India win toss, to field vs Ireland; Umran to make debut

June 26, 2022 23:08

After a delay of more than a couple of hours, the 1st T20I between India and Ireland in Dublin is set to start at 23:20 IST.

The match will be shortened to 12 overs-a-side.

Earlier, India won the toss and elected to bowl after a rain delay.

Pacer Umran Malik is set to make his debut as he receives his India cap.

Conor Olphert is going to make his debut for the hosts.

Playing XIs

India: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Deepak Hooda, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya(c), Dinesh Karthik(w), Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Umran Malik

Ireland: Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie(c), Gareth Delany, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker(w), George Dockrell, Mark Adair, Andy McBrine, Craig Young, Joshua Little, Conor Olphert

This will be an interesting series with Hardik Pandya helming the team for the first time in international cricket, while, in the absence of regular Head Coach Rahul Dravid, who is in England with the Test team, V V S Laxman takes over as the gaffer.

India is likely to open with the tested pair of Ishan Kishan and Ruturaj Gaikwad as they did in the South Africa T20Is.

Sanju Samson gets another go in this series, and it's an opportunity he'll have to grab with both hands if he has to board that plane to Australia for the World Cup.

He will be fighting for a place in the middle order with the trusted Suryakumar Yadav who returns from a forearm injury.

SKY has been top-notch in India colours and the show he put up during his limited time in IPL 2022 (303 runs at an average of 43.29, which included three half-centuries) makes him a surety in the Playing XI.

It will be a good challenge for hosts Ireland who were knocked out early from the T20 World Cup last year.

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