Malahide: Under the leadership of star all-rounder Hardik Pandya, Team India will be playing the first of two T20Is against Ireland at Malahide on Sunday (June 26). Pandya – who led Gujarat Titans to their maiden title in their debut season in the recently concluded IPL 2022 – has been appointed the captain of the Indian national side in the absence of regular skipper Rohit Sharma. While Rohit Sharma will be busy playing the four-day warm-up match against Leicestershire County Cricket Club ahead of their remaining one-off Test against England, starting July 1, another Indian side will feature in a T20I match on the same day.
Team India is coming on the back of a terrific performance in the T20I series against South Africa at home last week. The Men In Blue came back strongly after being pushed to the wall and won consecutive games to level the five-match series 2-2. The fifth and final T20I was, however, washed out due to rain, and the series ended in a draw.
Ishan Kishan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Harshal Patel, and Avesh Khan made valuable contributions in the home series against the Proteas and they will once again have to play a vital role the team’s success in Ireland. The team has also been boosted with the inclusion of T20 specialists like Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson, and Rahul Tripathi for the matches against the Irish side. India’s pace and spin bowlers are in sublime form, however, they’ll have to get accustomed to the pitch and conditions in Ireland in no time and look to give their best.
India Squad:Hardik Pandya (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar (VC), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson, Rahul Tripathi, Deepak Hooda, Venkatesh Iyer, Axar Patel, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, Umran Malik, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi.
Ireland Squad:Andrew Balbirnie (c), Harry Tector, Gareth Delany, Paul Stirling, Curtis Campher, Stephen Doheny, Lorcan Tucker, Mark Adair, George Dockrell, Joshua Little, Andy McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Conor Olphert, Craig Young.
Ireland Probable Playing XI:
Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie (c), Gareth Delany, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Harry Tector, George Dockrell, Andy McBrine, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Joshua Little, Curtis Campher
India Probable Playing XI:
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson/Deepak Hooda, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Hardik Pandya (c), Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Umran Malik.
Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Tips
Team 1: Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Harry Tector, Hardik Pandya, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Curtis Campher, Joshua Little, Umran Malik
Captain: Hardik Pandya
Vice-Captain:Suryakumar Yadav
Team 2: Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson, Andrew Balbirnie, Gareth Delany, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Hardik Pandya, George Dockrell, Andy McBrine, Mark Adair, Harshal Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal
Captain: Hardik Pandya
Vice-Captain: Harshal Patel
