New Delhi. The Indian cricket team captured the two-match T20I series against Ireland with a win in a thrilling encounter on Tuesday night. In the last match, the Indian team had come close to a humiliating defeat against Ireland but Umran Malik saved the match with his sensible bowling. Batting first, India had scored 225 runs for 7 wickets. Chasing such a big target, the hosts managed to reach the score of 221 runs.
On Tuesday, India’s underrated Ireland team showed a game that had once brought everyone’s life to light. Batting quickly, the hosts had reached the score of 209 runs in the last over. To win, the team needed 17 runs off 6 balls and it was not that difficult to achieve. Umran, who started his T20 career with this series, allowed the Irish batsmen to score only 12 runs off 6 balls and saved India’s name from the stigma of an embarrassing defeat by saving the match.
Umran saved the match in the last over
There were 17 runs left in 6 balls and captain Hardik gave the ball to young fast bowler Umran. No run was scored on the first ball, the second ball was a no ball, it was the result of Umran’s less experience. After this, Adair hit a four on the free hit. After this another four came off his bat. 8 runs were needed off the next three balls and Adayer took 1 run.
Ireland got 1 more run in the form of a bye off the fifth ball. A six was needed off the last ball to win while 5 runs were needed to tie the match. Umran conceded just 1 run on this ball and India managed to narrowly escape the first T20 defeat against Ireland by winning the match by 4 runs.
Brilliant innings from Hooda and Samson
In this match, Deepak Hooda scored a century in 57 balls with the help of 9 fours and 6 sixes. On the other hand, Sanju Samson played an innings of 77 runs in 42 balls which included 9 fours and 4 sixes. Both of them added 176 runs for the second wicket, which is the record for the highest partnership of any wicket in T20 for India.