India Eyes Victory Against Ireland In T20 World Cup 2024 Opener
Pre-tournament favourites India will open their Group A campaign against Ireland in match 8 of the T20 World Cup 2024 at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York, USA on Wednesday (June 5).
With an aim to end their ICC trophy drought, Rohit Sharma-led India will look to get off to a solid start, while Paul Stirling's Ireland will aim to cause an early upset in the event.
Ireland stands a slim chance of progressing to the Super 8s, but Team India is the firm favourite to win the group that also includes arch-rivals Pakistan, tournament co-hosts USA as well as Canada.
Rohit's men come into the match on the back of a 60-run win over Bangladesh in their solitary warm-up match, while Ireland suffered a 41-run loss to Sri Lanka in their only practice match ahead of the event.
This will be the second meeting between India and Ireland in the T20 World Cup. The two teams have met in bilateral series, including one last year. However, this will be their first meeting at the New York venue. Here is a look at the head-to-head numbers of IND vs IRE:
In the seven IND vs IRE head-to-head meetings in T20Is, India holds a clear advantage, having won all seven fixtures against Ireland. Here is a look at the India vs Ireland head-to-head stats:
India vs Ireland Head To Head Stats in IPL
| STAT | For India vs Ireland | For Ireland vs India |
| Wins Batting 1st | 4 | 0 |
| Wins Chasing | 3 | 0 |
| Highest Total | 225 | 221 |
| Lowest Total | 185 | 70 |
| Highest Successful Chase | 113 | N/A |
| Lowest Total Defended | 185 | N/A |
| Most Runs | Deepak Hooda (151 runs) | Andy Balbirnie (156 runs) |
| Highest Scorer | Deepak Hooda (104) | Andy Balbirnie (72) |
| Most Sixes | Deepak Hooda (8 sixes) | Andy Balbirnie (11 sixes) |
| Most Fours | Deepak Hooda (15 fours) | Harry Tector (13 fours)|
| Most Wickets | Yuzvendra Chahal & Kuldeep Yadav (7 wickets each) | Craig Young (7 wickets)|
| Best Bowling | Zaheer Khan (4/19)Peter Chase (4/35) |
The second official T20 international match at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York will see India and Ireland face off. This venue has been temporarily built to stage T20 World Cup 2024 matches.
The Indian team has already played their only warm-up match at this venue in New York, where South Africa bundled out Sri Lanka for 77 before finishing the chase with six wickets and 22 balls to spare.
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