T20: India defeats Ireland

Indian bowlers dominated the second T20I match against Ireland, winning by 33 runs to seal the three-match series by 2-0 in Dublin on Sunday. Bumrah was the pick of the bowler, dismissing two batters, conceding only 15 runs. Prasidh Krishna and Ravi Bishnoi also took two wickets, while Arshdeep Singh finished with one wicket. Chasing a target of 186, Ireland suffered early blows. Prasidh Krishna continued his previous form and got two breakthroughs in the 3rd over. He dismissed Captain Paul Stirling and Lorcan Tucker on zeros. Jasprit Bumrah introduced spinner Ravi Bishnoi in the 6th over, and he did not disappoint as he bowled a stunning googly to dismiss Harry Tector at 7. Ireland batters Curtis Campher and Andy Balbirnie then tried to steer the innings and brought Ireland to the 50-run mark in the 8th over. However, Bishnoi again struck the wicket, dismissing Curtis at 18 in the 10th over. India kept the pressure on Ireland as the Indian bowler’s tight line and length increased the required run rate to almost 14 runs per over. Balbirnie was the only batter from Ireland’s side who showed mettle in front of India’s bowling attack. He reached his fifty in 40 balls in the 13th over. Ireland choked in the pressure of the rising required run rate. George Dockrell went back to the pavilion after being run out. Balbirnie’s brilliant innings also came to an end when Arshdeep Singh bowled a full-length ball which was caught by Samson behind the stumps. He scored 72 off 51 balls. Bumrah also joined the party by dismissing Barry McCarthy in the 17th over. Mark Adair display his skills with few boundaries, however, He was cleared up by Bumrah in the 19.4 over. India won comfortably by 33 runs. Ruturaj scored 58 off 43 balls with the supporting knock of Sanju Samson of 40 runs. Rinku and Shivam collected quick runs for India, scoring 38 and 22 respectively. Earlier, Put to bat first, Indian openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaik