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23rd June, USA – India started the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 by defeating Ireland by 8 wickets. Title contenders India have added 2 important points in Group A.
India completed the target of 97 runs losing 2 wickets in 12.2 overs. In India’s win, Rishabh Pant was not out for 36 runs off 26 balls with 3 fours and 2 sixes. Captain Rohit Sharma was retired for 52 runs off 37 balls with 4 fours and 3 sixes. Virat Kosli 1 and Suryakumar Yadav were dismissed for 2 runs. Ireland’s Mark Adair and Ben White took 1 wicket each.
Prior to that, after losing the toss at the Nassau Stadium in New York, Irelad, who was invited to bat first, was all out for 96 runs in 16 overs. Gareth Delaney was dismissed for 26 runs off 14 balls with 2 fours and 2 sixes.
Fast bowler Arshdeep Singh dismissed opener Paul Stirling for 2 and Andrew Balberney for 5 runs. When both the openers were out, Ireland reached 9-2 in 3 overs. Then Hardik Padya bowled out Lorcan Tucker for 10 runs. He was bowled after a missed length ball and hit 2 fours in 13 balls. At that time, Ireland were 28-3 in 6.5 overs.
Harry Tector and Lorcan Tucker shared the highest partnership of 19 runs in 23 balls for the third wicket. Then George Dockrell and Mark Adair got out for 3 runs each. Curtis Kampfer was dismissed for 12 runs off 8 balls with 1 four and 1 six. Little and Delaney shared a partnership of 27 runs for the ninth wicket for Ireland, who reached 50-8 in 11.2 overs. Little hit 2 fours off 13 balls and was dismissed for 14 runs.
India’s Hardik Pandya took 3 wickets, Arshdeep Singh and Jasprit Bumrah 2 wickets each. Mohammad Shiraj and Akshar Patel took 1 wicket each.
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