Ireland lose to Rohit-led India

India made eight changes to their playing (Pat)eleven – Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, and Mukesh Kumar made way for Rishabh Pant, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar, Jasprit Bumrah (the player of the match), Arshdeep Singh, and Mohammed Siraj.

Ireland made one change to the eleven that last played the Indians – Craig Young made way for Gareth Delany.

On winning the toss, Rohit Sharma, India’s skipper, chose to field.

The first Powerplay of Ireland’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 26, and lost a couple of wickets.

Paul Stirling, Ireland’s skipper, faced half-a-dozen balls, scoring a couple. Thirteen balls into the match, he was caught by Pant. Needless to say, Arshdeep was in seventh heaven.

Andy Balbirnie, whose 10-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Five balls later, Arshdeep broke the two-run stand.

Lorcan Tucker, whose 13-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 10. Twenty-three balls later, Hardik broke the 19-run stand.

Harry Tector, who faced 16 balls, scored just four. Seven balls later, he was caught by Virat Kohli. Bumrah broke the eight-run stand.

Curtis Campher, whose eight-ball innings included a boundary and a six, scored a dozen. An over later, he was caught by Pant. Hardik broke the eight-run stand.

George Dockrell, who faced five balls, scored three. Four balls later, he was caught by Bumrah. Siraj broke the two-run stand.  

Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. Ireland had scored 49 for the loss of half-a-dozen wickets at that point. While Delany hadn’t opened his account. Mark Adair had scored three.

Adair, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t add to the aforementioned score. Three balls later, he was caught by Shivam Dube. Pandya broke the run-a-ball stand.

Ireland scored 50 off 11.1 overs (67 balls). India had conceded 10 extras at that point.

Barry McCarthy, who faced half-a-dozen balls, didn’t get off the mark. Seven balls after Adair’s dismissal, he was caught by Axar, who broke the one-run stand.

Josh Little, whose 13-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 14. Eighteen balls later, Bumrah broke the 27-run stand.

The last-wicket pair put on 19. Delany, whose 14-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, eventually scored 26. Ten balls later, Siraj and Pant ran him out.

Ben White, who faced four balls, scored a couple. He was unbeaten.  

India eventually conceded 15 extras. Ireland were bundled out for 96 off 16 overs.

Jadeja, who bowled an over, had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he was wicketless.

Axar bowled an over, conceding three. He picked up a wicket, as did Siraj, who bowled three overs, conceding 13.

Bumrah bowled three overs, including a maiden. He conceded six, picking up a couple of wickets.

Arshdeep bowled four overs, conceding 35. He picked up a couple of wickets.

Hardik bowled four overs, including a maiden. He conceded 27, picking up three scalps.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 39, and lost a wicket.

Kohli, who faced five balls, scored a run. Sixteen balls into the chase, he was caught by White. Adair broke the 22-run stand.

India scored 50 off 7.5 overs (47 balls). Ireland had conceded four extras at that point.

Fifty balls (8.2 overs) into the chase, Ireland sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Rohit was the batsman. It was struck down by New Zealand umpire Chris Gaffaney.

Rohit’s half-century – which included four boundaries and three sixes – came off 36 balls.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 43 balls. While Rohit’s contribution to the partnership was 32, Pant’s contribution to it was 18. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Ten overs into the chase, India had scored 76 for the loss of a wicket. Rohit, who had scored 52, retired hurt. His 37-ball innings included four boundaries and three sixes.

It was at that point that the drinks break was taken. Pant was batting on 18.

He eventually scored 36 off 26 balls, which included three boundaries and a couple of sixes. He was unbeaten.

Suryakumar, who faced four balls, scored a couple. Fifty-four balls after Kohli’s dismissal, and 10 balls after Rohit retired, he was caught by Dockrell. White broke the 69-run partnership.

Dube, who faced a couple of balls, didn’t get off the mark. He was unbeaten.

Ireland eventually conceded half-a-dozen balls. India, who scored 97 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 12.2 overs, won by eight wickets with 46 balls to spare.

Campher bowled a wicketless over, conceding four.

McCarthy bowled 14 wicketless balls, conceding 18.

Little bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 42.

White bowled an over, conceding half-a-dozen. He picked up a wicket, as did Adair, who bowled four overs, conceding 27.