IND vs IRE 1st T20I: Returning pacers Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna shine as India record two-run win

India recorded a narrow two-run win on the DLS method over Ireland in the first T20I match on Friday, August 18. Captian Jasprit Bumrah made a sensational comeback on his return from injury to restrict the hosts to just 139 runs but rain interrupted the game while India were batting at 47 for 2 in 6.5 overs.

Prasidh Krishan also made a sensational impact on his T20I debut with two wickets but another debutant Rinku Singh didn't get a chance to bat due to rain. Ireland pulled off a fighting total after an early struggle against the



Indian pace attack. Barry McCarthy smashed an unbeaten fifty but it was in vain as India walked away the game with a two-run win.

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

India Playing XI: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (wk), Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah (c), Ravi Bishnoi