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Ireland retain same T20 squad that played India for series against New Zealand
Ireland gave an impressive performance against India, the No.1-ranked men's T20I team in the world, by taking them the distance in the second T201 despite losing the series 0-2. Both newcomers Conor Olphert and Stephen Doheny have retained their spots. While Olphert made his international debut against India, uncapped Doheny could well be in line to get an opportunity in the upcoming assignment.
Just to play for India is itself a very big thing for Umran Malik: Hardik Pandya
After a delay of nearly two hours, with the match reduced to 12 overs a side, Malik got just one over to bowl, leaking 18 runs as Harry Tector punched him through mid-on for four and pulled him for a six over deep square leg. India skipper Hardik Pandya had uplifting words to speak for Malik after India won by seven wickets.
India v Ireland: Hardik Pandya-led visitors eye series win over spirited hosts
With Pandya stressing after the first match that India are firmly focusing on the road to Men's T20 World Cup, to be hosted by Australia in October-November, they will be keen to test more players in the second T20I. With Umran Malik being handed a debut, he could be expected to continue in the eleven despite leaking 14 runs in the lone over he bowled.
Was a bit nervous; but I was facing the challenge: Hooda on opening the batting
"Obviously, I was a bit nervous. But at the same time, there will be challenges in life, so I was facing the challenge and I am up for everything. The partnership with Hardik was quick and because of that, we moved ahead quickly in the game. I didn't plan specifically to hit a six or four, I just wanted to finish the game (winning shot)," Hooda told Yuzvendra Chahal in a video for bcci.tv in Dublin.
IND v SL: With an eye on Commonwealth Games, India and Sri Lanka aim for fine-tuning their combinations
For India, who last played a T20I during their trip to New Zealand ahead of the 50-over World Cup, the trip to Sri Lanka serves them a chance to zero in on their first-choice combination which will be there for the Commonwealth Games, something which head coach Ramesh Powar and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur had stressed on ahead of their departure.
IND v SA: Bhuvneshwar was exceptional; put us under pressure in powerplay, says Mark Boucher
After rain in the series decider at Bengaluru on Sunday forced India and South Africa to share the series 2-2, Bhuvneshwar was adjudged Player of the Series for picking wickets in four matches at an average of 14.16 and a strike rate of 10.4, with an electrifying spell of 4/13 at Cuttack in a losing cause his best effort in the series.
Mistakes will happen, but we are going in the right way: Rishabh Pant
Pant added that while it was frustrating for an entertaining series to end with the decider being washed out, for India it still had a lot of positives. "It might get a little bit frustrating, but there are a lot of positives, especially the way the whole team showed character after the series was 2-0.
Dravid indicates Karthik and Pandya could be his 'enforcers' in ICC T20 World Cup
Both Karthik and Pandya have come up with heartening performances in the drawn five-match T20I series against South Africa, with the former scoring a match-defining half-century in Rajkot that helped the hosts level the series at 2-2. The fifth and final game at Bengaluru on Sunday was washed out.
IND v SA, 5th T20I: Persistent rain washes out Bengaluru decider, series shared 2-2
Stand-in skipper Keshav Maharaj, coming in for an injured Temba Bavuma, won the toss, maintaining South Africa's clean slate in winning the tosses in the series. The visitors brought Reeza Hendricks, Tristan Stubbs and Kagiso Rabada into the playing eleven in place of Bavuma, Marco Jansen and Tabraiz Shamsi. India, meanwhile, were unchanged, sticking to the same eleven right from the series opener in New Delhi, ten days ago.
IND v SA, 5th T20I: Rain reduces series decider to 19-over affair
In the run-up to the match, heavy rain was forecasted for match day, especially around the start timing. Rain had also affected the semi-finals of the 2021/22 Ranji Trophy in the city this week. Just as players from both teams were to begin the proceedings at 7pm, rain began. Covers were brought on immediately as rain began to make its presence felt and players from both teams are back in the dugout.
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