In the 8th match of the T20 World Cup, today (05) India and Ireland will face each other.
The match starts at 8.00 PM IST in New York City. This is the first match of the series for India and Ireland in Group A. India has already won a practice match against Bangladesh at the New York stadium where the match will be held today. Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant and Suryakumar Yadav led by Rohit Sharma is a strong batting line-up of the Indian team.
Hardik Pandya has returned to form after playing aggressively in the practice match. Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep are likely to take more wickets as the pitch will favor the fast bowling. The pitch is predicted to be a challenge for the batsmen even though the Indian team has accumulated more runs in this ground in the practice match. Although many of the players in the Ireland squad are new players, the experience of openers Paul Sterling and Josh Little will help the team.
The Irish team, which has the status of Test matches, shocked the England team by winning the last 2022 World Cup. Ireland have proven their mettle by defeating big teams at every World Cup. Therefore, the fans of the Indian team are eagerly expecting that Ireland will be a challenge for the Indian team in today’s match.
India have won 4 of their last 5 T20 matches. Also Ireland team has won 3 out of 5 T20 matches. The fans are expecting the Indian team to win today’s match and start the World Cup series with a winning record.