Published on: Jun 4, 2024 12:00 pm IST|Updated on: Jun 4, 2024 11:59 am IST
Team India will meet Ireland in their 1st match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 group stage on June 5 at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York.
India and Ireland have faced each other in 8 matches in T20I. Out of these 8 games, India have won 7 whereas Ireland have come out victorious on 0 occasions.
Last time these two teams played each other was in Malahide. The match witnessed India posting a formidable total of 185/5, thanks to stellar performances from Sanju Samson (40 off 26) & Shivam Dube (22* off 16). Barry McCarthy had a figure of 2/36. Ireland’s Andi Balbirnie (72 off 51) and Mark Adair (23 off 15) staged a valiant chase. But Bumrah (2/15) & Arshdeep (1/29) didn’t let them reach the target and India won by 33 runs.
Ireland once faced India in a T20 World Cup match in 2009 in Nottingham. India won that match by 8 wickets.
Top Indian batters like Virat Kohli & Suryakumar Yadav are yet to score big against Ireland. This would boost some confidence for the Irishmen.
Indian spinners are quite dominative against this European nation’s cricket team. However, the match will be played on a surface where batters get more help than bowlers.
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