While the two teams have met seven times in the shorter format of the game, India have won on all occasions, including once in the T20 World Cup.
Preview
Team India are gearing up to begin their 2024 T20 World Cup campaign against Ireland on Wednesday, June 5 at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York. Ireland will also be playing their first match of the tournament. The two are placed in Group A alongside hosts USA, Pakistan and Canada.
Rohit Sharma and Co. defeated Bangladesh by 60 runs in their only warm-up match. Meanwhile, the Irish team lost to Sri Lanka by 41 runs. The Men in Blue are also clear favorites in terms of their head-to-head records. While the two teams have met seven times in the shorter format of the game, India have won on all occasions, including once in the T20 World Cup.
However, Ireland will be fighting hard to start their campaign on a positive note. Notably, they defeated Pakistan by five wickets in the first T20I of the three-match series.
Match Information
Probable PlayingXI
India
Rohit Sharma(C), Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal, SA Yadav, HH Pandya, RA Jadeja, Axar Patel, Rishabh Pant, KL Yadav, JJ Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
Bench: SV Samson, S Dubey, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, RK Singh, Shubman Gill, Avesh Khan, KK Ahmed
Ireland
A Balbirnie, H Tector, PR Stirling(C), Gareth Delany, GH Dockrell, Curtis Campher, L Tucker, MR Adair, B White, J Little, CA Young
Bench: N Rock, GR Adair, Fionn Hand, GI Hume, BJ McCarthy
Injury News- (Will be added when there is an update)
Weather Report- Broken Clouds
Win Prediction- India
Pitch Condition- Bowling
Avg 1st Inning Score- 78
Pitch Report
Captains
Virat IND | bat- 9
Virat Kohli will continue to be the backbone of the Indian batting unit. He had a stellar IPL campaign and will look to dominate the World Cup as well.
Jasprit Bumrah IND | bowl- 9
Jasprit Bumrah is a match-winner in any condition and the New York pitch will certainly help him bring out his best. Facing the right-arm pacer is expected to be quite a challenge for the Irish batters.
Rohit Sharma IND | bat- 9
Rohit Sharma is a different player when it comes to T20 internationals. He aims to lead the team from the front with a blazing start in the powerplay.
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Curtis Campher IRE | ALL- 8
Curtis Campher is the key all-rounder for the Irish team. In the last three matches, Campher has scored 63 runs. He is also a handy bowler, who can trouble the Indian top order with his left-arm pace deliveries.
Hardik Pandya IND | BAT- 9
Hardik Pandya scored an unbeaten 40 off 23 balls, including two fours and four sixes, in the warm-up game. He also took one wicket in three overs even though conceding an economy of 10.
Suryakumar Yadav IND | BAT- 9
No T20 team can avoid Suryakumar Yadav. The right-hander is currently the best T20 batter in the world. His ability to score quickly with unorthodox shots will swing the game in India’s favour.
Budget
Harry Tector IRE | bat- 8.5
Harry Tector is the most reliable middle-order batter in the Irish line-up. He is currently ranked fifth in the ICC Men’s ODI rankings. He has the temperament to play sensibly at the start and pick up the pace as the game progresses.
Ravindra Jadeja IND | all- 9
Ravindra Jadeja is one of the main assets in the Indian team setup. He can contribute well with bat, ball and fielding. The left-arm spinner is expected have an effective outing in the slow pitches.
Andy Balbirnie IRE | bat- 8.5
The Irish opener scored 128 runs at an average of 42.67 in three matches against Pakistan. He is someone who can give an aggressive start and eventually score big runs.
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Yashasvi Jaiswal- 7.5
IND | BAT
Paul Stirling- 7.5
IRE | BAT
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