Dublin: India complete victory in two Twenty20 cricket series once morest Ireland. India won the last match by four runs to win the series 2-0.
Batting towards the victory target of 226 runs set by India, Ireland fought till the last ball. At the end of 20 overs, Ireland were 221 for five. George Dockrell (34 off 16 balls with three sixes and three fours) and Mark Adair (23 off 12 balls with one six and three fours) stood at the crease and India won the match.
Ireland needed 17 runs to win when Umran Malik bowled the last over. Adair might not get a run on the first ball. The second ball was a no ball. Adair crossed the boundary in the next two balls and India were under pressure. Two runs were scored in four and five balls. If he hits a six off the last ball, Ireland is assured of an upset win. Adair was caught offside by Umran and managed to get one run.
Captain Andy Balbirnie (60 off 37 balls with seven sixes and three fours), opener Paul Stirling (40 off 18 balls with three sixes and five fours) and Harry Hector (39 off 28 balls) also shone for Ireland. Indian bowlers were beaten in numbers. All four bowlers conceded more than 40 runs. Harshal Patel conceded 54 runs. Umran, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel and Ravi Bishnoi took one wicket each.
Indian captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and chose to bat. The innings of Deepak Hooda, who scored a maiden century in the Indian jersey, and Sanju Samson, who scored a maiden half-century, led India to a huge score. Hooda became the fourth player to score a century for India in Twenty20. Deepak Hooda joined Sanju for the second wicket and India dominated the Irish bowlers. Both of them put on 176 runs for the second wicket. They also hold the record for India’s highest partnership in Twenty20. Rohit Sharma vs Sri Lanka in Indore 2017 – K.L. The record of 165 runs won by Rahul’s alliance was rewritten. Deepak Hooda (104 off 57 balls including six sixes and nine fours) and Sanju Samson (77 off 42 balls including four sixes and nine fours) smashed the innings. Sanju and Ishant Kishan opened the innings. Ishan, who scored three runs in five balls, was caught by wicketkeeper Lorcan Tucker off Mark Adair. With Hooda and Sanju joining, the Irish bowlers were left reeling. Hooda, who scored a half-century off 27 balls, was the most attacking. Sanju scored a half-century in Twenty20 cricket off 31 balls. The duo crossed the second wicket partnership of fifty in 35 balls and hundred in 55 balls. India were 189 when Adyar bowled Sanju in the 17th over. Deepak Hooda who performed well became the star of the match and the series.
“What’s up?”
After the second Twenty20 cricket match once morest Ireland, former Indian player Ajay Jadeja spoke in Malayalam during the extra innings program on the channel. There was a conversation between Malayalee star Sanju Samson and Jadeja.
Jadeja hails from Haryana and his mother hails from Alappuzha. Sanju started by replying in Malayalam to Jadeja’s question regarding not being able to score a century like Deepak Hooda. Sanju’s question that Namaskaram is good or not is good here. Jadeja replied in Malayalam. The video of the two speaking in Malayalam went viral on social media. Sanju took fans by the hand during the first Twenty20 match once morest Ireland. During the match, there was a commotion of people including Malayalees who called Sanju who was walking near the boundary and asked for his autograph and took a selfie.
