India successfully managed to win the 1st match of the series against Ireland under the debut captaincy of Hardik Pandya in a rain-curtailed match.

Ireland v India betting odds

India: 1.08 on PariMatch

Ireland: 7.40 on PariMatch

Team India news and Playing XI

With 6 fours and 2 sixes under his name, Deepak Hooda was the highest run-scorer for India. Ishan Kishan scored 26 runs from just 11 balls, with a massive strike rate of 236.36. Even though India lost early wickets, Deepak Hooda and Hardik Pandya's 64 runs partnership guided India towards victory. 

It seems like Ruturaj Gaikwad won't be available to play the 2nd T20I against Ireland because of some issues with his calves, so we can expect Sanju Samson to be in the 2nd T20I playing XI. 

The key bowler to watch out for is Yuzvendra Chahal, who gave only 11 runs from 3 overs and managed to take 1 wicket. Umran Malik who was playing his debut international match didn't get a perfect start and ended up giving 14 runs in just 1 over. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Hardik Pandya, and Avesh Khan managed to take one wicket each and controlled Ireland's batting line-up.

Probable XI: Ishan Kishan, Deepak Hooda, Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (c), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Umran Malik

Team Ireland news and Playing XI

Ireland was able to put forward a decent game against India, but it was not enough to win the match. If it was not for Harry Tector and Lorcan Tucker, Ireland's batting line-up would have failed to make even a decent score. With a strike rate of 193.94, Harry Tector was the only player to score a half-century in the whole match. He managed to score 64 runs from just 33 balls.

Craig Young was the highest wicket-taker for the entire match with 2 wickets and that too of Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav. In the 2nd T20I, Ireland needs a well-planned bowling strategy in order to hamper India's strong batting line-up. Apart from Craig Young, Joshua Little was the only player to take a wicket, but he ended up conceding 39 runs in just 2.2 overs.

Probable XI: Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie (c), Gareth Delany, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Stephen Doheny, Mark Adair, Andy McBrine, Craig Young, Joshua Little, Conor Olphert

Indiabet Top Picks

India Top Batsman: Ishan Kishan

Even though Deepak Hooda scored more runs when compared to Ishan Kishan, Ishan Kishan had very extraordinary innings with a strike rate of 236.36. So the same level of performance is expected from Ishan Kishan in 2 T20I as well.

Bet on Ishan Kishan at 3.05 on PariMatch

India Top Bowler: Yuzvendra Chahal

Yuzvendra Chahal successfully took Lorcan Tucker's wicket and gave only 11 runs in 3 overs, which is why Yuzvendra Chahal is the top pick for Top Indian Bowler in this series.

Bet on Yuzvendra Chahal at 3.15 on PariMatch

Ireland Top Batsman: Paul Stirling

Even though Paul Stirling didn't have a good start in the first match of the series, It is still expected that he can use his experience wisely and give a headstart to Ireland's batting line-up.

Bet on Paul Stirling at 2.66 on PariMatch

Ireland Top Bowler: Mark Adair

Mark Adair didn't end up with any wickets in the 1st T20I, but he is the one in the team with the best economy rate i.e; 7. So it would be interesting to see if Mark Adair's quest for wicket ends in the 2nd T20I or not.

Bet on Mark Adair at 3.45 on PariMatch

Indiabet Bookmaker Picks

  • To be scored 100 in the match - No at 1.04 on PariMatch
  • India total before dismissal #1. Innings #1 - 28.5 Over at 1.87 on PariMatch
  • Top batter total - 66.5 Over at 1.85 on PariMatch

Indiabet Prediction

After looking at the 1st T20I, India still seems to be in a far better position against Ireland. So India can end up winning the series with 2-0.

Bet on India to win at 1.08 on PariMatch

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