Ireland captain Paul Stirling won the all-important toss in the second T20I and elected to bowl at The Village in Dublin on August 20 (Sunday). Both teams fielded the same playing XI that featured in the first game of the series. India currently leads the three-match series 1-0 after winning the opening match.
India (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson(w), Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah(c), Ravi Bishnoi
Ireland (Playing XI): Andrew Balbirnie, Paul Stirling(c), Lorcan Tucker(w), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Craig Young, Joshua Little, Benjamin White
India defeated Ireland in the first T20I by two runs by the D/L method. Bumrah marked his return to international cricket after 327 days in the previous match and instantly made a glaring impact. The stand-in India captain bagged two wickets in the first over of the match and announced his return in grand style. India restricted Ireland to 139/7 before scoring 47/2 in 6.5 overs when rain intervened and the match was called off.
Prasidh Krishna and Rinku Singh made their T20I debuts for India in the previous game. The right-arm pacer Krishna bagged two wickets while left-handed batter Rinku didn't get a chance to display his stroke-making skills.
Squads:
Ireland Squad: Andrew Balbirnie, Paul Stirling(c), Lorcan Tucker(w), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Craig Young, Joshua Little, Benjamin White, Fionn Hand, Theo van Woerkom, Gareth Delany, Ross Adair
India Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson(w), Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah(c), Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Jitesh Sharma, Mukesh Kumar, Shahbaz Ahmed
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