Indian team captain Rohit Sharma batted very well against Ireland and played a match winning inning of 52* runs in 37 balls with the help of 4 fours and 3 sixes.
In the best match of ICC T20 World Cup 2024 played today i.e. on 5th June, India defeated Ireland by 8 wickets. In this match, all the players from India performed very well and played an important role in the victory of their team. In this match, Ireland batted very poorly and the team was all out for 96 runs. No batsman of Ireland could cross the 30 run mark.
Let us tell you, the worst thing with Ireland was that the team kept losing its wickets at regular intervals. Ireland captain Paul Stirling was out after scoring two runs while Andrew Balbirnie scored five runs. Harry Tector batted very poorly and returned to the pavilion after scoring 4 runs.
Gareth Delany scored the most runs for Ireland. He played a valuable innings of 26 runs in 14 balls with the help of two fours and two sixes. Apart from Delany, no other batsman could score big for Ireland. Joshua Little contributed 14 runs while Curtis Campher played an innings of 12 runs.
All the bowlers from India did their job well. Hardik Pandya took three wickets for 27 runs in four overs while Jaspreet Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh took two wickets each. Mohammad Siraj and Akshar Patel took one wicket each.
Rohit Sharma scored a match-winning half-century for India
The Indian team did not have a good start while chasing the target and Virat Kohli returned to the pavilion after scoring one run. Experienced batsman Virat Kohli failed to bat well in this match. However, Indian team captain Rohit Sharma batted very well against Ireland and played a match-winning innings of 52* runs in 37 balls with the help of 4 fours and 3 sixes.
Rohit Sharma did not spare any bowler of Ireland and hit hard against all of them. Apart from Rohit Sharma, the brilliant wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant also batted very well and played an unbeaten innings of 34 runs. India started this tournament with a victory.
2⃣Points In The Bag!#TeamIndia commence their #T20WorldCup campaign with a solid WIN!
Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/YQYAYunZ1q#INDvIRE pic.twitter.com/sxGWGhDNYq
— BCCI (@BCCI) June 5, 2024
🇮🇳 WK finishes off in style!#T20WorldCup #WhistleforBlue #INDvIRE
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) June 5, 2024
Solid start this by team India. Rishabh pant being a left handed batsman scoring runs at the top order was big plus for me. #IREvsIND
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) June 5, 2024
First fifty of 2024 #T20WorldCup
4000 T20I runs ✅
1000 runs in T20 WCs ✅
600 sixes in International Cricket ✅Captain Rohit 🔥#PlayBold #TeamIndia #INDvIRE pic.twitter.com/I7Axtrlc7D
— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) June 5, 2024
At his absolute hitting best 💥
Rohit Sharma starts his #T20WorldCup 2024 campaign in style with a @MyIndusIndBank Milestone 🙌#INDvIRE pic.twitter.com/MZY89ZxU7p
— ICC (@ICC) June 5, 2024
Rohit Sharma 🤝 Pull shot = 🔥🤩#INDvIRE LIVE NOW | #T20WorldCupOnStar pic.twitter.com/r1lH8VFg63
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) June 5, 2024
Starting off our #T20WorldCup quest with a BANG 😁🔥
A resounding win in NY for 🇮🇳💙#INDvIRE pic.twitter.com/pUTND9CLtj
— SunRisersHyderabad (@SunRisers) June 5, 2024
And we kick off our #T20WorldCup journey with a commanding 𝙒 ⚡#AavaDe , #INDvIRE
(📸 – BCCI) pic.twitter.com/D5VQNeXV28— Gujarat Titans (@gujarat_titans) June 5, 2024
𝐇𝐢𝐭-𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 🙌🏽
4️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ T20I runs and #TeamIndia skipper @ImRo45 is scaling to new heights 💪🏽#INDvIRE LIVE NOW | #T20WorldCupOnStar pic.twitter.com/jdPtP5iYxc
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) June 5, 2024
A comprehensive all-round performance by team India.#India #T20WorldCup #INDvIRE pic.twitter.com/KsZSLEHarL
— Sportskeeda (@Sportskeeda) June 5, 2024