- IND vs IRE: India defeated Ireland by 8 wickets in their first match of T20 World Cup 2024. Rohit Sharma scored a fifty, but his shoulder pain is causing problems for the Indian team.
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IND vs IRE:
India has crushed Ireland by 8 wickets. Team India has started its campaign with a win in the T20 World Cup 2024 on the strength of an excellent partnership between Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant after Virat Kohli was dismissed early.
Rohit Sharma played an innings of 52 runs in 37 balls in this match, but he left the field without getting out due to pain in his shoulder. Ireland, playing first, were reduced to a score of 96 runs, for which Gareth Delany scored the most runs. Delany played an innings of 26 runs in 14 balls. At the same time, when the Indian team came to chase the target, it registered its first win in the World Cup with 46 balls to spare.
The Indian team, which came out to chase the target of 97 runs, had a great start as the team scored 22 runs in just 2 overs. But on the fourth ball of the third over, Virat Kohli got out while trying to play a big shot, Kohli could score only 1 run. Although no wicket of India fell in the powerplay overs after Kohli’s dismissal, the movement of the ball kept Rishabh Pant and Rohit Sharma in trouble.
In the first 6 overs, the team scored 39 runs at the loss of one wicket. Meanwhile, in the 9th over, the ‘Hitman’ created a stir by hitting 2 huge sixes and he completed his fifty in 36 balls. In 10 overs, India scored 76 runs after losing 1 wicket and the team still needed 21 runs in 60 balls to win.
Meanwhile, before the start of the 11th over, Rohit Sharma retired hurt due to shoulder pain and returned to the dugout. Suryakumar Yadav got out early in an attempt to finish the match, but Rishabh Pant ensured India’s victory by 8 wickets by hitting a six in the 13th over. Rishabh Pant played an important innings of 36 runs in 26 balls.
An all-round display from India in New York earns them two valuable #T20WorldCup 2024 points 👏#INDvIRE | 📝: https://t.co/YmX1ZqPteL pic.twitter.com/wYpO7HeQQf
— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) June 5, 2024
Virat Kohli’s special record
Virat Kohli may have been out after scoring just one run in the match against Ireland, but he has maintained his historic streak. It is a surprising fact that Virat Kohli has not been out on a score of zero in the T20 World Cup till date. But it is certain that till date no innings of Kohli in the World Cup has ended below 2 runs, so Ireland has also become the team to dismiss him on the lowest score in the history of T20 World Cup.
India never lost to Ireland
In the history of T20 cricket, the first match between Ireland and India was played in the year 2009. Till date, 7 T20 matches have been played between the two teams, in which the Indian team has been victorious every time. This was the first time when India and Ireland were facing each other in the T20 World Cup and this time also India has won under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma. India’s record in T20 matches against Ireland has become 8-0.
Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma, the talented cricketer and captain of the Indian cricket team, unfortunately had to retire hurt after scoring a quickfire 52 runs off just 37 deliveries in a recent match. Despite his short innings, he managed to hit 4 boundaries and 3 sixes at an impressive strike rate of 140.54. His early departure from the game was a setback for both him and his team, but fans are hopeful for his swift recovery and return to the field soon.
