India vs Ireland LIVE Score, T20 World Cup 2024: IRE 73/8 (14); Josh Little, Delany look to take Ireland near 100

Jasprit Bumrah returns in the attack. Bumrah to Little , LEG BYES FOUR! A sharp inswinger races past Pant off the pads. Bumrah to Little, CLEAN BOWLED! Right on the money from Bumrah to nails a perfect yorker to send Little back. 

Joshua Little b Bumrah 14(13)

The last man Benjamin White has come in the middle. 

Ravindra Jadeja comes into the attack for the first time today. He replaces Axar Patel. Jadeja to Little, FOUR! This is brilliant and fearless from Little who is making sure to have something on the board to fight for while bowling. A short ball in the middle and Little times his reverse sweep well to get a boundary at the backward point. Three singles add a total of seven off this over. 

Hardik to finish his quota now. Hardik to Gareth Delany, SIX! A cracking shot from Delany who starts the over with a maximum. Short and in the slot for the batter, who heaves it towards deep square leg. Hardik to Little, FOUR! Little joins the party. He shuffles to get some room and slams the short ball over the bowler for a boundary. 14 off Hardik’s last over. He ends his spell with figures of 4-1-27-3.

So spin for the first time today as Axar Patel comes into the attack in place of Siraj. a single in the first delivery takes Ireland to 50. Axar to McCarthy, OUT! Ireland is eight down now! Axar dives on his right to complete a brilliant catch off his own bowling. 

McCarthy c and b Axar 0(6)

Joshua Little, the batter at 10, gets off the mark with a single. Three off Axar’s first over. 

Hardik Pandya with his third over. Hardik to Adair, OUT! Ireland is taking no time to go back into the hut. Adair plays a reckless cut without being in control and offers a straightforward catch to Shivam Dube at sweeper cover. Hardik is on a hat-trick!

Mark Adair c Shivam Dube b Hardik Pandya 3(2)

The new batter, Barry McCarthy, survives to deny Hardik a hat-trick. Three dots in a row as Hardik bowls a wicket maiden. 

Mohammed Siraj comes back into the attack. Siraj to Dockrell, DROPPED! A difficult chance for Rohit at mid-off, he lept in the air on the right for a one-handed catch attempt but the ball went past him to give a couple of runs to Dockrell. Sira to Dockrell, OUT! This time Dockrell has to depart. He holes out to Bumrah at mid-on. 

Dockrell c Bumrah b Siraj 3(5)

Mark Adair is in at number eight. Five off this over. 

George Dockrell is the new batter. Hardik continues, Campher on strike, SIX! Campher continues with his positive intent. Hardik keeps it in the good length area, and Campher was well positioned to go aerial over long-on. Hardik to Campher, OUT! Hardik strikes again! He shapes in the ball and gets an outside edge, carried to keeper Pant. Ireland is now five down under 50!

Jasprit Bumrah continues from the other end. Tector pushes the length ball on mid-on to start the over with a single. Campher returns the strike with a single in the 3rd delivery. Bumrah to Tector, OUT! Sharp bouncer directed on the body and Tector loses control, goes for a pull by mistimes it as the ball goes up off the gloves. Kohli takes a comfortable catch. 

Tector c Kohli b Bumrah 4(16)

Rohit introduces Hardik Pandya from the other end. Hardik to Tucker, CLEAN BOWLED! Hardik shines in bowler’s paradise! Tucker swings his bat for a drive, with no real foot movement and Hardik uproots Tucker’s stumps with an inswinger! 

Tucker b Hardik Pandya 10(13)

In comes Curtis Campher at number five. Hardik to Campher, FOUR! Ah, beautiful shot, just glance the ball on the leg for a boundary to get off the mark. 

A first change in the attack. Jasprit Bumrah comes in place Siraj. A brilliant start from Bumrah who kept Tector in a leech and ended up bowling a maiden. 

Arshdeep Singh with his third over. FIVE WIDES! Arshdeep errs in length and bowls an inswinger which races past the keeper for extras. He is finding it difficult to control his line in this over as he bowled three more wides to wreck his economical spell. Arshdeep to Tucker, FOUR! Full and on the offside, Tucker leans down and drives it over cover to end the over with a boundary. 

Mohammed Siraj with his second over. Lorcan Tucker fails to get any runs off the first three deliveries. Siraj to Tucker, FOUR! A shot full of positive intent from Tucker, who plays a scoop behind the wicket to get a boundary. Just four off this over. 

Arshdeep continues. Arshdeep to Stirling, OUT! He gets the big fish in skipper Stirling! A good length delivery in the middle, lures Stirling to play a big hit but he miscues it big time, the ball goes high up in the air, only to be landed safely in Pant’s gloves. 

Stirling c Pant b Arshdeep Singh 2(6)

Wicketkeeper batter Lorcan Tucker is in at number three. He plays out a dot before opening his account with a single. Arshdeep puts his shoulder to try for a bouncer, it ends up as a WIDE. Arshdeep to Balbirnie, OUT! That’s a jaffa! Balbirnie had no clue as the ball swung outwards late to CLEAN BOWLED Irish opener! A second wicket for the left-arm pacer as India is on top with quick scalps. 

Balbirnie b Arshdeep Singh 5(10)

Mohammed Siraj from over the wicket. He starts with a dot. And another swing and miss. FOUR! Balbirnie plays out two more dots before he swivels to get a boundary. Short and dwindling down the leg from Siraj and invites Balbirnie to bring out his pull shot. Four off the second over. 

Arshdeep from over the wicket to Balbernie and the batter gets off the mark with a single straightaway. Paul Stirling gets the strike, and, he too gets off the mark -- chips the length ball towards cover for a couple. Good movement for Arshdeep in the air. He keeps it mostly full to beat Stirling twice. A brilliant start for Arshdeep as just three come off the first over. 

All set for the live action. Paul Stirling and Andrew Balbirnie open for Ireland. Left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh has the new ball. 

​

IND vs IRE, T20 World Cup 2024: Kohli set to open batting with Rohit in India’s campaign opener against Ireland

Virat Kohli is set to open with the innings with skipper Rohit Sharma in India’s T20 World Cup 2024 campaign opener against Ireland at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York on Wednesday.

Both specialist spinners Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav do not find a place in the playing eleven for India. Rohit Sharma opts for the utility from the all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel.

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Shivam Dube, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj.

Ireland: Paul Stirling (c), Andrew Balbirnie, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Joshua Little, Benjamin White

India wins the toss and opts to bowl against Ireland.

Rohit Sharma: We’re going to bowl. Preparations have been alright. Have been managing ourselves in these new conditions. We played on a similar pitch and do know what to expect. Thought having a target in front of us would be good. Guys missing out are Kuldeep, Sanju, Jaiswal and Chahal.

Paul Stirling: Coming with pretty good prep, we were in Netherlands recently for a tri-series. We’ve got plenty of match-winners in our side, want them to show up on the day. We’re looking to assess conditions early.

Played: 44

Won: 27

Lost: 15

No Result: 1

Tied: 1

The big question ahead of India’s T20 World Cup opener is will Virat Kohli open the innings with Rohit Sharma. The former India captain opened in IPL 2024 where he ended up with 741 runs in 15 innings.

How to watch live streaming of India vs Ireland T20 World Cup 2024 match?

The India vs Ireland T20 World Cup 2024 match will be live streamed on Disney+Hotstar app and website.

Which TV channel will telecast India vs Ireland T20 World Cup 2024 match?

The India vs Ireland T20 World Cup 2024 match match will be telecast live on Star Sports Network in India.

WICKETKEEPERS

Rishabh Pant, Lorcan Tucker

BATTERS

Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rohit Sharma

ALL-ROUNDERS

Ravindra Jadeja, Hardik Pandya (VC), Mark Adair

BOWLERS

Jasprit Bumrah (C), Joshua Little, Kuldeep Yadav

Team Composition: IND 8-3 IRE | Credits Left: 8.5

​​

India vs Ireland T20 World Cup 2024: Nassau pitch report, ground conditions, toss factor, stats and records

IND vs IRE T20 World Cup: What we know and what to expect from the pitch at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York.

Andy Balbirnie, Paul Stirling (c), Lorcan Tucker (wk), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Craig Young/Ben White, Josh Little. 

Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel/Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh.

Total Played: 1

India won: 1

Ireland won: 0

Only Result: India beat Ireland by 8 wickets (T20 World Cup 2009, Nottingham)

Total Played: 8

India won: 7

Ireland won: 0

No Result: 1

Last Result: India beat Ireland by 33 runs (Dublin, 2023)

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya (VC), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.

Ireland: Paul Stirling (c), Andy Balbirnie, Ross Adair, Lorcan Tucker, Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, Neil Rock, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Graham Hume, Craig Young, Ben White.