India vs Ireland 2nd T20I Weather Update: Will Rain Disrupt Match Again?

28.06.2022 - 16:33 sports.ndtv.com

Hardik Pandya-led India will look to complete a 2-0 sweep over Ireland when the two teams meet in the 2nd T20I on Tuesday at Malahide in Dublin.

All eyes will be on the weather yet again as players would want to have a full 20-overs-a-side match. Persistent showers had ensured that the first match of the series at the same venue was restricted to a 12-overs-a-side contest.

India won the first match easily with Yuzvendra Chahal and Deepak Hooda shining with ball and bat respectively. But this is a series which is all about giving a chance to India's bench strength and see who are the ones who can stake a claim for a place in the ICC T20 World Cup squad.

Hence, the Indian team management would want a full match in order to test the players. The weather for Tuesday at Malahide also doesn't look very promising.

cricket India Cricket Team Paul Stirling Hardik Pandya Curtis Campher Dinesh Karthik Yuzvendra Chahal Bhuvneshwar Kumar Andrew Balbirnie Mark Adair Gareth Delany Andy Balbirnie Andy Macbrine George Dockrell Barry Maccarthy Harry Tector Ireland India Dublin

New Zealand on Friday defeated Ireland in a last-ball thriller in the third ODI at The Village, Dublin. With the win, the Blackcaps whitewashed the hosts 3-0 in the series. The last match that went down the wire saw New Zealand winning it by a margin of one run. Though Ireland eventually lost the match, they put up an amazing fight in chase of a 361-run target set by the guests. They almost won the match, needing 10 runs off the final over but New Zealand's Blair Tickner held his nerves well to bag the match for his side.

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Deepak Hooda continued his great form with the bat as he slammed a strokeful century in the 2nd T20I against Ireland at Malahide in Dublin. Hooda, whose unbeaten knock of 47, has helped India win the first match of the series, looked in great touch as he took the inexperienced Irish bowling attack apart. Hooda came out to bat at the fall of Ishan Kishan's wicket in the third over and never looked back as he and Sanju Samson punished the Irish bowlers.

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India vs Ireland, 2nd T20I, Live Score Updates: After opting to bat, India got off to a bad start as the side lost Ishan Kishan in just the third over of the innings. Ishan scored just 3. Earlier, India opted to bat first against Ireland in the second and final T20I at The Village, Dublin on Tuesday. Hardik Pandya called it right at the toss and said that conditions would be good for batting. Sanju Samson replaced Ruturaj Gaikwad, Harshal Patel replaced Avesh Khan and Ravi Bishnoi was included in place of Yuzvendra Chahal as India looks to test its bench strength. The guests, who lead the two-match series 1-0, would eye a series sweep, while Ireland aim to end the series 1-1. Weather at Malahide in Dublin will be in focus as the first match was reduced to 12-overs-a-side due to rain. It is expected to be cloudy again but fans and players would hope that rain stays away. In the first game, the Indian batters were right on the money but the bowlers failed to meet the expectations. The second T20I gives them a chance to improve their performance. (LIVE SCORECARD)