India will square off against Ireland in the third and last T20I at the Village, Dublin on Wednesday. The visitors have already taken an unassailable lead of 2-0 in the series and they will be looking to clean-sweep the opposition.
The Indian youngsters have grabbed their opportunities and it is a big boost for the team. Prasidh Krishna has been spot on his return whereas Rinku Singh and Ravi Bishnoi have done a fine job. 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: W W L W L
India has ticked the right boxes as a unit and they will be looking to continue the good show. Jasprit Bumrah has been brilliant for the tourists and it is a big boost for the Indian team ahead of the all-important Asia Cup and the World Cup.
Current form for Ireland: L L L A W, A – Abandoned match.
Ireland got off to a good start in the second T20I as they had picked up two early wickets in the Powerplay but the hosts could not sustain the pressure on India for a long time. Moreover, they would have been disappointed with their batting effort as only Andrew Balbirnie showed some resistance.
Head to Head: Matches: 7, Won by India: 7, Won by Ireland: 0.
Players to look out for: Rinku Singh, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Yashasvi Jaiswal, 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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