After losing 4 wickets at 51, Ireland gave India a target of 183 runs, Tucker-Delaney turned the match

India vs Ireland 1st T20I: Ireland, batting first after losing the toss in the first match of the T20 series being played at the Civil Service Cricket Club, has given a challenging target of 183 runs to the Indian team to win.

Ireland did not get a good start. The team lost its 4 wickets at the score of 51 in 7.1 overs. At this time it seemed that the team would hardly cross the figure of 100 or 110, but captain Lorcan Tucker laid the foundation of the team’s big score by making a partnership of 64 for the fifth wicket with Gareth Delaney. Tucker was out after scoring 50 runs in 36 balls with the help of 2 sixes and 5 fours.

Delaney changed the course of the match

After this Delany added 49 runs with George Dockrell for the sixth wicket. Dockrell was out after scoring 19 runs in 10 balls. Delaney was out after scoring 49 runs in 32 balls with the help of 3 sixes and 3 fours. Delaney’s innings played an important role in taking Ireland to 182. Liam McCarthy was out after scoring 7 runs. Ireland has scored 182 runs for 9 wickets in 20 overs.

Harshit Rana took 3 wickets

For the Indian team, right-arm fast bowler Harshit Rana bowled brilliantly and took 3 wickets for 24 runs in 4 overs. Arshdeep Singh took 2 wickets for 28 runs in 4 overs. Shivam Dubey took 1 wicket for 18 runs in 3 overs. Washington was pretty expensive. He gave away 19 runs in 1 over without taking any wicket. Akshar Patel took 2 wickets for 33 runs in 4 overs. From India, right-arm fast bowler Prasidh Krishna was the most expensive. Krishna gave away 57 runs in 4 overs. He did not get a single wicket.

Playing-11 of both the teams

India’s playing eleven: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Tilak Verma, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh and Prasidh Krishna.

Ireland’s playing eleven: Tim Tector, Ross Adair, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker (wk/captain), Benjamin Callitz, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Liam McCarthy, Matthew Humphries, Jai Mundra and Matthew Hollard.

-with agency input