India vs Ireland 1st T20I at Dublin, 18 Aug, 2023

Toss: India, who chose to bowl
Ireland 139/7 (20)
India 47/2 (6.4)
India won by 2 runs (DLS Method due to rain)
Man of the Match: Jasprit Bumrah
  • Sanju Samson 0 * (1)
  • Ruturaj Gaikwad 19 * (15)

Over 6.1 CA Young bowls a good length delivery to Ruturaj Gaikwad,1 run, goes on to the back foot and  tucked to mid-wicket for a run

Over 6.2 CA Young bowls a good length delivery to Yashasvi Jaiswal,  out Caught by Stirling!!  Young bowls a short ball. Jaiswal goes through with a pull shot but ends up slicing it. Stirling runs in from mid-wicket and takes an easy catch.

Over 6.3 CA Young bowls a pitched-up delivery to Tilak Varma, out Caught by Tucker!! Back of a length ball on leg stump, Tilak Varma tries to glance it fine but only manages to nick it behind. Tucker moves to his right and dives to take a good catch.

Over 6.4 CA Young bowls a back of length delivery to Sanju Samson,1 run, backs away in the crease and  steers it down to third man to rotate strike

Over 6.5: Wide ball. CA Young to Sanju Samson,

Over 6.5 CA Young bangs it short onto the pitch to Ruturaj Gaikwad, no run, stays deep inside the crease and ducks under it to sways away from the bouncer.

17:25 Local Time, 16:25 GMT, 21:55 IST: The umpires have decided to call for the covers 

18:06 Local Time, 17:06 GMT, 22:36 IST: it's still raining.

18:14 Local Time, 17:14 GMT, 22:44 IST: The two umpires have a chat with Jasprit Bumrah and Paul Stirling and have decided to call it a match

India won by 2 runs (DLS Method) and lead the series with 1-0

Barry McCarthy (IRE): It is always good to contribute to the team, disappointed that we didn't get a win. (On his partnership with Campher) We knew we had to get a good score on the board. We were enforcing ourselves and playing strong shots. In the second innings, there was a little bit in the wicket. It's important to take the game to the opposition. It's always nice to contribute to the team.

Jasprit Bumrah | India captain and Player of the Match: Felt very good, so many sessions I did at the NCA, didn't feel I missed out a lot or was doing something new. Credit to the staff, they kept me in good spirits. You are not thinking about yourself, you are thinking about others out there. Not really nervous but very happy. There was some swing upfront so we wanted to use it. Luckily we won the toss and it was coming out fine. There was some help due to the weather, so very happy. In every game, you would want more. After a crisis, they played well, credit where it is due. Even when you win, there are areas to improve on. Everybody is very confident, they are very well prepared. I think the IPL also helps. It is always good, wherever we go, they support us, that helps us to keep the spirit high.