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Ireland vs India 2023, 1st T20I – Dafanews Match Preview

India will square off against Ireland in the first T20I at the Village, Dublin on Friday. After the T20I series loss against the West Indies, India will aim to bounce back stronger against Ireland in three-match series. Ireland will look to make the most of their own conditions and get off to a good start.

We look at the current form, head-to-head, players to look out for, and squads of both teams in our match preview.

Current form of India: L W L W W

India will field a completely different team against Ireland and the youngsters will aim to grab their chances. Jasprit Bumrah, who will return to action after a long time, will aim to get the best out of his players and get the job done as a leader.

Current form for Ireland: L A W W W, A stands for abandoned.

Ireland has been in decent form and skipper Paul Stirling will aim to lead from the front. Josh Little will look to make the most of his IPL experience and deliver the goods for the home team while bowling in the death overs. The hosts will aim to come up with a collective show against the Indian team.

Head to Head: Matches: 5, Won by India: 5, Won by Ireland: 0.

In the five meetings between the two nations, India has a huge advantage, having won all matches.

Players to look out for: Rinku Singh, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shahbaz Ahmed, Jitesh Sharma, Prasidh Krishna, Ravi Bishnoi and Jasprit Bumrah will hold the key for India.

Players like Andrew Balbirnie, Mark Adair, Ross Adair, Curtis Campher, and Josh Little will hold the key for the home team.

Ireland Squad: Paul Stirling (capt), Andrew Balbirnie, Mark Adair, Ross Adair, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Fionn Hand, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Theo van Woerkom, Ben White, Craig Young.

India squad: Jasprit Bumrah (C), Ruturaj Gaikwad (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson (wk), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan.

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