Ireland (IRE) will play India (IND) in the first T20I match of the India Tour of Ireland on August 18 at Malahide in Dublin. If statistics are to be taken, Ireland has been in outstanding recent form in this format, while India has been merely adequate. Ireland has won three of their last four matches, while India has only won two of their previous five, yet India is still regarded the favourite to win the series.
In their most recent meeting, Ireland had won the toss and chosen to field while facing Scotland. Although Scotland got off to a fast start, they lost two wickets relatively quickly. Scotland’s middle order continued to pace the innings and kept scoring runs steadily. As a result of the team’s combined efforts, a whopping 213 runs were eventually put on the board. Ireland’s chase got off to a bad start as they immediately lost three wickets and were pushed back. Due to Mark Adair’s outstanding 72-run innings and insufficient assistance from the other end, they lost the game by eight runs.
In their most recent match, India won the toss and decided to bat against the West Indies. India’s start was not what they had planned for, as they lost their starters quickly. India could only muster 165 runs since other batters failed to contribute in any way, despite the fact that Suryakumar and Tilak looked impressive on the pitch and scored a substantial number of runs. After losing an early wicket, West Indies did not look back as they formed outstanding partnerships and destroyed every bowler in the entire pitch. By eight wickets, they easily won the game.
India Tour of Ireland 2023 1st T20I Match, Ireland vs India
Date & Time: Friday, August 18, 07:30 PM IST
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Pitch Report: The pitch at the Malahide stadium will be beneficial to hitters. In particular, Pacers might enjoy some early swing and pitch their ball forward to try their luck. Batters can play their shots freely since they can rely on the pitch’s bounce. The average first innings score for teams that win the toss is 158.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI
Ireland: Andrew Balbirnie, Paul Stirling (c), Lorcan Tucker, Harry Tector, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Curtis Campher, Mark Adair, Joshua Little, Barry McCarthy, Benjamin White
India: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (wk), Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah (c), Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar
