Team India captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and decided to bowl first in the first T20 match of the two-match series against Ireland at Malahide Cricket Club Ground in Ireland on Sunday. Umran Malik debuts for Men in Blue, while Conor Olfert will be making his debut for the hosts. This fast bowler from Jammu and Kashmir created a sensation with his fast pace while playing against Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2022. He consistently bowled at 150+ kmph.
Umran has got a chance in the team in place of Harshal Patel. The right-arm bowler has bowled brilliantly for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the last two IPLs. Team India’s fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar handed over the cap of Team India to Umran. Bhuvi is the vice-captain of the team and plays for Hyderabad in the IPL. Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer played in the series against South Africa and both are with the Test team.
Deepak Hooda and Suryakumar Yadav have got a chance in place of Shreyas and Rishabh. Sanju Samson hasn’t got a chance. Dinesh Karthik will take over the responsibility of wicketkeeping. Rituraj Gaikwad will open with Ishan Kishan. With Ritu playing only one match against the Proteas, it was believed that Venkatesh Iyer or Sanju Samson might get a chance in his place, but the team management has once again shown confidence in him.
Let us inform that the Chief of National Cricket Academy, VVS Laxman is with the team as a coach for this series. Rahul Dravid is with Team India in England, which will play the postponed Test match from July 1. Team India is leading 2-1 in the series. Sanju Samson and Suryakumar Yadav returned to Team India in the series against Ireland. Whereas Rahul Tripathi is the only new face. Apart from this, there is also Arshdeep Singh, who was selected in the series against South Africa, but has not got a chance to play.
Team India Playing 11- Rituraj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Deepak Hooda, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (Captain), Dinesh Karthik (Wicketkeeper), Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Umran Malik.
Ireland Playing 11 – Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie (c), Gareth Delany, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker (wk), George Dockrell, Mark Adair, Andy McBrine, Craig Young, Joshua Little, Conor Olfert
India in Ireland, 2nd T20I Series, 2022Malahide Cricket Club Ground, Dublin 26 June 2022
Ireland 0/0 (0.0)
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Rain Stoppage (Day – 1st T20I) India elected to field
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