IRE vs IND: Ireland’s Predicted Playing XI Against India, 2nd T20I

Ireland is set to face India in the 2nd T20I of the ongoing series. IRE vs IND 2nd T20I will be played on June 28 (Tuesday). The venue of the clash is The Village Stadium in Dublin. Ireland is led by Andrew Balbirnie in the IRE vs IND series.

Ireland is 0-1 down in the series after losing the opening game. India defeated Ireland in the 1st T20I by 7 wickets. Now, Ireland needs to win the 2nd T20I to end the series in a tie. Ahead of IRE vs IND 2nd T20I, here we take a glance at Ireland’s predicted playing XI in the match.

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IRE vs IND: Ireland’s Predicted Playing XI Against India, 2nd T20I

Paul Stirling

Paul Stirling might open the innings for Ireland in IRE vs IND 2nd T20I as well. The right-handed batsman failed to bat well in the 1st match. He lost his wicket after scoring just 1 run. Stirling will aim to smash a good knock in the next match. In 103 T20Is so far, he has scored 2780 runs at an average of 29.26. He has slammed 20 half-centuries in the shortest format so far and also 1 hundred.

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Andrew Balbirnie (C)

Andrew Balbirnie is the skipper of Ireland in IRE vs IND series and will lead the team in the 2nd T20I as well. The right-handed batsman got out for a duck in the 1st T20I. Andrew will again open the innings for the team. He will aim to come up with a good knock in the next game and give a strong start to the team.

Gareth Delany

Gareth Delany might bat at the one-down position for the team in IRE vs IND 2nd T20I as well. The right-handed batter got out for just 8 runs in the 1st game. Now, he will aim to support the team with a good knock in the 2nd T20I. Delany has played 38 T20I matches so far and mustered 702 runs at an average of 23.40.

Harry Tector

Harry Tector will bat in the middle-order in the next game as well. The right-handed batsman played a spectacular knock of 64 runs in the 1st T20I. His unbeaten knock helped the team to reach a good total. Tector slammed 6 fours and 3 sixes during his knock. Tector will aim to bat with the same intensity in the next game as well.

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Lorcan Tucker (WK)

Lorcan Tucker might again keep the stumps for Ireland in IRE vs IND 2nd T20I. In the previous game, the right-handed batter scored crucial 18 runs for the team. He also made a 50-run stand with Harry Tector in the match. In 27 innings so far, Tucker has scored 421 runs at an average of 17.54.

George Dockrell

George Dockrell might be an all-rounder for Ireland in the next match. He is a right-handed batsman and left-arm spinner. He did not bowl any overs in the previous game. With the bat, he scored unbeaten 4 runs in 7 balls. He will aim to smash quick runs for the team at the lower order in the next game.

Mark Adair

Mark Adair might be one of the pacers for the team in IRE vs IND 2nd T20I. The right-arm pacer bowled 2 overs in the last match and conceded 14 runs in his spell. He failed to get any wicket but managed to bowl at a good economy. Adair will seek to get some wickets in his kitty in the next match. Adair has hunted 59 wickets in 40 T20Is so far in his career at an average of 17.12.

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Andy McBrine

Andy McBrine might be another pacer for Ireland in the IRE vs IND 2nd T20I. The right-arm spinner emerged quite expensive in the 1st T20I. He bowled just 1 over and was carted away for 21 runs. He will aim to bowl with better figures in the next match. McBrine has picked 21 wickets in 27 matches so far.

Craig Young

Craig Young might be another pacer for the team in the next game. The right-arm pacer gave a fabulous performance in the 1st T20I. Young picked 2 wickets in the match after bowling 2 overs. He conceded just 18 runs in his spell. He will aim to bowl with the same strength in the next game as well.

Joshua Little

Joshua Little might be another pacer for Ireland in the next match. The left-arm pacer bowled 2.2 overs in the last match and picked 1 wicket. Little emerged quite expensive at his economy rate of 16.70. Little will aim to bowl with a better economy in the 2nd T20I and pick more wickets for the team.

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Barry McCarthy

Barry McCarthy might replace Conor Olphert in the next match. Olphert made his debut in the last match. The right-arm pacer bowled 2 overs in the game and failed to get any wicket. McCarthy has played 19 T20I games so far and picked 20 wickets at an average of 31.60.

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