New Delhi. Team India has started with a win in the T20 series against Ireland. Led by Jasprit Bumrah, the team won the first match of the 3-match T20 series by 2 runs using the Duckworth-Lewis method. Fast bowler Bumrah, who returned to the field after more than 300 days, bowled spectacularly and was also named Man of the Match. Talking about the first T20, Ireland scored 139 runs for 7 wickets playing first. Barry Magarthy played an important innings of 51 not out. Bumrah took 2 wickets for 24 runs in 4 overs. Famous Krishna and Ravi Bishnoi also got 2 wickets each. In reply, the Indian team scored 47 runs for 2 wickets in 6.5 overs until the game was stopped due to rain. After this the game could not be played. The second match of the series will be played on August 20.
If we look at Team India’s T20 International record, it is the second time they have won a match by scoring less than 50 runs. Earlier in the match played in Ranchi in 2017, the team defeated Australia by 9 wickets according to the Duckworth-Lewis rule. Then in the match, Australia scored 118 runs for 8 wickets in 18.4 overs batting first. Aaron Finch scored 42 runs. Jasprit Bumrah and left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav got 2 wickets each. In this way, Team India got a target of 48 runs in 6 overs to win the match. The team won the match by scoring 49 runs for one wicket in 5.3 overs. Rohit Sharma was dismissed after scoring 11 runs. Captain Virat Kohli was unbeaten on 22 off 14 balls and Shikhar Dhawan on 15 off 12 balls.
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Arshdeep plundered the runs after a good start
Left-arm fast bowler Arshdeep Singh got off to a good start in the first match against Ireland, but fell dearly in the 20th over. He plundered 22 runs including a no ball. Apart from this, he also hit 2 sixes and a four in the over. No ball has been a problem for Arshdeep in the past too. Off-spinner Washington Sundar, returning after a long time, gave only 19 runs in 3 overs. However, he did not get any wickets. Talking about batting, opener Yashshwi Jaiswal scored 24 runs. While Tilak Verma could not even open an account. Rituraj Gaekwad remained unbeaten on 19 and Sanju Samson scored one run.
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Tags: Australia, Irish, Jasprit Bumrah, Team India
First published: August 19, 2023, 09:40 IST