Ireland elect to bowl; India leave out Rahul, Umesh
June 27, 2018  20:13
India have gone in with two specialist spinners in Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav with two frontline pacers in Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, with all-rounder Hardik Pandya expected to fill in as the fifth bowler.

KL Rahul finds no place in the Indian team despite a spectacular showing in the IPL as Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma are the preferred openers, while Manish Pandey and Suresh Raina are picked in the middle order ahead of Dinesh Karthik.

Fast bowler Umesh Yadav, who impressed with the ball in IPL, also sits out of the match.

Check out India's playing XI: Virat Kohli (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Manish Pandey, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (w/k), Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Ireland's playing XI:
Gary Wilson (captain), Paul Stirling, James Shannon, Andrew Balbirnie, Simi Singh, Stuart Poynter(w), Kevin O Brien, Stuart Thompson, George Dockrell, Boyd Rankin, Peter Chase
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