India vs Ireland Match Stats

Strays on the pads, on a back of a length, Rohit Sharma hops back to work it away square on the leg side. Gets an inside edge onto the pads and the bal dies down on the leg side. They cross.

Bangs it into the deck, outside off, Rishabh Pant drags the pull from outside off. Does not quite get the timing right and has ot settle for a single as the ball rolls to deep mid-wicket.

Too straight from McCarthy, on a shortish length, around leg, Rohit Sharma rides the bounce and plays a controlled pull shot to fine leg for one.

Goes straight up but luckily for Pant, it lands in no man's land! This is on a back of a length, angled across, on off, Rishabh Pant crouches and tries to swipe it across the line. Gets it off the upper half of the bat but it lands safely near the fine leg fence. Two runs taken.

FOUR! Not quite off the middle of the bat but Rishabh Pant will take it! Lands it on a back of a length, outside off, Rishabh Pant frees his arms and slaps it back over the bowler's head for a boundary.

Into the wicket, around off, Rishabh Pant flat bats it without much timing to mid off.

Serves it on a hard length, on off, Rohit Sharma plays it close to his body and dabs it square to point.

Oh, that took off and it has been taken at point! It looks to have come off the shoulder of Rohit Sharma but Paul Stirling has taken the review. Angling away from over the wicket, on a hard length, just outside off, Rohit Sharma walks across to the off side and tries to scoop it behind square on the leg side. The ball comes off his left shoulder and lobs to point. The UltraEdge confirms that it was just the shoulder and nothing else.

SIX! BOOM! Rohit Sharma connects this one alright! Joshua Little delivers it on a shortish length, right where Rohit needs it, around off. Rohit Sharma is waiting for it on the back foot and nails the pull over deep square leg for a maximum.

SIX! Much finer but the result is the same! Back-to-back maximums for the Indian skipper! Short again but it is on a tighter line, at the batter, Rohit Sharma swivels in his crease and pulls it flat but over fine leg for six more runs.

Good comeback! Takes pace off and it is much fuller as well, outside the leg-stump line, Rohit Sharma backs away to go across the line but gets undone by the lack of pace.

At pace, on a hard length, on off, Rohit Sharma gets on his toes and stabs it down safely on the off side.

WIDE! Adair comes in from around the wicket and rolls his fingers over the ball but gets the line wrong. Slips it down leg for a wide.

Much better from Adair as this is on a shortish length, over off and middle, Rishabh Pant thinks about playing the upper-cut but decides against it and lets it go.

Slower and fuller, attacking the stumps, Rishabh Pant swings through the line to drill it back past the bowler. Mistimes the shot to the right of long on for a single.

Aerial but safe! Length delivery, on off, Rohit Sharma stays deep in his crease and lofts it over mid off. Does not get hold of it it but it is enough to clear the back-tracking fielder for a couple of runs.

Goes full and straight from over the wicket, on middle, Rohit Sharma shimmies across a bit and clips it through mid-wicket for two runs more.

FOUR! A gift for Rohit Sharma to get to his FIFTY and the Indian skipper obliges! It has not been the most convincing knocks but Rohit will take it, considering he did not have a great run in the Indian T20 League. Mark Adair misses his mark and serves up a juicy full toss, on middle, Rohit Sharma waits on it and smacks it through the vacant mid-wicket region for a boundary.

In the air....but it lands safely! Adair bangs it on a shortish length, on off, Rohit Sharma tries to take on the short ball and goes for the pull. Skies it high in the air but it drops in no man's land near the deep mid-wicket region. A couple of more runs taken.

Oh, no! Rishabh Pant has copped it on the elbow! Angling in, on a length, on middle and leg, Rishabh Pant looks to scoop it away behind square on the leg side. The ball shoots off the deck and hits him on the left elbow.

WIDE! Sprays it down the leg side on a fuller length, Rishabh Pant goes for a no-look flick shot behind square but misses. Wide given.

Angles it closer to the body on the middle, Rishabh Pant is taken off-guard and but manages to punch it to the leg side.

SIX! Thank You says Pant! Short in length, and around off, sets up nicely for the batter. Rishabh Pant reads the length well and readies himself for a pull shot creating a strong base before hoisting it over deep square leg for a biggie.

Good length, nipping in from outside off. Rishabh Pant gets in an awkward position again, getting an inside edge to the leg side. One taken.

Good-length delivery pitched outside off. Suryakumar Yadav shuffles across and swings using his wrists but misses.

Hard length, angling away from outside off. Suryakumar Yadav dabs it away through to the left of deep third for a single.

Starts off on a nagging length, angling in, on middle and leg, Suryakumar Yadav goes on the back foot and turns it in front of square on the leg side for a single.

FOUR! Cracked away! Dishes out the googly, full and on off, Rishabh Pant picks it early and makes room before smashing it over cover for a boundary.

Loops it right up to the batter, on off, Rishabh Pant uses his feet and drills it down to long off for one.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! Suryakumar Yadav tries to finish it with a maximum but holes out! Ben White offers flight nicely and keeps it full, on off, and middle, Suryakumar Yadav crouches to get underneath it and tries to get it over deep mid-wicket. Gets more height than the distance and skies it very high in the air towards deep mid-wicket where George Dockrell runs in off the ropes and takes a well-judged catch looking into the sun.

Turning into the right-hander, full and it is tempting for the batter to play the big shot. Shivam Dube calmly whips it to mid-wicket.

Pushes it through, flatter and shorter, on off, Shivam Dube gets on the back foot and chops it to backward point.

Hits the deck hard, on off, Rishabh Pant looks to stab it down the deck. The ball takes off the deck and hits Pant on the left forearm. Pant has copped a lot of blows during his stay at the crease.

SIX! OUTRAGEOUS FROM RISHABH PANT! A contender for the shot of the tournament! Shades of Pant's six against James Anderson during the Ahmedabad Test in 2021. Barry McCarthy bowls it on a length, on off, Rishabh Pant premeditates and brings out the reverse lap. Executes it to perfection as he gets it over the keeper and clears the fence with ease. Barry McCarthy is left bewildered. India win by 8 wickets!