Team India won the toss and decided to bowl first. Ireland collapsed right from the start as the Indian bowlers bowled in such a way that the captain’s decision to field was confirmed. 3 out for 43 runs. But with the help of Madsen (28 runs), Cartwright (27 runs) and Alex Hughes (24 runs), Derbyshire reached a manageable score of 150/8 in the allotted 20 overs. Arshdeep Singh and Umran Malik shone for India by taking two wickets each.
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Chasing a target of 151 runs, Sanju Samson and Ruturaj Gaikwad opened the batting for India. Ruthuraj, who is in bad form, gets out following scoring 3 runs. The hero of the Irish tour, Deepak Hooda, came to bat third. With the in-form Hooda and Sanju coming together, India surged ahead.
Sanju got off to a good start in the match as he respected the good balls and took the bad balls to the boundary. Sanju’s 77 in the second T20I once morest Ireland made it look like he was heading for another half-century but was dismissed for 38 runs. Sanju’s best innings included four fours and a six off 30 balls.
But despite the departure of Sanju, Suryakumar Yadav and Hooda, who replaced him, took India forward. Starting from where he left off in the last match, Hooda played in a terrific form. India were only 17 runs away from victory when Hooda scored 59 runs off 37 balls with the help of 5 fours and 2 sixes. Suryakumar Yadav and Dinesh Karthik combined for the fourth wicket and then led India to a 7-wicket victory without much loss. Suryakumar Yadav remained unbeaten on 35 runs off 22 balls and Dinesh Karthik on 7 runs.
Sanju is dismissed once more for Rishabh Pant
