🏏India VS Ireland 2nd and Final T20 Match🏏 - Page 14

Deepak Hooda is the Player of the Match for his century: To be honest, I was coming from a good IPL and wanted to follow the same performance. Happy with my intent. I like playing in that manner (aggressive) and these days I am batting up the order so getting some time. Sanju is my childhood friend, always good to bat with him. Thank you to fans, the way they came and supported us."

Losing captain Andy Balbirnie: "We are all pretty gutted. Don't get that close to India so often. At the halfway stage, we said there's only one way you can chase this. We are bitterly disappointed, crowd's been amazing last two games. A bitter pill to swallow. We knew we had to use the powerplay early - Stirling set the tone, I took a bit of time. The boys did pretty well all the way down. (The positives) Our T20 cricket has been up and down over last few years. That sort of game is pretty close to what we want to do with the bat. We just want to do that this summer so that our plans are clear when we reach the T20 World Cup. (Dressing room) At the moment it is disappointment, but we put up a very good score. On another day, it is a winning score. We play New Zealand in ODIs and T20Is next, so we can't let this be a flash in the pan. Need to keep the same mindset."

Winning captain Hardik Pandya: "(Final over) Not worried to be honest. Wanted to keep pressure out of my equation, wanted to be in the present. I backed Umran since he has pace. With his pace, its difficult for people to hit. I think we've come to play a game of cricket, so Ireland were going to show us what they have. Credit to them, they played amazing shots. At the same point of time, credit to our bowlers to cross the line. (Irish experience) The crowd was amazing. Their favourites boys were Dinesh and Sanju, great to see them enjoy them. Good for us to experience cricket in this part of the world too. Grateful to the fans. (New faces) Proud. As a child, it is everyone's dream to play the country. At the same point of time, leading and getting first victory and now first series win is special. Also happy for Hooda as well, the way he batted. And Umran."

And as Hardik Pandya receives the T20I series, he passes it over to Umran Malik, and the team now pose with the trophy. Bishnoi, not so long ago a debutant himself, tells Umran how to lift the trophy. All smiles among the squad members. That is all from us at ESPNcricino. Thank you for joining us. More cricket from in and around here coming soon. India's Test this weekend against England in Edgbaston, and Ireland's white-ball series at home against New Zealand next week.

Lowest margin of win for a side scoring 220+ batting first in T20Is:

1 run WI v Ind Lauderhill 2016

4 runs Ind v Ire Dublin 2022 *

20 runs WI v Eng Bridgetown 2022

Highest T20I totals for Ireland:

225/7 v Afg Abu Dhabi 2013

220/5 v Ind Dublin 2022 *

211/6 v Sco Dubai 2017

208/5 v HK Al Amerat 2019

208/7 v WI St George's 2020

PHEW. JEET GAYE. 😆🥳

It must have been a fun match going to the last ball.

I was out so could not catch the whole and funny thing is that Sony Liv has uploaded incomplete highlight video.

I am happy India won the match and Hooda becomes the fourth Indian to score a 100 in T20 international.

i couldnt follow this series due to my busy schedule, dont even have time to watch tv or youtube these days 😆

saw the scorecard and i went😲

sorry my indian friends here, but i wanted ireland to win yesterday's match😆

i like it when associate team wins vs a very strong test playing team, and if ireland won this would have been better for associate team , as ireland is a newly test playing nation

as i believe more associate teams should play cricket regularly

i felt bad for ireland, their batters did a great job

for india deepak hooda ne bacha diya with his century😆 if not i feel ireland showed a better team work in this match

Originally posted by: vijay

It must have been a fun match going to the last ball.

I was out so could not catch the whole and funny thing is that Sony Liv has uploaded incomplete highlight video.

I am happy India won the match and Hooda becomes the fourth Indian to score a 100 in T20 international.

Normally, everyone expected that the huge target will put Ireland under stress, but they were almost winners, won so many hearts. ❤️

See the last over!! Ireland need 17 runs. Umran to start this one and a dot!!

The next ball is a no ball!!! Free hit time. The free hit is gone for a four!!!

12 from 4 needed next. That's four more!!! What is happening here!!! Even I questioned the same!

Outside edge. 7 from 2 needed. 1 run bye. 1 more run to end this one. India won by just 4 runs!! ⭐️