Match between India and Ireland on Wednesday Which is ahead in India and Ireland
New Delhi. The Indian cricket team will begin its campaign in the T20 World Cup 2024 on Wednesday (June 5). Team India’s first match is against Ireland. India will have to be wary of the Irish team that saw off Pakistan in the 2007 ODI World Cup. Both the teams will meet at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York. The match will be played from 8.00 PM IST. In 2009, the teams of India and Ireland met in the T20 World Cup. Then the Indian team won. Both the teams are set to face each other again after 15 years in the T20 World Cup. Under the leadership of Rohit Sharma, the Indian team has reached the World Cup with the intention of ending the drought of the title after 17 years.
India defeated Bangladesh in the T20 World Cup practice match. When Ireland had to face defeat against Sri Lanka. The Irish team led by Andrew Balbirnie defeated Pakistan in a T20 match at home last month. In such a situation, the Indian team will have to be wary of this ‘underdog’ (IND vs IRE) team in the T20 World Cup. India have been placed in Group A along with Pakistan, Ireland, USA and Canada. In this group, Canada was defeated by the host USA in the first match. T20 World Cup 2024 is being jointly hosted by USA and West Indies.
India vs Ireland face to face
The teams of India and Ireland have met 7 times in T20 International matches. Meanwhile, the Indian team has won all the matches. The two teams met last year (2023), where India defeated Ireland 2-0. 15 years ago, the two teams met in the T20 World Cup. India defeated Ireland in the T20 World Cup in 2009.
Bumrah, Arshdeep and Pandya can do wonders
The good news for India and Ireland is that none of their players are currently injured. India have excellent bowlers in the form of Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh and Hardik Pandya, whose Irish batsmen will struggle. Ireland’s bowling attack is also superb due to which the Indian batsmen will have to be careful.
Tags: India vs Ireland, Rohit Sharma, T20 World Cup
First published: June 4, 2024, 16:15 IST