the other opponents against whom India have the most wins. The Rohit Sharma-led side has defeated these teams 7 times each so far in the history of the sport.

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Indian skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to field first. The Indian bowlers put pressure on Irish batters from the start and had them struggling at 50/8. Some fightback from Gerath Delany (26 in 14 balls, with two fours and two sixes) and Joshua Little (14 in 13 balls, with two fours) helped Ireland push the total to 96 in 16 overs.

The team India bowling performances are Hardik Pandya (3/27), Arshdeep Singh (2/35), Jasprit Bumrah (2/6), Mohammed Siraj (1/13) and Axar Patel (1/3).

During the run-chase of 97 runs, a half-century from skipper Rohit Sharma (52 in 37 balls, with 4 boundaries and 3 sixes) and a supportive knock by Rishabh Pant (36* in 26 balls, with 3 fours and 2 sixes) helped India secure an eight-wicket win.

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