IND vs IRE: Rinku Singh stars in his First Int’l innings as India locks series 2-0
IND vs IRE: On Sunday, August 20, India defeated Ireland in the second T20I of the series by a score of 33 runs. In the game’s opening innings, Rinku Singh scored a scorching 38 runs off just 21 balls, earning him Player of the match honors. Rinku, who entered into the action in the game’s 13th over, made a sluggish start to his first innings wearing an India jersey. In the final two overs of the game, Rinku broke out, scoring 15 off his first 15 balls and helping India reach 185/5 in 20 overs.
Feeling very good: IPL star Rinku Singh after winning MOM for his first Int’l innings
Speaking during the presentation ceremony after the match, Rinku said that he was feeling very good after winning the Player of the Match award. The finisher said that he was eager to bat on Sunday, after not getting to have a go on his India debut in the 1st T20I.
“Feeling very good. This is my second game and was very much eager to get batting. I tried to replicate what I did in IPL. Yes, I will listen to what my captain [Bumrah] says,” Rinku laughed while speaking in the post-match presentation ceremony.
Speaking with the help of Jasprit Bumrah as the translator, Rinku said that he had been putting in hard work for the last 10 years and is glad to see that getting paid off.
“Feels very good. The hard work that I have done, has been working hard for 10 years. The hard work that I did gets paid off with such contributions. The first game I batted and could not get any happier,” Rinku concluded.
India vs Ireland 2nd T20I: Jasprit Bumrah’s IND beat IRE by 33 runs to seal series
The Jasprit Bumrah-led unit also went 2-0 up in the three-match series. Batting first, India piled up a challenging 185/5 in 20 overs after being invited to bat first. Ruturaj Gaikwad led India’s charge with the bat, scoring 58 off 43 balls. He was also involved in a crucial 71-run partnership with Sanju Samson after India lost Yashasvi Jaiswal (18 off 11 balls), and Tilak Varma (1 off 2 balls) inside the powerplay overs.
In response, Ireland got off to a terrible start, almost similar to India. Prasidh Krishna injected two blows in his first over and Ravi Bishnoi made it three in the final over of the powerplay. Apart from Andrew Balbirnie, who scored 72 off 51 balls, no other Irish batters could withstand the Indian bowling attack, spearheaded by the skipper Jasprit Bumrah. The skipper along with Krishna and Bishnoi finished with two wickets each as Ireland could only manage 152/8 in 20 overs.
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