India is all set to take on Ireland in the 8th match of the International Cricket Council (ICC) on June 5. This match will be played in Nassau County Cricket Stadium at 7:30 pm (PKT).
Team Overview:
India is one of the finest teams in the ongoing T20 World Cup and they can easily defeat the big giants participating in this event. It is not confirmed who will open the innings with Rohit Sharma. Yashasvi Jaiswal is more likely to open the innings with Sharma for India. Virat Kohli is likely to play at Number 3. Apart from this Runku Singh, Hardik Pandya, and Ravindra Jadeja are in the middle order batting. They are the clean strikers of the ball.
Virat Kohli is also in very good form as he was the winner of the Orange cap in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
On the other hand, Ireland who recently was defeated by Pakistan in the 3-match T20 Series is also up to take on India. They have their striking captain Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie, and Curtis Campher.
Apart from this, they have Ben White, Lorcan Tucker, and Harry Tector in the bowling lineup.
Key Player:
India: From India, Shubam Dubey can make his impact with both bat and ball as he did in the recent season of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. Apart from this Rohit Sharma who is very good in the partnership could be a problem for Ireland bowlers.
Ireland: Ireland has Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie, and Ross Adair are very clean strikers of the ball. In bowling, Harry Tector can make his impact with the ball.
Head to Head:
India and Ireland have faced each other on 7 occasions. India have dominated the Irish team winning 7 out of 7 games in the T20 format.
Nassau Cricket Stadium Pitch:
This surface is a high , high-scoring venue and is more tilted toward batsmen. In the first game of the ongoing event, this surface was more suitable for batsmen.
Here are the probable playing XI of both teams;
India’s Playing XI:
Rohit Sharma (captain), Hardik Pandya, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah
Ireland Playing XI:
Paul Stirling (captain), Mark Adair, Ross Adair, Andrew Balbirnie, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Graham Hume, Josh Little, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White
Live Streaming
Live Streaming (On TV)
Pakistan: Ten Sports & PTV Sports
India: Star Sports
UK: Sky Sports
West Indies: ESPN Caribbean
South Africa: SuperSport
Live Streaming (Online)
Pakistan: Tamasha app & Myco app
India & Bangladesh: Disney+Hotstar
UK: Sky Go app
West Indies: ESPN Play Caribbean’s app
USA: Willow TV’s website
South Africa: SuperSport’s app
Australia: Amazon Prime Video
Match Details:
The 8th of the ICC T20 World Cup will be played between India and Ireland at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York on June 5 at 7:30 pm (PKT).
Match Predictions:
India is a strong contender and they are one of the best teams in this ICC T20 World Cup. They will easily defeat Ireland on game day.
Possible Scenarios:
Scenario 1:
IND won the toss and decided to bat first
Power Play: 55-60 runs
First-inning Total: 200-210
IND won the match
Scenario 2:
IND won the toss and decided to bowl first
Power Play: 45-50 runs
Frist inning total: 150-60
IND won the match