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India and Ireland will play the last T20I of the two-match series on June 28, 2022. After hunting down the target of 109 in just 9.2 overs, the Indian team would be looking to wrap up the series with a win on Tuesday.
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The first game was a truncated one as it was reduced to a 12-over affair. Ireland amassed 108/4 in 12 overs in the first innings. However, their bowlers couldn't live up to the expectations and were smacked for a lot of sixes and fours. The Green Brigade will look to level the series but it won't be easy against a talented Indian team.
Team News:
India
The team dealt with a major blow before coming out to bat in the first game. Opening batter, Ruturaj Gaikwad had a niggle in his calf muscle which is why he didn't come out to bat. It will be interesting how he is shaping up a day ahead of the game. If he is unavailable, Rahul Tripathi can be handed the T20I cap.
Apart from that, the team won't be making any changes as they have won the previous game. However, the likes of Umran Malik, skipper Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel and Avesh Khan would love to improve bowling performances. They gave away more than 10 runs per over each.
Probable Playing XI
Ruturaj Gaikwad/Rahul Tripathi, Ishan Kishan, Deepak Hooda, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (c), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Umran Malik.
Ireland
The Andrew Balbirnie-led side had a good outing with the bat but failed to defend that total. Talking about their batting, Harry Tector scored almost 60 percent of their runs while four batters failed to cross the double-digit mark. The second-highest score in the innings was 18 by Lorcan Tucker.
The team would definitely look to improve their batting performances. Also, not to forget that apart from Craig Young, only Josh Little took a wicket. Young took two wickets. Other bowlers need to step up if the team want to level the series.
Predicted Playing XI:
Paul Stirling, Andy Balbirnie (c), Gareth Delany, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker (wk), George Dockrell, Mark Adair, Andy McBrine, Craig Young, Josh Little, Conor Olphert
Match Details:
Ireland vs India Second T20I
Venue: The Village, Malahide, Dublin
Date & Time: 28 June 2022, 9 PM IST
Live Streaming: Sony Sports Network and Sony Live
Pitch Report:
The wicket during the first game played out well for batters. However, there was some lateral movement for the new-ball bowlers first up. Not to forget, the second T20I won't be impacted by rains as the skies will be clear.