India will begin their T20 World Cup campaign against Ireland at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York on Wednesday. The New York pitch has been on the slow side and the run-scoring has been a challenge. Thus, it will be crucial for both of these teams to adjust to the conditions before taking the aggressive approach.
India has been ticking the right boxes in the major events, barring winning the semifinals and the final matches. There is no denying the fact that the Indian team has been timid in these big games, which has led to their downfall.
On the other hand, Ireland will need to come up with a collective show and they will want their experienced players to take the onus on their shoulders.
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Suryakumar Yadav needs eight fours to complete 200 boundaries in T20Is.
Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya needs four fours to complete 100 boundaries in T20I format.
Ravindra Jadeja needs 20 runs to complete 500 runs in the shortest format.
Axar Patel needs one wicket to reach 50 scalps in T20Is.
Rishabh Pant, who scored a fine fifty in the warm-up match against Bangladesh, needs 13 runs to reach the 1000-run mark.
Yuzvendra Chahal needs four wickets to complete 100 wickets in T20Is. He will become the first Indian bowler to reach 100 wickets in the T20I version.
Ireland’s Gareth Delany needs six wickets to complete 50 wickets in the T20I form.
India Squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Hardik Pandya (Vice Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Siraj.
Ireland’s squad: Paul Stirling (Capt), Mark Adair, Ross Adair, Andrew Balbirnie, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Graham Hume, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Neil Rock, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Craig Young.
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