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Hardik With Ball and Rohit With Bat Take India Past Ireland in T20 WC Opener

India vs Ireland Match Highlights

IND vs IRE Match Highlights: The campaign for the Indian kick-started in style as they beat Ireland by 8 wickets to get going in the T20 World Cup. A pure bowling master class from the India team saw Ireland post just 96 with still four overs to spare. A game full of excitement as India make it through the first match to get the two points.

After winning the toss Indian skipper decided to bat first seeing the condition of this new pitch. However, as planned India got off to a flyer start with three wickets inside the first seven overs. Then it was the onslaught from Indian bowlers that led the Irish batsman to crumble down to 96/10 in 16 overs.

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Indian bowler Jasprit Bumrah was the star man as in his three overs he picked up two wickets and gave away just six runs. Arshdeep Singh also contributed early on with two valuable wickets which set the tone for India in the first innings. Hardik Pandya was the other standout player, where he picked up three wickets in his four overs.

India Make it Look Easy against Ireland

It was all about the pacers for India where Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh, Axar, and Siraj helped in with the ball to clean out the Irish batting order. In the second innings, Indians came out to bat in different combinations in the form of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.

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Even though Kohli was dismissed early, it was the skipper who played an absolute masterclass composed innings to help India reach near to the target. Rohit Scored 52 off 37 balls before getting retired hurt during. Rishabh Pant also played his part with an unbeaten 36 runs of 26 balls.

India managed to chase down the target in 12.2 overs where the Irish bowlers tried their best to stop the Indian batsman but the skipper Rohit and wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant made sure India won the cash comfortably.

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Conclusion: India beat Ireland by 8 Wickets

India after this win will be confident before playing against arch-rivals Pakistan on June 9th Sunday. While Ireland will have to put things together and try to come back in their next game. India showed their dominance with both ball and bat in this first match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024.

Points Table

WBBL 2024
TeamsMWLTN/RPTNRR
Sydney Thunder Women96201130.294
Melbourne Renegades Women85300100.208
Brisbane Heat Women85300100.200
Hobart Hurricanes Women8440080.257
Perth Scorchers Women844008-0.105
Sydney Sixers Women834017-0.425
Adelaide Strikers Women936006-0.357
Melbourne Stars Women826004-0.125

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