Who Will Win Ireland vs India 2nd T20?
India recorded a massive 76-run win in the opening game to go 1-0 up in the two-match series. Ireland will now hope to bounce back and square the series when these two sides face-off in the second T20 international at the Village in Dublin. The match is scheduled to be played on June 29 with live telecast to begin at 4 PM local time.
Ire vs Ind 2nd T20: Where to Watch/Live Streaming
TV channels: Sky Sports, Sony Six, Sony Ten 3
Live Streaming: Bet365, Sky Go, Now TV, SonyLIV
Toss Prediction
Five out of the seven T20 internationals played at this venue have been won by the side fielding first. However, the previous game here saw the wicket offering more assistance to the bowlers during the second period of play which could tempt the toss-winning skipper in electing to bat first.
Read on for team previews, betting odds, betting tips and match prediction for Ireland vs India 2nd T20...
Ireland Team News & Playing 11
Team News
It was surprising to see Ireland leave out their star batsman William Porterfield in the last game. He is one of the most experienced campaigners in the team and the hosts will probably bring him in place of allrounder Simi Singh. Fast bowler Stuart Thompson was very expensive the other day, conceding 31 runs off his two overs and Ireland might replace him with off-spinner Andy McBrine who has played 19 T20 internationals for his country.
Key Players
James Shannon was the only batsman in the side who looked comfortable against the Indian bowling attack. The opener struck a 35-ball 60 and the hosts will want him to play a similar knock in this match. His partner Paul Stirling is Ireland's leading run-getter in T20Is followed by skipper Gary Wilson and William Porterfield. Kevin O'Brien failed to contribute much last time and the team will hope for a strong performance from him on Friday. The allrounder has taken the most wickets for Ireland at this ground - seven from three matches. Pacemen Peter Chase and Boyd Rankin will be expected to do some early damage with the new ball. The former was the standout bowler in the last game with a four-wicket haul and the Indian batsmen will look to play him with caution this time.
Team Form
Ireland have won just one of their last nine T20 internationals. That solitary win came earlier this month in the Netherlands tri-nation T20I series when they beat Scotland by 46 runs at Deventer. They have not started off well in this series either, losing to India by a heavy margin of 76 runs in the first encounter. The hosts lacked discipline with the ball and found it very tough to score runs against the Indian wristspinners.
Ireland Predicted Playing 11
Paul Stirling, James Shannon, Andrew Balbirnie, William Porterfield, Gary Wilson (c), Kevin O'Brien, Stuart Thompson/Andy McBrine, Stuart Poynter (wk), George Dockrell, Boyd Rankin, Peter Chase
India Team News & Playing 11
Team News
India may not want to make any tactical changes in their lineup for the second T20 international as they are a team that likes to stick with the winning combination. However, there could be one forced change for this match as seam bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar seemed to have injured his hand slightly while bowling in the last game. With an important tour of England on the horizon, the visitors might consider resting him and trying out Umesh Yadav.
Key Players
Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma put up 160 for the first wicket - India's second-highest T20I opening partnership. Both the openers deflated the Irish bowlers in the last game and will once again be the key men in this lineup. Virat Kohli has scored the most runs for his side in this format while MS Dhoni's role will become even more important should the visitors lose a few early wickets. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, as usual, was accurate in his line and length and the onus will be on him to provide the early breakthroughs in case Jasprit Bumrah gets rested for this game. Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal shared seven wickets between them. Both the spinners are coming off a good game and they are likely to cause problems for Ireland once again.
Recent Form
India, in recent times, have shown excellent form in the shortest format of the game. They have won seven out of the nine T20 internationals they have played this year. After beating South Africa 2-1 in February, they won the Nidahas Twenty20 tri-series involving hosts Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in March before routing Ireland in their previous match. India will now be heading into this game on the back of five successive T20I wins.
India Predicted Playing 11
Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli (c), Suresh Raina, Manish Pandey, MS Dhoni (wk), Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah/Umesh Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal
Jun 29, 2018
20:30 IST / 15:00 GMT
The Village - Dublin, Ireland
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