Ireland vs India, first T20 International match, know the probable playing XI of both the teams, when and where the match will be played

The first match of the three-match T20 International series between Ireland and India will go to The Village, Dublin tomorrow (August 18). Leading fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah, who returned to the team after a long time due to injury, will lead the team. Recently, India had to face a 3-2 defeat in the 5-match T20 International series against the West Indies. At the same time, Ireland had to face a 2-1 defeat in their last T20 International series. 

Head to Head: IRE vs IND 

So far 5 T20 International matches have been played between the two teams and the Indian team has won all of them. It will be interesting to see if Ireland will be able to open their account. 

Team News: IRE vs IND

Ireland (IRE)

The experienced Andrew Balbirnie and skipper Paul Stirling will open the innings for Ireland. Both the batsmen will take the field with the intention of giving a good start to the team. The onus will be on Lorcan Tucker (wk), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, Neil Rock to do well. In the recent past, these players have been troubling the bigger teams while performing well. Mark Adair, Joshua Little would like to do well in bowling for Ireland to help the team win. Both of them have made a mark in the past by performing well for the team on many occasions. 

Ireland's probable playing XI for 1st T20 International: Andrew Balbirnie, Paul Stirling (c), Lorcan Tucker (wk), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, Neil Rock, George Dockrell, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Joshua Little, Benjamin White

India (IND)

Openers Rituraj Gaikwad and Yashasvi Jaiswal will have to give good starts if the Indian team has to beat Ireland at their home. Tilak Verma, Shivam Dubey, Rinku Singh and Sanju Samson will strengthen the team in the middle order. Tilak is currently in good form and would like to continue with his form. And Rinku Singh, who has been impressive in IPL 2023, will be eager to contribute with the bat in his debut match. Sanju will have to prove himself here and perform well with the bat if he wants to cement his place in the team. The responsibility of bowling will be on the shoulders of Jasprit Bumrah (Captain), Pramukh Krishna, Ravi Bishnoi and Arshdeep Singh. 

India's Probable Playing XI for 1st T20 International: Rituraj Gaikwad, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Verma, Shivam Dubey, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson (wk), Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah (c), Famous Krishna, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh . 

IRE vs IND match details

Location: The Village, Dublin 

Date & Time: August 18 at 07:30 PM

Live Streaming: Jio Cinema 

Pitch Report: IRE vs IND 

The pitch in Dublin is conducive for batting. The fast bowlers are likely to have the advantage initially, but after that the batsmen are expected to dominate. The toss won't matter much and 180 would be a good score on this surface.