India have set a target of 180 runs to Ireland in the first T20. Batting first after losing the toss at The Village Stadium in Dublin, Team India scored 185 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in 20 overs. Rinku Singh, who is playing his second international match, gave the team a good finish by playing an innings of 38 runs off 21 balls.
Before Rinku, wicketkeeper Sanju Samson scored 40 runs off 26 balls and Rituraj Gaikwad scored 58 runs off 43 balls. Barry McCarthy was the highest wicket taker for Ireland with 2 wickets. While Craig Young and Benjamin White got 1 wicket each.
42 runs scored in the last 2 overs
After scoring 129 runs in 15 overs, the team’s score could reach only 143 runs in 18 overs. Shivam Dubey and Rinku Singh were taking time to set up. Then in the 19th over, Rinku Singh scored 22 runs with the help of 2 sixes and one four. Shivam Dubey hit 2 sixes in the last over, Rinku also hit a six in this over and the team collected 20 runs in the last over. In this way the team scored 42 runs in the last 2 overs and the score reached 185 runs.