Team India is all set to play their first match against Ireland at the Stormont Cricket Ground, Belfast. The Indian team have won the toss and decided to bowl first in the first clash of the two-match T20I series.
The wait is over for all cricket fans to know about the availability of the star player and one of the finest batters of all time, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, as he will miss the first game of the series.
Ireland (Playing XI): Tim Tector, Ross Adair, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker(w/c), Benjamin Calitz, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Liam McCarthy, Matthew Humphreys, Jai Moondra, Matthew Hollard
India (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson(w), Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer(c), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna
Here’s what Indian captain, Shreyas Iyer, said on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s absence: ‘Unfortunately, no. Heâs a gun player. But obviously, weâve got tremendous experience in the squad who have done brilliant in the past couple of series for India. So we are backing majority of our cricketers who have been doing absolutely marvellous throughout the season. So I think heâoutside the leg-stump get his opportunity when the time comes. But for now, we are going with three genuine seamers, one all-rounder, and two spinners.’
Matthew Humphreys opens up about facing India, ‘Itâs really exciting. Theyâre obviously one of the best teams in the world, and itâs not every day you get to play them on home soil. So yeah, itâs a challenge weâre really looking forward to.’