Rishabh gave the team victory by playing a reverse scoop shot: Arshdeep bowled a 10-ball over, Yuvraj Singh arrived to support the Indian team; Moments

Team India won its first match against Ireland in the T20 World Cup. Rohit Sharma won the toss and chose to bowl at Nassau International Cricket Ground in New York. Indian bowlers bowled out Ireland for 96 runs. After this, the batsmen chased the target in the 13th over. Rohit Sharma scored a fifty.

There were many moments in this match. The Irish team had to pay heavily for the mistake made in the first over, when Balbirnie dropped Rohit Sharma’s catch in the slip. Arshdeep bowled a 10-ball over. In which he gave 13 runs. Dockrell was given a lifeline on two consecutive balls, he was out on the third ball.

Know 9 moments of IND VS IRE match…

1. Yuvraj Singh brought the trophy before the match

Before the India and Ireland match, former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh arrived to support India. He came to the field with the trophy before the national anthem. During this, he met all the players. After this, he was seen with the commentary panel.

Yuvraj Singh with the T20 World Cup trophy during the national anthem

2. Arshdeep bowled a 10-ball over, conceded 13 runs

Arshdeep Singh bowled an over of 10 balls. He conceded 13 runs in the 5th over. He conceded 8 extra runs on 4 wide balls. Also, he conceded a four on the last ball of the over.

Arshdeep took 2 wickets for 35 runs in 4 overs

3. Tector out on Bumrah’s bouncer, the ball hit the helmet from the gloves…Kohli caught it

Jasprit Bumrah took the first wicket on the last ball of the 8th over of the innings and the second over of the spell. He got Harry Tector caught on a short bouncer. The ball hit Tector’s gloves and went up, which was caught by Virat Kohli.

Harry Tector scored 4 runs off 16 balls

4. Rohit gave Dockrell a reprieve on two consecutive balls, got him out on the third ball

Rohit missed two chances on 2 balls in the 10th over, after which Siraj dismissed Dockrell. Ireland lost their sixth wicket on the fourth ball of the 10th over. Here Dockrell was out after scoring 3 runs. Mohammad Siraj got him caught by Jaspreet Bumrah. Dockrell got two consecutive lives on the last 2 balls. Rohit missed his catch on the first ball and missed the chance to run him out on the second ball.

Rohit diving in the air to take the catch

5. Akshar Patel took a brilliant catch on his own bowling

In the 12th over, Akshar Patel dismissed Barry McCarthy. Akshar took a brilliant catch off his own bowling. McCarthy tried to push the length ball from the backfoot. The ball went in the air and Akshar took a brilliant catch while diving.

Axar Patel took 1 wicket giving 3 runs in 1 over

6. Bumrah gets second success, bowls Joshua Little

Jaspreet Bumrah, who was bowling the 15th over, gave the ninth blow to Ireland. He bowled Joshua Little on a yorker ball. Little was out after scoring 14 runs.

Joshua Little could not understand Bumrah’s yorker ball

7. Ben White run out on a free hit

The last ball of the 16th over was a free hit, because Arshdeep’s previous ball was declared a no ball by the umpires. But he was run out on the free hit. He played an innings of 26 runs. With this wicket, Ireland’s 10th wicket fell and India got a target of 97 runs.

Gareth Delany was run out by Rishabh Pant on a free hit

8. Rohit gets a lifeline on the last ball of the first over

Captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli came to start the Indian innings. Both are opening together for the first time in this tournament. The Irish captain handed the new ball to Mark Adair. 7 runs were scored in this over. Rohit hit a four on the last ball of the over. Rohit got a reprieve on this ball as Andy Balbirnie standing at second slip dropped his catch.

After getting a reprieve, Rohit scored 52 runs off 37 balls

9. Rishabh won the match by hitting a six on the reverse scoop

Rishabh Pant finished the match with such a shot which will be discussed a lot on social media. On the second ball of the 13th over, McCarthy bowled a full ball outside the off stump. Pant did a reverse scoop. The ball went for a six over the keeper and outside the boundary line. Rishabh scored 36 runs in 26 balls.

Rishabh Pant hitting the match winning six