India defeated Ireland by 7 wickets in the rain-interrupted first T-20 International at Dublin and took the 1-0 lead in two-match series. Due to rain interruption at the start of the play, the match has been reduced to 12 overs a side.
Put into bat first, hosts Ireland posted 108 for the loss of 4 wickets in 12 overs riding on Harry Tector’s unbeaten quick knock of 64 runs. For visitors, Yuzvendra Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Hardik Pandya and Avesh Khan picked a 1-1 wicket each.
In reply, India chased the target in 9.2 overs for the loss of 3 wickets with the help of opener Deepak Hooda’s 47* and Ishan Kishan’s 26 runs. For hosts, Craig Young picked up 2 wickets.
The second T20I will be played tomorrow at the same venue.
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