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That brings us to the end of our coverage of the second T20I between India and Ireland, with the Men in Blue collecting a big win to seal the series despite fighting contributions from Andy Balbirnie with the bat and Barry McCarthy with the ball. If Jasprit Bumrah's sensational return was the highlight in the previous game, it was Rinku Singh's superb knock in his debut innings that headlined India's all-round performance today!
The two sides meet in the third and final T20I on Wednesday, with the Men in Blue likely to tinker with their lineup and hand some more debuts to the uncapped members of the squad before flying out of the country. Ireland, on the other hand, have shown signs of a fight in the last two games, and will back themselves to collect a consolation win three days from now.
For now, this is Amit signing off, wishing you all a good night!
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Rinku Singh is the Player of the Match for his 21-ball 38 in his debut innings!
"I was trying to do what I have done in the IPL. I was very confident and tried to stay calm. I listen to the captain," says Rinku during the post-match ceremony.
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After 20 overs,Ireland 152/8 ( Craig Young 1 , Joshua Little 0)
Outstanding final over from Jasprit Bumrah, giving a reminder of his supreme death-bowling skills and signing off with a wicket-maiden as India clinch the three-match T20I series against Ireland with a 33-run win! Four byes added to the Ireland total in the final ball after an inswinging delivery from Bumrah beats both Josh Little as well as keeper Sanju Samson, helping Ireland go past the 150-mark in the end.
Would have been an even more one-sided win for the Men in Blue had it not been for Andy Balbirnie's sensational knock as well as Mark Adair's cameo in the slog overs.
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OUT! Adair's little cameo comes to an end as he ends up offering Tilak Varma at deep midwicket a sitter while attempting to pull a slower length ball from Bumrah. Second wicket for the Indian skipper. IRE 148/8
Adair c Varma b Bumrah 23(15)
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After 19 overs,Ireland 148/7 ( Mark Adair 23 , Craig Young 1)
Good recovery by Krishna after getting tonked for consecutive sixes down the ground by Adair, conceding just a single off the next four balls to sign off with figures of 2/29 from his quota. Ireland need another 38 to win in the final over, and not even six sixes can save them unless Jasprit Bumrah oversteps or bowls a couple of wides.
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SIX! SIX! Is there a late twist in the game? Adair smashes Krishna, who has been the standout Indian bowler today, for back-to-back maximums down the ground to bring the equation down to 39 off 10. Difficult, but certainly not impossible! IRE 147/7
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After 18 overs,Ireland 135/7 ( Mark Adair 10 , Craig Young 1)
Good comeback by Arshdeep after getting smashed for a six first ball by Adair, conceding just a single off the next five deliveries, leaving the home team needing 51 more to win off 12.
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SIX! Length ball from Arshdeep, and Adair displays his hitting power by smashing this over the midwicket fence! Ireland will need quite a few more of these if they are to finish on the winning side today!
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OUT! And now Bumrah snuffs out McCarthy after bringing himself back into the attack as India inch closer to a series-clinching victory! The Irish all-rounder attempts to smash a slower length ball from the Indian skipper, but ends up holing out to the fielder at deep midwicket to depart for a single-digit score today after an unbeaten fifty on Friday. IRE 126/7; need 60 off 20
McCarthy c Bishnoi b Bumrah 2(4)
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OUT! Arshdeep gets Balbirnie! And that could very well be the end of Ireland's hopes today, unless McCarthy is able to conjure up a miracle from here! Balbirnie looks to drive a full delivery from the left-arm seamer, but ends up slicing the ball to the keeper to depart for an excellent 72. 50th T20I wicket for Arshdeep! IRE 123/6
Balbirnie c Samson b Arshdeep 72(51)
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SIX! Crunched over deep midwicket by Balbirnie off a short ball from Arshdeep! That was absolutely majestic from the senior batter who is in the middle of a dream run! Balbirnie moves into the 70s with that hit! IRE 123/5; need 63 off 27
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OUT! The partnership has been broken, but is not the man who is the key threat to India's hopes of completing a series-clinching win who will be heading back. Dockrell pushes for a second after guiding the ball towards wide third man fence. Good throw by Bishnoi with equally deft work by Samson, but Dockrell will be cursing himself for not putting in a slide that could have saved his wicket. IRE 115/5; need 71 off 30
Dockrell run out (Bishnoi/Samson) 13(11)
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SIX! Balbirnie brings up the fifty partnership for the fifth wicket with a maximum, pulling a short delivery from Krishna over the midwicket fence! Good recovery by the Irishmen, who had been reduced to 28/3 at one stage and are very much alive in the contest at the moment.
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After 13 overs,Ireland 94/4 ( Andy Balbirnie 51 , George Dockrell 9)
SIX! Expensive end to Ravi Bishnoi's spell with George Dockrell collecting his first maximum of the innings with a clean hit down the ground, clearing the long on boundary! 13 off Bishnoi's final over as the wrist spinner signs off with figures of 2/37. Ireland, meanwhile, are not out of the contest yet, and they need another 92 to win off 42.
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FIfty up for Andew Balbirnie in 39 deliveries — his 10th in T20Is! The senior opener brings up the milestone with a single off Ravi Bishnoi's bowling, collecting five fours and two sixes along the way. It's also a knock that takes him past 2000 runs in Twenty20 Internationals!
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FOUR! Balbirnie inches closer to his half-century, getting down on one knee and slog-sweeping the ball towards the fine leg fence. The ball lands just short of the adversiting cushion and is ruled a four by the umpire. IRE 85/4
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After 11 overs,Ireland 77/4 ( Andy Balbirnie 43 , George Dockrell 1)
SIX! Balbirnie decides to keep Ireland's fight going despite wickets falling at regular intervals at the other end. Slower ball from Dube, Balbirnie decides to charge down the track and go for an inside out loft over the cover region. The former captain makes it two sixes in three balls, pulling a shorter delivery from Dube over the square leg region! He's batting on 43 at the end of the over.
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After 10 overs,Ireland 63/4 ( Andy Balbirnie 30 , George Dockrell 0)
OUT! Not sure if that reverse sweep by Curtis Campher was necessary, as he ends up offering the fielder at point the simplest of catches. He falls for 18 at the halfway stage as Ireland reach 63/4 at the halfway stage, needing another 123 to win off 60. Second wicket for Bishnoi in as many overs.
Campher c Dube b Bishnoi 18(17)
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After 8 overs,Ireland 53/3 ( Andy Balbirnie 25 , Curtis Campher 13)
SIX! Campher gets down on one knee and slog-sweeps a full delivery from Bishnoi high over the cow corner fence! First maximum of the Irish chase. 11 off the wrist-spinner's second over, including two wides in the fourth delivery. The hosts go past the 50-mark in this over, with the partnership between Balbirnie and Campher worth 25 at the moment.
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FOUR! FOUR! Wickets might be tumbling at an alarming rate at the other end, but that doesn't stop Balbirnie from playing his shots. The senior opener makes good use of the sweep shot to collect consecutive fours, with off-spinner Washington Sundar getting off to an expensive start getting introduced right after the powerplay. IRE 40/3
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After 6 overs,Ireland 31/3 ( Andy Balbirnie 15 , Curtis Campher 3)
Seven runs and a wicket in Bishnoi's first over of the day, with the wrist spinner getting hit for a boundary by Tector first ball before foxing him with a googly. End of another tumultous powerplay for the hosts, who lose three wickets in the first six overs.
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BOWLED! Ravi Bishnoi uses the googly to deadly effect, breaching Harry Tector's defence and rattling the stumps in his very first over! Ireland lose their third wicket with less than 30 on board! IRE 28/3
Tector b Bishnoi 7(7)
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After 5 overs,Ireland 24/2 ( Andy Balbirnie 15 , Harry Tector 3)
Prasidh accidentally hits Balbirnie on the backside while attempting to throw the ball towards the striker's stumps in the second delivery, apologising right away with Balbirnie too gesturing a thumbs up. Just two singles off the seamer's second over. Pressure starting to build on the Irishmen now.
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After 4 overs,Ireland 22/2 ( Andy Balbirnie 14 , Harry Tector 2)
A much better over from Arshdeep with just three runs coming off his second, including a brace to Tector in the final delivery that opens his account.
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After 3 overs,Ireland 19/2 ( Andy Balbirnie 13 , Harry Tector 0)
OUT! What a first over for Prasidh Krishna, with the Rajasthan Royals seamer striking twice in a space of four deliveries! Like Stirling, wicketkeeper-batter Lorcan Tucker too perishes while attempting to pull a short ball, getting a thick top-edge that results in a simple enough catch for Ruturaj Gaikwad.
Tucker c Gaikwad b Krishna 0(3)
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OUT! Prasidh Krishna strikes in his very first over as Ireland skipper Paul Stirling perishes for a four-ball duck. Gets a thick top-edge off a short ball from Krishna, and Arshdeep loudly calls for the catch near fine leg despite Sanju Samson running a long way for the catch. IRE 19/1
Krishna c Arshdeep b Krishna 0(4)
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After 2 overs,Ireland 18/0 ( Andy Balbirnie 12 , Paul Stirling (C) 0)
FOUR! Expensive start for Arshdeep as Balbirnie tucks a full delivery through the gap between mid on and midwicket to collect the first boundary of the innings! Balbirnie follows it up with an even more impressive shot two balls later, driving a full, wide delivery over the covers. He conceded a wide off the first ball before conceding the boundaries. Promising start for Ireland.
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After 1 over,Ireland 9/0 ( Andy Balbirnie 3 , Paul Stirling (C) 0)
Testing first over from the Indian skipper despite conceding five wides the third delivery. Starts off with a short-of-length ball that nips away from the batter, beating Balbirnie's outside edge. Bumrah appeals for leg-before three deliveries later, and signals for the review in the last second, getting 'Umpire's Call' on wickets on ball-tracking. Balbirnie collects the first runs off the bat with a drive down the ground off the last ball, getting enough time to come back for a third.
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Andy Balbirnie and skipper Paul Stirling make their way to the centre to begin what will be a challenging chase for the Irishmen as they aim to halt India's charge and take the series to a decider. Balbirnie will be on strike with India skipper Jasprit Bumrah bowling the first over of the innings.
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After 20 overs,India 185/5 ( Shivam Dube 22 , Washington Sundar 0)
End of the Indian innnings, with the Men in Blue posting a competitive 185/5 on the board after being invited to bat by Ireland captain Paul Stirling. Washington Sundar runs off for a bye after walking out to face the final delivery, and manages to reach the non-striker's end in time. Shivam Dube remains unbeaten on 22 off 16, collecting two towering sixes in the final over.
Will this total be enough for the Jasprit Bumrah-led side to clinch the T20I series? Stay tuned to find out.
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OUT! No half-century in his maiden innings for Rinku Singh as he ends up getting a thick top-edge while attempting to pull another short delivery, with Craig Young pedalling backwards from short fine leg and completing the catch. IND 184/4
Rinku c Young b Adair 38(21)
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SIX! Rinku too decides to target the square-leg/midwicket fence in the final over! Clears the front leg and goes for a well-time pull that sends the ball several rows behind the fence! Can he go past 50 in the remaining deliveries? IND 184/4
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SIX! SIX! Shivam Dube has decided to tee off in the final over, smashing back-to-back maximums! Flicks a low full toss off the first delivery off Adair's bowling before pulling a short-of-length ball for an even bigger hit over the square leg region!
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After 19 overs,India 165/4 ( Rinku Singh 32 , Shivam Dube 9)
SIX! Second maximum for Rinku in as many successive deliveries! This time the southpaw decides to take the aerial route over the cover region, and manages to get enough power on the shot to ensure the ball lands just on the other side of the boundary rope. An under-pressure McCarthy had conceded back-to-back wides between the two sides, resulting in a 22-run final over that spoils what had been an outstanding spell so far today.
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FOUR! SIX! Rinku Singh announces himself in international cricket! Slices a full, wide delivery from McCarthy behind point to collect his second boundary before picking a slower ball from the all-rounder, clobbering it down the ground for a maximum! With that, India breach the 150-mark!
20:59 (IST)
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After 18 overs,India 144/4 ( Rinku Singh 15 , Shivam Dube 7)
Excellent couple of overs for Ireland with Josh Little giving away just four runs besides a leg bye in his final over to sign off wicketless for 48 runs. Adair too restricts Rinku and Dube to singles in the following over, though he does concede the odd wide. Rinku and Dube will need to strike big in the last two if they are to go past 180 from here.
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After 16 overs,India 132/4 ( Rinku Singh 11 , Shivam Dube 2)
Excellent third over from McCarthy, with just three runs coming off it besides the wicket of Gaikwad. Shivam Dube joins Rinku Singh at the crease, with both batters relatively fresh at the moment. Four more overs to go, and Rinku and Dube will surely be setting 180 as the minimum score in their minds.
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OUT! A mishit down the ground brings Gaikwad's fine knock to an end as McCarthy bags the key wicket at the start of the 16th over. Was a slower delivery from the all-rounder that deceived Gaikwad. Good catch by Tector near long off. IND 129/4
Gaikwad c Tector b McCarthy 58(43)
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After 15 overs,India 129/3 ( Ruturaj Gaikwad 58 , Rinku Singh 10)
SIX! Gaikwad gets one in the slot, and decides to tonk it over long on! The opener then decides to keep strike with a single off the final delivery. Forgettable over for white with 16 coming off it! India currently well on their way to posting a target in excess of 180.
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FOUR! What a way for Ruturaj Gaikwad to bring up what is only his second T20I half-century! Gets down on one knee and sweeps a full delivery from White behind square, bringing up the milestone in 39 deliveries! IND 122/3
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FOUR! First boundary for Rinku Singh international cricket! Gets down on one knee and slog-sweeps the ball towards the midwicket fence off White at the start of the 15th over. IND 117/3
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After 13 overs,India 108/3 ( Ruturaj Gaikwad 45 , Rinku Singh 2)
Two days after making his debut in Malahide, Rinku Singh walks out to bat for the first time in an Indian jersey! He gets off the mark right away with a single off the very first delivery. Tidy over from White with just four runs coming off it besides the wicket of Samson.
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BOWLED! Samson will be ruing missing out on a well-deserved half-century and dominating the Irish bowlers for the better part of the innings! Ends up chopping the ball onto the stumps while looking for a pull as White breaks the solid third-wicket stand. IND 105/3
Samson b White 40(26)
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After 11 overs,India 99/2 ( Ruturaj Gaikwad 40 , Sanju Samson (W) 38)
SIX! Sanju Samson has shifted gears after the halfway mark and how! Short ball from Little angling down leg, Samson swivels around and pulls this handsomely over the fine leg fence for his first maximum of the innings! Will take some time to fetch the ball from out of the park! Huge over for the Indians with Little going for 18 in his third. He has leaked 44 runs so far today.
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FOUR! FOUR! FOUR! Sanju Samson brings up the fifty partnership with Ruturaj Gaikwad with a hat-trick of fours off Josh Little in the 11th over! Samson targets the extra cover fence in the first two balls, driving an overpitched delivery in the first ball before getting on the backfoot and clobbering a short-of-length ball. Samson gets a streaky boundary in the third ball, getting an outside edge that beats the keeper and runs away to the fence. IND 93/2
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After 10 overs,India 81/2 ( Ruturaj Gaikwad 40 , Sanju Samson (W) 20)
Tidy second over from White with just five singles coming off it. Adair returns to the attack in the following over for the first time since bowling the opening over, conceding nine off the over including a four off the second delivery. India in a much-better position at the halfway mark with the partnership between Gaikwad and Samson worth 47 so far and looking very promising for the Men in Blue.
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After 8 overs,India 67/2 ( Ruturaj Gaikwad 35 , Sanju Samson (W) 12)
FOUR! FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for Gaikwad off Young's bowling in the eighth over. Pulls the first one towards the midwicket fence. Opts for a similar shot in the following ball with Young opting to stick to the same length, and this time guides the ball towards the cow corner fence. 12 off Young's second over.
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After 7 overs,India 55/2 ( Ruturaj Gaikwad 25 , Sanju Samson (W) 10)
FOUR! Was turning out to be a tidy first over from leg-spinner Ben White until Ruturaj Gaikwad pinches a boundary off the last ball with a firm pull in front of square, finding the square leg boundary in the process.
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After 6 overs,India 47/2 ( Ruturaj Gaikwad 19 , Sanju Samson (W) 8)
End of the powerplay, with India managing to score at nearly eight-an-over despite losing the wickets of Jaiswal and Varma in quick succession. Samson ends the powerplay with a boundary, steering a full, wide delivery from Little behind square to move to eight. Gaikwad's fairly well set at the moment and he will hope to convert the start into a big score today.
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OUT! Second failure on the trot for Varma in the ongoing tour, this time perishing for 1 off Barry McCarthy's bowling after getting dismissed for a golden duck on Friday. Got a thick top-edge while looking to pull a short-of-length ball out of the park; George Dockrell pedals back and pulls off a fine catch near deep square. IND 34/2
Varma c Dockrell b McCarthy 1(2)
India vs Ireland 2nd T20I Preview: India will be hoping to clinch the series with a game to spare when they take on Ireland in the second of three T20Is in Malahide on Sunday.
India grabbed the series lead with a narrow two-run win via DLS method in a rain-truncated tour opener on Friday, with Jasprit Bumrah’s sensational return to international cricket taking centre-stage in that game.
Bumrah registered figures of 2/24 in his first competitive match in nearly a year, striking twice in his very first over after getting hit for a boundary by Andy Balbirnie. His destructive spell would have Ireland on the mat, reducing them to 59/6 at one stage before a late fightback from Curtis Campher (39) and Barry McCarthy helped the hosts post a respectable 139/7.
India in reply, got off to a positive start with Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaikwad, who managed to preserve their wickets till the end of the powerplay and stayed ahead of the par score. Craig Young struck twice in the first over after powerplay, removing Jaiswal (24) and Tilak Varma (0) off successive deliveries before the heavens opened up above the Malahide Cricket Club Ground.
No further play was possible thanks to the downpour, and India were declared winners as their score of 47/2 was two runs more than the par score.
Squads:
Ireland: Andrew Balbirnie, Paul Stirling(c), Lorcan Tucker(w), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Craig Young, Joshua Little, Benjamin White, Fionn Hand, Theo van Woerkom, Gareth Delany, Ross Adair
India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson(w), Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah(c), Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Jitesh Sharma, Mukesh Kumar, Shahbaz Ahmed
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