Ireland leave Iyer-led India heartbroken

India made a couple of changes to their playing eleven – Washington Sundar and Prasidh Krishna made way for debutants Shreyansh Shedge and Prince Yadav.

Ireland made no changes to their playing eleven.

On winning the toss, Shreyas Iyer, India’s skipper, elected to field.

The first Powerplay of Ireland’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 44, and lost a couple of wickets.

Tim Tector, whose six-ball innings included a boundary, scored five. Eleven balls into the (Shar)match, he was caught by Abhishek. Harshit Rana broke the 17-run stand.

Though his innings included a boundary and a couple of sixes, Ross Adair was not in seventh heaven – he scored 16. Three balls later, he was caught by Tilak Varma. Arshdeep Singh broke the four-run stand.

Lorcan Tucker, Ireland’s skipper, scored 15 off 18 balls, which included a couple of boundaries. Thirty-one balls later, he was caught by Ishan Kishan. Prince broke the 27-run stand.

Ireland scored 50 off eight overs (48 balls). India had conceded an extra at that point.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 50 off 35 balls. While the contributions of Harry Tector and Ben Calitz to the partnership were 24 apiece, extras’ contribution to the partnership was a couple.

Ireland scored 100 off 13.2 overs (81 balls). India had conceded three extras at that point.

Calitz, whose 23-ball innings included three boundaries and a couple of sixes, eventually scored 37. Forty-four balls after Tucker’s dismissal, he was caught by Varma. Shivam Dube broke the 65-run partnership.

The fifth-wicket pair did not get off the mark. Gareth Delany, who faced a ball, did not open his account. The next ball, he was bowled by Dube.

A hundred and four balls (17.2 overs) into the match, there was an interruption due to rain. Ireland had scored 132 for the loss of five wickets at that point. While Harry Tector had scored 46, George Dockrell had scored nine.

Dockrell, whose 14-ball innings included a boundary and a six, eventually scored 19. Twenty-two balls after Delany’s dismissal, he was caught by Axar Patel. Arshdeep broke the 31-run stand.

Harry Tector’s half-century – which included five boundaries and a six – came off 44 balls.

Ireland scored 150 off 19.1 overs (116 balls). India had conceded five extras at that point.

A hundred and seventeen balls (19.2 overs) into the match, India sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Harry Tector was the batter. It was struck down by Irish umpire Aidan Seaver.

Harry Tector eventually scored 53 off 47 balls. Seven balls after Dockrell’s dismissal, he was caught by Kishan. Prince broke the nine-run stand.

Liam McCarthy, who faced four balls, scored a couple. A couple of balls later, he was caught by Kishan. Prince broke the one-run stand.

Jai Moondra, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.

India eventually conceded half-a-dozen extras. Ireland scored 154 for the loss of eight wickets off 20 overs.

Shedge bowled a couple of overs, conceding 25. He was wicketless, as was Axar, who bowled four overs, conceding 28.

Rana bowled three overs, conceding 17. He picked up a wicket.

Dube bowled three overs, conceding 25. He picked up a couple of wickets, as did Arshdeep, who bowled four overs, conceding 35.

Prince bowled four overs, conceding 22. He picked 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 41, and lost four wickets.

India’s openers did not get off the mark. A ball into the chase, India sought a batting review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Sanju Samson, the batter, faced it, failing to open his account. It was struck down by Irish umpire Jonathan Kennedy. He was trapped leg before wicket by Moondra.

Abhishek, who faced a ball, did not get off the mark. Three balls later, he was caught by Matt Holland. Moondra broke the one-run stand.

Though his innings included a couple of boundaries, Shreyas had no reason to be in seventh heaven – he scored 10. A dozen balls later, he was bowled by Moondra, who broke the 18-run stand.

The fourth-wicket pair put on 16. Kishan, whose 11-ball innings included a boundary, scored a dozen. Thirteen balls later, Ross Adair ran him out.

Five overs) into the chase, Ireland sought a bowling review. They challenged the decision for a wicket. Varma was the batter. It was struck down by Seaver.

India scored 50 off 7.2 overs (44 balls). Ireland had conceded four extras at that point.

Eight overs into the chase, there was an interruption due to rain, as a result of which the ground was wet. India had scored 54 for the loss of four wickets at that point. While Varma had scored 21, Axar was in seventh heaven.

Axar, who faced 18 balls, eventually scored 14. Forty balls after Kishan’s dismissal, he was caught by Tucker. Holland broke the 39-run stand.

India scored 100 off 14.2 overs (86 balls). Ireland had conceded five extras at that point.

Varma’s half-century – which included three boundaries and a six – came off 45 balls.

Dube, whose 16-ball innings included a couple of boundaries, scored 20. Twenty-nine balls after Axar’s dismissal, he was caught by Dockrell. Matthew Humphreys broke the 35-run stand.

Varma eventually scored 55 off 46 balls. Seven balls later, he was caught by Liam McCarthy. Holland broke the eight-run stand.

Shedge, who faced five balls, scored just a run. Three balls later, he was caught by Tim Tector. Holland broke the four-run stand.

Rana, whose 10-ball innings included a couple of boundaries and a six, scored 21. A dozen balls later, he was caught by Tim Tector. Harry Tector broke the 26-run stand.

Arshdeep, who faced five balls, scored four. He was unbeaten, as was Prince, who faced a ball, scoring half-a-dozen.

Ireland eventually conceded 10 extras.

India, who scored 153 for the loss of nine wickets, had a reason to be heartbroken – they lost by just a run.

Each of the five bowlers bowled four overs apiece.

Liam McCarthy, who was wicketless, conceded 22.

Harry Tector and Humphreys picked up a wicket apiece. While the former conceded 40, the latter conceded 28.

Moondra and Holland picked up three scalps apiece. While the former conceded 32, the latter conceded 26.

Ireland won the two-match series 2-0.