India vs Ireland 1st T20I: Full list of awards, Man of the Match, Striker of the Match, Stats and Records

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India defeated Ireland by two runs (DLS method) in the first T20I at The Village in Dublin on Friday, August 18. Rain stopped after 6.5 overs of India's innings and never resumed as the visitors took a 1-0 lead in the 3-match series.

India captain Jasprit Bumrah opted to bowl first in overcast conditions and picked two wickets in the very first over to puts the hosts on back foot. Ravi Bishnoi (2/23) and Prasidh Krishna (2/32) struck one after the other as Ireland were soon reduced to 31/5 in 6.3 overs and then 59/6 in 10.3 overs.

It was then that a 57-run partnership between Curtis Campher (39 off 33) and Ireland number eight Barry McCarthy (51* off 33) rescued the team and helped them post 139/7 in 20 overs. McCarthy struck four fours and as many sixes during his blazing knock.

In reply, India openers Ruturaj Gaikwad and Yashasvi Jaiswal partnered for 46 runs off 38 balls. Jaiswal was dismissed by Craig Young for 24 off 23. Tilak Varma walked in next and was dismissed for a golden duck. Sanju Samson was unbeaten on one run when it started pelting down in Dublin.

Luckily, India (47/2 in 6.5 overs) were two runs ahead of the DLS par score when umpires took the decision to halt the game. The second T20I will be played at the same venue on Sunday.

India vs Ireland 1st T20I: Full list of awards

Striker of the Match: Barry McCarthy for scoring unbeaten 51 runs at a strike rate of 154.55

"Always nice to contribute to the team. Disappointed to not go over the line. [On partnership with Campher] We knew we could put a score on the board. We are both aggressive players and we wanted to stay positive. I think playing the positive way brings the game into the hands of someone who is going to get you to a score. Taking the game to the opposition is the best way. Happy to contribute to the team no matter what position I bat in," McCarthy said.

Man of the Match: Jasprit Bumrah for picking 2/24 in four overs

"Felt very good. So many sessions I did at the NCA and the practice games. Didn't feel like I missed out a lot or I'm doing something new so credit to the staff there. Very happy to be back and always good to contribute. [Any nerves?] Not really, when you're captaining you are thinking more about the whole team and not just your own performance. Very happy that the weather was helpful for the bowlers," he said.

"In every game you want more and you always search for a perfect game. Credit to them as well for keeping their nerves in a crisis. [On competition within the Indian team] Everybody has a lot of belief in their game and I think the IPL also helps them. The bunch that we have is very confident and that's a good sign for our team. [On the crowd support] It's always good wherever we go we get a lot of support," he added.

Records and facts

• Jasprit Bumrah won his first match as T20I captain of India
• Rinku Singh did not get to bat in his debut match for India
• Jasprit Bumrah picked two wickets in the first over for the first time in his career
• India have now won each of their 6 T20Is against Ireland