Rohit Sharma scored a 36-ball half-century as India beat Ireland by eight wickets in their group A game at the T20 World Cup.
Rohit Sharma scored a 36-ball half-century as India beat Ireland by eight wickets in their group A game at the T20 World Cup on Wednesday at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in Eisenhower Park.Sharma scored 52 off 37 balls before retiring hurt, while Rishabh Pant added 36 not out off 26 balls, as India easily reached 97-2 to finish off the chase in 12.2 overs.That was after all-rounder Hardik Pandya took 3-27 as the Indian pacers made good use of the bowler-friendly conditions.
2 overs as Pandya struck again twice.Gareth Delany provided some resistance and top-scored with 26, hitting two fours and two sixes. He was the only Irish batter to cross the 20-run mark and put on 27 runs with Joshua Little for the ninth wicket, which allowed Ireland to get near 100.Chasing a below-par total, India lost star batter Virat Kohli for one run.In a major top-order shuffle, Kohli opened the innings with Sharma but was out caught at third man attacking Mark Adair .
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