T20 World Cup 2024: India defeat Ireland by 8 wickets
In the eighth match of the Men’s T20 World Cup, India started the tournament victoriously by defeating Ireland by 8 wickets.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and invited Ireland to bat first.
Ireland’s inning
Ireland’s batting line failed miserably in front of India’s brilliant bowling and the entire team was bowled out for 96 runs in 16 overs.
For Ireland, Gareth Delaney was outstanding with 26 runs while Joshua Little scored 14 runs and Curtis Kumfer scored 12 runs. Apart from this, Tucker was dismissed for 10 runs.
On behalf of India, Hardik Pandya dismissed 3 players, Arsdeep Singh and Bumrah took 2 wickets each.
India’s inning
India easily achieved Ireland’s target of 97 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in 12.2 overs. Captain Rohit Sharma stood out with 52 runs while Rishabh Pant remained unbeaten with 36 runs.
Virat Kohli and Surya Kumar Yadav were dismissed for 2 runs, captain Rohit Sharma retired hurt.