World Cup Cricket : Team India Stunning Victory to Start the T20 Campaign!!

A target of only 97 

Indian Team started the T20 World Cup Cricket Campaign with stunning Victory against Ireland. In the 2024 T20 World Cup match between India and Ireland held in New York. India won the toss and chose to field. Ireland set a modest target of 97 runs, with Gareth Delany top-scoring with 26 runs. Hardik Pandya was the standout bowler for India, taking 3 wickets for 27 runs, while Jasprit Bumrah contributed with 2 wickets for just 6 runs.

While batting 2nd India reached the modest total of 97 in 12.2 Overs. Rohit Sharma contributed with 52 Run and Rishabh Pant, promoted to No. 3, did a strong job on a challenging batting track and hit the winning runs with a huge and unorthodox six, finishing on 36* (26). A very tremendous finish in their 1st Match.

India’s fast bowlers rip through Ireland batting 

India’s pacers made early inroads on a surface with plenty on offer for the bowlers. Arhsdeep Singh and Jasprit Bumrah proving hugely dangerous with the new ball in this year T20 World Cup Cricket. Hardik bowled out, finishing with 3/27 from his four overs, removing the  two Ireland top-order batters to reach double figures i.e. Lorcan Tucker (10) and Curtis Campher (12).

Captain Rohit Sharma picked an XI with five front-line bowling options, with Mohammed Siraj Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh all included along with Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel.

Now What for Ireland

Next Ireland will be eyeing a top-two finish in Group A to seal an against the odds spot in the Super 8 stage, but know they will likely need to win all of their remaining group matches, against Canada, USA and Pakistan, which likely to be a very tough task. Considering  Pakistan & India in the same group in this year T20 World Cup Cricket.

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