IND vs IRE Live T20 World Cup: Star Sports, Hotstar Live Streaming, Scorecard & Highlights

India will play their first T20 World Cup match against Ireland at the Nassau Stadium in New York On Wednesday, June 5, 2024. The match starts at 8:00 PM IST.

Indian pacer Arshdeep Singh is on a roll. Ireland 9/2 in three overs.

Toss update: Indian skipper Rohit Sharma wins toss and decides to bowl first.

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh and Mohammed Siraj.

After the pitch controversy during Tuesday’s match between South Africa and Sri Lanka, unpredictability has rapidly emerged as the hallmark of World Cup matches, particularly those in the New York leg.

There are many questions about the Indian side’s batting line-up, whereas, for Ireland, it will be a great opportunity to present their game to cricketing viewers at this big stage.

Ireland has recently been in great form and has been playing T20i’s consistently, and that’s where the Indian side has a disadvantage as they directly came from an IPL set-up to the national team.

Star Sports and Hotstar in India

This match will be broadcast on Disney plus Hotstar & Star Sports in India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, whereas it will be streamed on Sky Sports Cricket and Sky Sports in Ireland. PTV will broadcast it in Pakistan.

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Team news

The Indian side, especially the batting line-up, will be tested as there seem to be changes in the opening pair.

If Rohit and Kohli open the innings, then it would be difficult for players like Sanju Samson and Yashashvi Jaiswal to fit in the squad.

In a bilateral series against the Indian cricket team, players like Stirling, Tucker, and Tector played some matches, and that’s why Ireland’s batting will be more dependent on these players.

Rohit Sharma in Ireland match highlights

On the bowling side, we can expect some leaning towards the fast bowlers as the pitch demands and helps them, whereas on the Irish side, Josh Little can create some problems for the Indian batters.

As far as the head-to-head records are concerned, the Indian team has shown clear dominance against the Irish side.

Pitch & weather report

The pitch seems to be helpful for the bowler, so it would be a viable decision to bowl first.

The fast bowlers will be helped, and it won’t be easy for either side to score much with the new ball. There is expected to be a bit of cloudy weather, but it seems that it won’t be a problem in the match as of now.

India vs Ireland T20 highlights

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