Dublin: India beat Ireland by 33 runs to win the second T20 International and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series, a PTI report in The Tribune, Chandigarh, says.
Batting first, India scored185/5, with fantasticc contributions of on vice-captain Ruturaj Gaikwad’s 58 off 43 balls, Sanju Samson’s 40 off 26 deliveries and Rinku Singh’s 38 off 21 balls.
In reply, Ireland were restricted to 152/8 with Prasidh Krishna taking 2/29 while Ravi Bishnoi scalped 2/37. Skipper Jasprit Bumrah had figures of 2/15. For Ireland, Andrew Balbirnie scored 72 off 51 balls.
Tasked to chase 186, Paul Stirling & Lorcan Tucker departed early after scoring ducks. Ravi Bishnoi then came on to dispatch Harry Tector and then Curtis Campher. But Andrew Balbirnie continued his fine form by slamming a fiery 72-run knock to keep the hosts alive in the contest.
Earlier, Rinku Singh smacked a 21-ball 38 to help India finish with 185/5 in 20 overs. Before Rinku, Ruturaj Gaikwad dictated the pace with 43-ball 58 while Sanju Samson punished Joshua Little to score a 26-ball 40.
Ireland Playing XI: Andrew Balbirnie, Paul Stirling(c), Lorcan Tucker(w), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Craig Young, Joshua Little, Benjamin White
India Playing XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson(w), Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah(c), Ravi Bishnoi
Brief Scores: India: 185/5 (Gaikwad 58, Samson 40, Rinku 38; McCarthy 2/36, Young 1/29); Ireland: 152/8 (Balbirnie 72; Bumrah 2/15, Krishna 2/29, Bishnoi 2/37).
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