Ireland vs India, 1st T20I, Preview

India is set to play against Ireland after a T20I series loss against West Indies by 3-2. However, a new team will play against Ireland and Jasprit Bumrah will lead the team. Bumrah is  ready to return to cricket after undergoing surgery. Under his leadership the new guns, such as Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson, and Arshdeep Singh will try to leave an impact on the series. BCCI has selected this squad purely on IPL performance and top performing players have made it to the squad. Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, and Tilak Varma are added to squads. Prasidh Krishna is also making a comeback after an injury.

On the other hand, Ireland has got an opportunity to play against India and learn something new after a heartbreak at the ODI World Cup qualifiers. However, Ireland also has some experienced and new players. Joshua Little is one of those guys who impressed everyone with his skill and was the part of Gujrat Titans.

Date & Time :Aug 18, 03:00 PM LOCAL, 7:30 PM IST

Venue : The Village, Dublin

Pitch Report :The pitch at Dublin is batting friendly and helps batters to score runs with ease. One can expect a high-scoring match. India have scored 200-plus at this venue three times. 

Squads India Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson(w), Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah(c), Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan, Jitesh Sharma, Prasidh Krishna, Shahbaz Ahmed

Ireland Squad: Andrew Balbirnie, Paul Stirling(c), Lorcan Tucker(w), Harry Tector, Gareth Delany, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Joshua Little, Benjamin White, Fionn Hand, Craig Young, Theo van Woerkom, Ross Adair

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