IRE vs IND: India’s Predicted Playing XI Against Ireland, 1st T20I

India will face Ireland in a two-match T20I series. IRE vs IND 1st T20I is set to take place on June 26 (Sunday). The venue of the clash is The Village Stadium in Dublin. India is led by Hardik Pandya in the IRE vs IND series.

India has played 3 T20I matches against Ireland in the past. India has managed to defeat Ireland in all those three games. Now, they will aim to keep their winning streak alive in the upcoming T20I series. Ahead of IND vs IRE 1st T20I, here we talk about India’s predicted playing XI against Ireland.

IRE vs IND: India’s Predicted Playing XI Against Ireland, 1st T20I

Ruturaj Gaikwad

Ruturaj Gaikwad will open the innings for India in IRE vs IND 1st T20I. Gaikwad opened the innings for India in the previous series against South Africa. In the series, the right-handed batsman scored 96 runs in 5 matches. In one game, he slammed a good knock of 54 runs.

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Ishan Kishan

Ishan Kishan will be the other opener for the team in IRE vs IND 1st T20I. Ishan and Ruturaj also opened the innings for India in the previous T20I series against South Africa. Both also did a fine job smashing quick runs in the powerplay. Kishan slammed 206 runs in 5 games during the series at an average of 41.20 with 2 fifties.

Suryakumar Yadav

Suryakumar Yadav might bat at no.3 for the team in IRE vs IND 1st T20I. Yadav is back on the team after a long gap. He suffered an injury recently. The right-handed batsman was part of IPL 2022 earlier in which he smacked 303 runs in 8 games at an average of 43.29. Yadav also slammed 3 half-centuries in 8 games.

Venkatesh Iyer

Venkatesh Iyer might be another middle-order batsman for India in the match. Iyer did not impress with his batting in IPL 2022. However, he has some experience in T20Is. He has scored 133 runs in 9 games at an average of 33.25. He also holds a good strike rate of 162+.

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Hardik Pandya (C)

Hardik Pandya is the captain of India in the IRE vs IND T20I series and will lead the team in 1st T20I as well. The right-handed batsman was in good touch in the recent T20I series against South Africa. Pandya slammed 117 runs in 4 innings at an average of 58.50. He also played a few crucial knocks in the death overs, batting at a strike rate of 153+. Hardik will also be one of the all-rounders for the team.

Dinesh Karthik (WK)

Dinesh Karthik might be another lower-order batter for the team in IRE vs IND 1st T20I. Karthik was also part of the previous series against South Africa. He gave a great performance at the lower order. He slammed 92 runs in 4 innings with a fifty in one game. Karthik also slammed a lot of runs in the death overs, smashing runs at an average of 158+. He also won man of the match in one game. Karthik will also be the wicketkeeper for the team.

Axar Patel

Axar Patel might be an all-rounder for India in IRE v IND 1st T20I. In the previous series, Patel piled up 23 runs in 3 games. He also picked 3 wickets in 5 games at an average of 35.33. The left-arm spinner held an economy rate of 8.26. Patel will be a useful all-rounder for the team.

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Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Bhuvneshwar Kumar will be one of the pacers for the team in the opening game. The right-arm pacer is the most experienced pacer for the team in the series. He won the player of the series award in the last series against South Africa. Picking crucial wickets in the powerplay, Kumar hunted 6 wickets in 4 games and held an economy of just 6.07.

Harshal Patel

Harshal Patel might be another pacer for the team in IRE vs IND 1st T20I. The right-arm pacer picked 7 wickets in the previous series, the most than any other teammate. He held an economy rate of 12.57. Patel also picked a 4-wicket haul in one game.

Avesh Khan

Avesh Khan might be another pacer for the team in IRE vs IND 1st T20I. Although Avesh Khan failed to get wickets in the first three games in the previous series, he impressed by hunting 4 wickets in the IND vs SA 4th T20I. With 4 wickets in 5 games, the right-arm pacer averaged 26.25. Khan also had a decent economy of just 7.0 during the series.

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Yuzvendra Chahal

Yuzvendra Chahal will be another spinner for the team in IRE vs IND 1st T20I. Since the team already has two additional medium-pacers in the form of Hardik Pandya and Venkatesh Iyer, picking a full-time spinner will be a good option. The right-arm spinner gave a brilliant performance in the previous series against South Africa, hunting 6 wickets in 5 games at an average of 19.33.

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