“India Triumphs in First of Three Thrilling Twenty20 Matches Against Ireland”
| First Twenty20 international, Malahide |
| Ireland 139-7 (20 overs):Â McCarthy 51*, Campher 39; Bishnoi 2-23 |
| India 47-2 (6.5 overs):Â Jaiswal 24, Gaikwad 19; Young 2-2 |
| India won by two runs (DLS method) |
PC: BBC NEWS
Ireland limped to 59-6 before Barry McCarthy’s unbeaten 51 pushed the hosts to 139-7 thanks to the captain’s two wickets in the first over.
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaikwad, India’s opening pair, put together 46 runs before Craig Young took two wickets in two deliveries.
When the rain started, it had India down 47-2, which was just enough to win.
India defeated Ireland by two runs using the DLS method. Bumrah, who had been sidelined for nearly a year due to a back injury, won the toss and elected to bowl first.
It paid off when in his first five deliveries, the paceman dismissed Andrew Balbirnie and Lorcan Tucker.
As Ireland crumbled and lost, spinner Ravi Bishnoi claimed two wickets as well.