Belfast, June 28 (IANS) Ireland stepped up really well when it mattered the most to defeat India by just one run and complete a memorable 2‑0 series sweep – their first‑ever bilateral triumph over the Asian heavyweights. Vice-captain Tilak Varma’s fighting 55 kept India in the hunt, but debutant Jai Moondra’s early strikes and disciplined death bowling ensured the hosts defended 154/8 at the Civil Service Cricket Club in Stormont on Sunday.Harry Tector, playing in his 100th T20I game, …
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Belfast, June 28 (IANS) Debutant pacer Prince Yadav returned with figures of 3-22 as India produced a disciplined bowling effort to restrict Ireland to 154/8 in the second T20I at the Civil Service Cricket Club in Stormont on Sunday.At one point, Ireland were primed to get 180, especially with Harry Tector (53) and Ben Calitz (37) sharing a 65-run stand. But losing wickets in a hurry at the end meant Ireland could just pass 150-mark. For India, Prince was impressive on debut – hitting hard-lengt…
Belfast, June 28 (IANS) Suryansh Shedge and Prince Yadav were handed their maiden caps as India won the toss and elected to bowl first against an unchanged Ireland in the second T20I at the Civil Service Cricket Club in Stormont on Sunday.India needs to win Sunday’s game to square the two-match series after losing the opening game by 34 runs – which also marked their first-ever loss to Ireland in international cricket.After winning the toss, India captain Shreyas Iyer said Shedge and Prince …
Belfast, June 26 (IANS) Captain Lorcan Tucker struck a composed half-century while Gareth Delany narrowly missed out on a fifty as Ireland recovered impressively from an early collapse to post a challenging 182/9 against India in the opening T20I at the Civil Service Cricket Club on Friday.Coming to bat first after India won the toss, Ireland made an aggressive start. Tim Tector wasted little time in getting going, smashing Arshdeep Singh for a six over square leg as Ireland collected 10 runs fr…
Belfast, June 26 (IANS) India won the toss and elected to field first against Ireland in the first T20 of the two-match series at the Civil Service Cricket Club on Friday. India’s teenage sensation, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, has to wait for his senior men’s international debut as he is not part of the playing XI. On the other side, Indian-born Jai Moondra is making his debut for Ireland.The series marks a new era for the three-time world champions as Shreyas Iyer, who is making his return to the T20…