IND VS IRE - 8th Match, Group A, ICC Mens T20 World Cup 2024

That's it from us here. India are off the mark in this tournament and will have their big game against Pakistan on Sunday at this very venue. They'll be relieved that the blow to Rohit's arm isn't that much of a concern. Meanwhile, Ireland also have another game here as they take on Canada on Friday. They'll hope for a much better performance after getting blown away today. Fingers crossed that the pitch settles down going forward at this venue. Hope you enjoyed our coverage. Until next time, this is Sagar Chawla saying goodbye on behalf of Mukesh, Harish, Akshay Maanay and Nikhil Jadhav.

Rohit, India captain: Yeah, just a little sore (the arm). I said it at the toss as well. Quite unsure of what to expect from the pitch. Not aware on what it is to play like on a pitch that's five months old. I don't think the wicket settled down even when we batted second. There was enough for the bowlers. That's pretty much what you gotta do. Try to hit those lengths consistently. All these guys have played a lot of Test cricket. Arshdeep is the only guy who hasn't. His two wickets upfront set the tone for us. Don't think we can play four spinners here (laughs). When we picked the team, we wanted to have the balance. If conditions are there for seamers, we wanted to have that. Spin will play a part later on. Today was a four-seamer pitch and we still managed to get two spinners who are allrounders. I don't know what to expect from the pitch to be honest. We will prepare as if the conditions are going to be like this (for Pakistan game). This is going to be a kind of game where all XI of us will need to contribute. It was scratchy, but good to spend some time in the middle and understand what kind of shots to play there.

Stirling, Ireland captain: Toss played a crucial part - stuck in to bat in overcast conditions. We needed to put a bit of pressure back on the Indian bowlers. They didn't really miss that often. Their groupings and lengths were outstanding. Any time in the middle is crucial for us. We'll be back here for a couple of days. Will give it a good crack against Canada.

Stats by Deepu Narayanan

Jasprit Bumrah | PotM: Coming from India, with the ball seaming around, I wouldn't complain when there's help for bowlers. In this format you have to adapt to the conditions, you have to be proactive. Trying to stick to the plans and trying to go back to what has worked for me. You always want to cover all the bases in these conditions. You got to be prepared, very happy with the outing today.

Most wins as captain for India in T20Is
43 Rohit Sharma
43 MS Dhoni
32 Virat Kohli

Eight defeats in as many T20Is for Ireland against India

Most successive wins for India against an opponent (T20I)
8 vs Bangladesh (2009-18)
8 vs Ireland (2009-24)*
7 vs Australia (2013-17)
7 vs Sri Lanka (2016-17)
7 vs West Indies (2018-19)

India winning with most balls to spare in T20Is
81 vs Sco Dubai 2021
64 vs Ban Hangzhou 2023
59 vs UAE Mirpur 2016
46 vs Ire New York 2024*
41 vs Zim Harare 2016

13:20 Local Time, 17:20 GMT, 22:50 IST: India have chased down the target of 97 with plenty of time to spare, but they do have some bruises to show for it, quite literally. There were just too many deliveries spitting up off a length on a pitch that was a minefield for the batters. Rohit was hit a few times - having to retire hurt because of the blow to his right arm. Pant took a number of blows as well, managing to just about hang in and finish it off. A tournament as big as this one deserves better pitches, and the ones at this venue so far have been disappointing to say the least. We had Sri Lanka getting bowled out for 77 a couple of days ago, and now this today. Ireland were just blown away by a quality performance from the Indian seamers with Hardik taking a three-fer, while Bumrah, Arshdeep and Siraj being in the wickets as well. They feasted on the prodigious movement on offer, the variable bounce and the two-paced nature of the surface. Time for the presentations.

McCarthy to Pant, SIX, that's some way to finish off a game! Typical Pant! Length ball outside off, he goes reverse and scoops it straight behind the keeper for six. He's had enough of this pitch and will be relieved to get out of there. India open their campaign with an eight-wicket win

McCarthy to Pant, no run, oh dear! Pant is in the wars out there, taking quite a few bruises to the body. Back of a length, rears up off the deck and smashes him on the arm again

Barry McCarthy [2.0-0-12-0] is back into the attack

Benjamin White to Shivam Dube, no run, flat on off, back of a length, Dube cuts to backward point

Benjamin White to Shivam Dube, no run, tossed up on leg, Dube works it to short midwicket

Shivam Dube, left handed bat, comes to the crease

Benjamin White to Suryakumar Yadav, out Caught by Dockrell!! Surya goes for the maximum looking to finish the contest, but he holes out in the deep. Tossed up on off, goes for a big slog-sweep but miscues it high in the air off the top-edge. Dockrell runs across at deep midwicket and hangs onto it. Suryakumar Yadav c Dockrell b Benjamin White 2(4)

Benjamin White to Suryakumar Yadav, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Benjamin White to Pant, 1 run, tossed up on leg, Pant dances down and drives to long-off

Benjamin White to Pant, FOUR, tossed up outside off, googly from White, Pant reaches out and slaps it over extra cover