India vs Ireland T20 World Cup 2024 Match Preview, Head-to-head, Possible XIs and Dream11 Team Prediction

India and Ireland are all set to play against each other in the eighth group-stage match of the T20 World Cup 2024 on 5th June, Wednesday at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York. The Indian Cricket Team will try to start their campaign positively under skipper Rohit Sharma. At the same time, the Men in Greens would like to prove themselves by delivering a strong performance under captain Paul Sterling.

The Men in Blues won their warm-up game quite comfortably against their neighbour, Bangladesh but Ireland lost their warm-up against Sri Lanka by 41 runs. From possible playing XIs to Dream11 predictions, here is everything you need to know about the India vs Ireland group-stage match in the T20 World Cup 2024.

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Match Details

• Match: India vs Ireland - T20 World Cup 2024 Match 8

• Date: 5/6/2024

• Time: 8:30 pm

• Venue: Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York

How to watch the India vs Ireland T20 World Cup 2024 Groupe stage Match?

The group stage match between India and Ireland will be televised on Star Sports Network. All the T20 World Cup 2024 matches will be streamed on the Disney+ Hotstar application. The OTT platform has confirmed users can watch all the T20 World Cup matches for free on its mobile application. However, viewers need to buy a subscription to watch it on other screens like a Smart TV or laptop.

Pitch & Weather Report

Only two matches have been played at this venue. The pitch at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York is balanced. Cloudy weather is expected during the game which may help pacers with movement. The Pacers have taken 67% of the total wickets at this venue. The pitch will continue to support the bowlers in the middle and death overs, and big scores (more than 180) would be very tough. 

The temperature is expected to be around 22^°C with 67% humidity. 4.42 m/s winds are expected which will benefit the pacers. 

India vs Ireland: Head-to-Head Record

India and Ireland have faced each other in 7 overall matches and the Men in Blues have won all of them.

• Matches played: 7
• India won: 7
• Ireland won: 0
• No result: 0

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Team News

Both teams have no injury issues. However, fatigue might play a part for some of the Indian players. They haven’t got enough rest as the IPL 2024 season ended a week ago. 

India: 

The Indian players are coming after an intense IPL season. They won their warm-up game against Bangladesh quite comfortably but the challenge is yet to begin. They are set to face Ireland who are playing good cricket. Rohit Sharma will lead the side and most likely open with Yashasvi Jaiswal who didn't feature in the warm-up game. Virat Kohli is set to take the responsibility at no 3 or we can see him open with Rohit too. There are too many options for India at this moment.

An explosive half-century comes 🆙 for @RishabhPant17 😎

4⃣ sixes in his knock so far 💥

💯 comes up for #TeamIndia

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— BCCI (@BCCI) June 1, 2024

Suryakumar Yadav will bat at no 4 who can be a game-changer for the Men in Blues with his thunderous batting. Rishabh Pant who is back in the squad, scored a half-century in the practice match. Hardik Pandya and a spin all-rounder between Jadeja and Axar will feature on Wednesday. Hardik played a brilliant inning against Bangladesh and the fans will expect to see similar kinds of things from the all-rounder.

📍 New York

Bright weather ☀️, good vibes 🤗 and some foot volley ⚽️

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— BCCI (@BCCI) May 29, 2024

It will be interesting to see who will play between Chahal and Kuldeep in the game against Ireland. Kuldeep had a superb IPL campaign with the bowl while Chahal failed to maintain his economy but took plenty of wickets. Arshdeep and Siraj will handle the pace unit with in-form Bumrah on their side.

Putting in the hard yards in anticipation of Match day 👌👌#TeamIndia | #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/j9cM4UQfEh

— BCCI (@BCCI) June 1, 2024

Ireland:

Ireland won a tri-series tournament featuring the Netherlands and Scotland but lost by 41 runs to Sri Lanka in their final warm-up match. It is beyond doubt that this is the best prepared an Irish side has been in the lead-up to a T20 World Cup. Andrew Balbirnie, who batted at three in the 2021 World Cup, now opens for the team. Wicketkeeper Lorcan Tucker, not in the XI then, is now the vice-captain and bats at three with a huge responsibility.

A @T20WorldCup update - Monday

We hit the nets in Cantiague Park.

More to come shortly…

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— Cricket Ireland (@cricketireland) June 3, 2024

Harry Tector bats at number four and is looking dangerous. George Dockrell is a destructive middle-order power hitter. Gareth Delany is exploiting his leg-spin and has found himself as a bowling all-rounder. Skipper Paul Stirling and Balbirnie will try to take advantage of the powerplay. Curtis Campher can play an anchor role after coming at number five, allowing others to play with no fear. 

Josh Little has taken a hat trick in the T20 World Cup and is a mature bowler. Mark Adair has taken over 110+ wickets in T20 Internationals at an economy of 7.75 and he will be one of the most important players for Ireland. Craig Young and McCarthy will be there too so it is going to be an exciting clash between India and Ireland.

We chat to Ireland Men's white-ball captain, Paul Stirling, at training in New York today.

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— Cricket Ireland (@cricketireland) June 3, 2024

Possible XIs:

India's squad:

Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya (vc), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj. 

Reserves: Rinku Singh, Shubman Gill, Khaleel Ahmed, Avesh Khan

Ireland's squad: 

Paul Stirling (c), 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

India's possible XI: Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh

Ireland's Possible XI: Andy Balbirnie, Paul Stirling (c), Lorcan Tucker, Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Craig Young, Josh Little

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