🏏ICC T20I Men's WC 2024: Match 8: India vs Ireland @ 8:00 PM IST🏏

🏏ICC T20I Men's WC 2024: Match 8: India vs Ireland Nassau, County International Cricket Stadium, New York on 05/06/2024 @ 8:00 PM IST🏏

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India and Ireland break new ground in New York

India have won all seven completed T20Is against Ireland so far

India in their element?

India played two high-profile games at the last T20 World Cup. They won the one where the pitch was tough to bat on and lost the one where it was considerably easier. They will be pleased that the surfaces at this tournament are proving trickier than expected. That means they won't be bested by the team with the better six-hitting pedigree, like they were in 2016 and in 2022.

Less-than-placid conditions also bring Ireland into the game. Josh Little will be asked to do what other left-arm quicks have done against India in the past. Bowl full and try to get lbws and bowleds, which if he manages to do so will be doubly useful, because India are front-loading at this World Cup. Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav - their three best batters - are likely to be Nos. 1, 2 and 3. Taking them out early might be half the job done.

It's early days, but so far, discipline more than strength seems to be the necessary ingredient to win at this T20 World Cup, which has taken a leap into the unknown. So watch for Jasprit Bumrah holding his length back and prioritising being unhittable first. And for Paul Stirling to respond with calculated risks to maximise the powerplay. Kuldeep Yadav will make the most of his improved air speed by never giving up the stumps. All of Ireland - particularly their middle order of Harry Tector and Curtis Campher - will have to work together to deny him wickets. It will be hard but that's what they want. Ireland live for games like these, for occasions like these.

India vs Ireland Pitch Report

The pitch at the venue has been under scrutiny for its sluggish nature. Another challenge for batters at the ground is the slow outfield.

India vs Ireland Weather Report

According to weather.com, the morning weather at Nassau County Stadium is expected to be bright and clear with temperatures around 30°C. However, there is a possibility of a stray shower or thunderstorm during the match

Pitch and conditions: It's a mystery

The weather in New York is perfect for cricket. Not too hot, not too cold, no worry about dew. The pitch and outfield, however, will be under the scanner again after the events from Monday, where 80 for 4 in 16.2 overs played 77 all out. But things can only get better. India played a warm-up game here, on a different track, and they scored 180.

Head to Head: India 7 - 0 Ireland. The only previous meeting in T20 World Cups have come in 2009 in Trent Bridge where India won by eight wickets. Rohit Sharma is the sole survivor from that game.

India vs Ireland Head-to-Head Stats in T20Is

Let's see who are the top performers when India and Ireland played each other in T20Is. Who has scored the most runs, taken the most wickets, highest score, lowest score, best individual innings, and best bowling figures?

Most Runs in India vs Ireland T20s

Andrew Balbirnie is the top run-scorer in IND vs IRE T20 matches. He has scored 156 runs at a strike rate of 138.05 with two half-centuries. Captain Rohit Sharma is in third position, scoring 149 runs at a strike rate of 137.96 with two fifties. Ireland's Harry Tector and Sanju Sanju are the next two on the list.

• Andrew Balbirnie (Ireland): 156 runs
• Deepak Hooda (India): 151 runs
• Rohit Sharma (India): 149 runs
• Harry Tector (Ireland): 119 runs
• Sanju Samson (India): 118 runs

Highest Individual Scores in India vs Ireland T20s

• Deepak Hooda (India): 104 runs
• Rohit Sharma (India): 97 runs
• Sanju Samson (India): 77 runs
• Shikhar Dhawan (India): 74 runs
• Andrew Balbirnie (Ireland): 72 runs

Most Wickets in India vs Ireland T20s

Indian spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal are the top wicket-takers in IND vs IRE matches. Both have taken 7 wickets each. Ireland’s Craig Young also has seven wickets to his name. Jasprit Bumrah has taken 6 wickets.

• Kuldeep Yadav (India): 7 wickets
• Yuzvendra Chahal (India): 7 wickets
• Craig Young (Ireland): 7 wickets
• Jasprit Bumrah (India): 6 wickets
• Peter Chase (Ireland): 5 wickets

Best Figures in India vs Ireland T20s

• Zaheer Khan (India): 4/19
• Kuldeep Yadav (India): 4/21
• Peter Chase (Ireland): 4/35
• Kuldeep Yadav (India): 3/16
• Yuzvendra Chahal (India): 3/21

In the spotlight - Rishabh Pant and Harry Tector

Putting just the jersey back on gave him goosebumps. Imagine how it would feel when Rishabh Pant walks out there to bat. Or even just out there, that first step back on the field for India in an official match at a World Cup no less. He might make the headlines. Or he might not. But the mere fact that he is back and is able to play cricket at this level again after that car accident less than two years ago is huge. The sport is lucky to still have him and his no-look flicks for six.

Harry Tector made his highest T20I score against India, an action-packed 64 off 33 balls, although that was against a decidedly second-string attack. Rather more recently, he stood up to Rashid Khan and Afghanistan with 56 off 34 balls and helped them to a score that eventually proved more than defendable. The middle-order batter stands out for both his power and his temperament and this T20 World Cup might just be his time.

India vs Ireland T20 World Cup 2024 Match Today: Rohit Sharma-led India will start their T20 World Cup campaign against Paul Stirling’s Ireland at the newly-constructed Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York on Wednesday.

Conditions in New York – a sluggish outfield, vast square boundaries and drop-in strips of variable bounce – may have suddenly raised the T20 stocks of anchors and accumulators at the World Cup. With three of their four Group A games marked at the venue, India will have to remain flexible in terms of their combinations to ward off Ireland, Pakistan and hosts United States in that order before gearing up for the slow tracks in the Caribbean for the Super 8s.

Batters To Watch(recent stats)

Suryakumar Yadav, IND

7 M • 300 Runs • 42.86 Avg • 164.83 SR

Yashasvi Jaiswal, IND

9 M • 270 Runs • 30 Avg • 162.65 SR

Andy Balbirnie, IRE

10 M • 289 Runs • 28.9 Avg • 118.44 SR

Lorcan Tucker, IRE

10 M • 249 Runs • 24.9 Avg • 133.15 SR

Bowlers To Watch(recent stats)

Axar Patel, IND

7 M • 10 Wkts • 5.86 Econ • 16.8 SR

Arshdeep Singh, IND

8 M • 8 Wkts • 9.82 Econ • 21 SR

Mark Adair, IRE

10 M • 17 Wkts • 8.16 Econ • 13.7 SR

Craig Young, IRE

6 M • 10 Wkts • 9.3 Econ • 13.8 SR

IND vs IRE Probable Best Players of the Match

Probable Best Batter of the Match:

Rohit Sharma has been entering the fray with an attacking mindset as evident in ODI World Cup 2023. The Indian captain can bat deep into the game if he settles in. With Nassau's deck aiding the slow bowlers and spinners mainly, he is expected to apply a subdued approach at the start before unleashing his class.

Probable Best Bowler of the Match:

Arshdeep Singh was clinical when he played for Punjab Kings in IPL 2024. He was at his best even when the Mullanpur pitch assisted the slow bowlers. He was among the wickets in the most number of games played at that particular venue. Purely on how Nassau's pitch will traverse, he can be lethal with his timely yorkers and knuckle balls to deceive batters.

Stats and trivia

• Kohli averages 81.5 in T20 World Cups having turned 14 of his 25 innings into 50-plus scores
• Bumrah has taken six wickets in 12 overs against Ireland at an average of 9.66 and economy rate of 4.83
• India have won all seven completed T20Is between the two teams

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Team news: Dube likely, Jaiswal unlikely

A left-hand batter at the top of the order is a useful advantage and in Yashasvi Jaiswal India have one of the best, but they may forgo that in favour of another left-hand batter with a very different set of skills. Shivam Dube is likely to slot into the middle order and take on the spinners. India's bowling contains plenty of variety but it is centered around Bumrah and Kuldeep, players with the kind of talent that can dominate whole tournaments, let alone a single match.

India (probable): 1 Rohit Sharma (capt), 2 Virat Kohli, 3 Suryakumar Yadav, 4 Shivam Dube, 5 Rishabh Pant (wk), 6 Hardik Pandya, 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 Kuldeep Yadav, 9 Arshdeep Singh, 10 Jasprit Bumrah, 11 Mohammed Siraj

Ireland's batting goes down to No. 8 and it has a reasonable split between power-hitters and shock absorbers. Andy Balbirnie and Lorcan Tucker have the ability to do both of those roles. Their bowling is seam-dominated but left-arm spinner George Dockrell could get an over or two against the more orthodox batters in the Indian line-up.

Ireland (probable): 1 Andy Balbirnie, Paul Stirling (capt), 3 Lorcan Tucker (wk), 4 Harry Tector, 5 Curtis Campher, 6 George Dockrell, 7 Gareth Delany, 8 Mark Adair, 9 Barry McCarthy, 10 Craig Young, 11 Ben White

What they said

"In a Playing XI and in a T20 game, there'll always be that one or two slots that you might make the odd change. In general, we are quite settled with a combination in our heads, though I haven't announced it or I haven't said it. You know, honestly, we are very clear about the direction we're going in, the direction we're going in, but we've picked a squad, you know, that allows us to maybe make those one or two changes based on the condition" - Rahul Dravid on the India XI for the game

"It will be the morning of the match when we decide - I think because we haven't actually seen the ground yet. I think we've got to sort of keep everyone waiting on that front, but we're probably down to 12 or 13 if we're going to be honest. But we won't make the final call without seeing what we've got to play on." - Paul Stirling on Ireland XI