IND vs IRE 1st T20I: India’s Playing XI 2023

IND vs IRE 1st T20I: India’s Playing XI 2023. India vs Ireland T20I series begins with the opening clash on August 18 (Friday). IND vs IRE 1st T20I takes place at The Village Stadium in Dublin. Jasprit Bumrah is the captain of India in the IND vs IRE T20I series.

Paul Stirling is the skipper of Ireland in the series. India has played 5 T20I games against Ireland and has always vanquished them. In IND vs IRE T20I series too, they will aim to crush the opponents with a fabulous show. Here we discuss India’s predicted playing XI for IND vs IRE 1st T20I.

IND vs IRE 1st T20I: India’s Playing XI 2023

Ruturaj Gaikwad

Ruturaj Gaikwad might be one of the openers for India in IND vs IRE 1st T20I. India might go ahead with experienced players in the opening clash. Gaikwad has played 9 T20Is so far, in which he accounts for 135 runs with 1 half-century of 57 runs.

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Yashasvi Jaiswal

Yashasvi Jaiswal might be picked as another opener for the team. The left-handed batter made his international debut in the previous IND vs WI series. Jaiswal scored a century in Test and a half-century in T20Is. Jaiswal and Gaikwad will also give a left-right combination at the opening slot.

Tilak Varma

Tilak Varma will grab the one-down batting position in IND vs IRE 1st T20I. In the previous series against West Indies, Varma made his vivacious debut. The left-handed batter slammed 173 runs in 5 games with 1 fifty. The 20-year-old finished as the leading run-getter for the team.

Shivam Dube

Shivam Dube can be picked in the middle-order. The left-handed batsman gave a marvellous batting show for Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2023. His magnificent batting performance led to his promotion to the national side. Shivam Dube has played a few T20I games for India before. In 13 T20Is, the left-handed batter has hit 105 runs with 1 fifty.

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Sanju Samson (WK)

Sanju Samson can be inducted as the wicketkeeper for India in the opening game. Samson is the primary wicketkeeper for the team in the series. The right-handed batsman gave a good show in the recent ODI series against West Indies, smacking 1 fifty across 2 games.

Samson could not impress in the T20I series against West Indies. However, the Rajasthan Royals skipper has that opportunity in the IND vs IRE T20I series.

Shahbaz Ahmed

Shahbaz Ahmed might be picked as one of the all-rounders for the team. The left-arm off-spinner played 3 ODI games for India last year. He hunted 3 wickets in those games. Ahmed is yet to play any T20I for India but has international experience.

Washington Sundar

Washington Sundar is another India player with a lot of experience in IND vs IRE T20I series. In 35 T20I games so far, the left-handed batter has hit 107 runs in 14 innings with 1 half-century. He also accounts for 29 wickets.

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Ravi Bishnoi

Ravi Bishnoi can be another spinner in India’s playing XI in IND vs IRE 1st T20I. The right-arm spinner has hunted 16 wickets in 11 games at an economy of 7.15. Bishnoi was also part of the recent T20I series against West Indies but couldn’t arrive with a brilliant performance in the only game he played.

Jasprit Bumrah

Jasprit Bumrah is the captain of India in IND vs IRE T20I series and will lead the team in the opening clash. Bumrah got injured last year in September and has been out of the field since then. The right-arm pacer aims to make an incredible comeback in national colours during the series against Ireland.

Arshdeep Singh

Arshdeep Singh can be another pacer for India in the encounter. The left-arm pacer was the most successful performer for India in the series, hunting 7 scalps in 5 games. The 24-year-old has played 31 ODIs for India since his debut last year and clinched 48 wickets averaging 18.44.

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Mukesh Kumar

Mukesh Kumar was part of the previous series against West Indies and played for India in Test, ODI, and T20I series. In 5 games, the right-arm pacer bagged 3 wickets. He might be given more opportunities in the upcoming T20I series against Ireland.