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Balbirnie scored 72 runs as Ireland chased a total of 186| Second Twenty20 international at Malahide |
| India 185-5 (20 overs): Gaikwad 58, Samson 40, Rinku 38; McCarthy 2-36 |
| Ireland 152-8 (20 overs): Balbirnie 72, Adair 23; Bumrah 2-15, Krishna 2-29 |
| India won by 33 runs |
| Scorecard |
India beat Ireland by 33 runs in Malahide to secure victory in the three-game T20 series.
Having put in to bat by the home side, the tourists finished the innings strongly to post a total of 185-5, with Ruturaj Gaikwad top scoring with 58.
Andrew Balbirnie spearheaded Ireland's response, hitting an impressive 72 off 51 balls but it was not enough as they finished on 152-8.
The sides meet again to complete the series at the same venue on Wednesday.
Gaikwad and Sanju Samson gave the visitors the advantage, putting on a 71-run partnership before Ben White bowled the wicketkeeper for 40 and Barry McCarthy took his second wicket of the afternoon to dismiss Gaikwad for 58.
Despite losing their two big-hitters, Rinku Singh (38) and Shivam Dube (22 not out) picked up the pace to smash 55 from 28 balls.
Craig Young caught Singh off Mark Adair on the penultimate ball of the innings as India finished on 185-5.
Ireland got off to a rocky start when Prasidh Krishna took the wickets of captain Paul Stirling and Lorcan Tucker, who both went for ducks, in the third over and Harry Tector soon fell for seven.
Balbirnie put runs on the board for Ireland, forming a valuable partnership with George Dockerell as the opening batter smashed 35 runs from a 52-run partnership.
Arshdeep Singh brought his brilliant innings to an end in the 16th over after Balbirnie was caught by Samson before Adair hit 23 from 15 balls as Ireland finished on 152-8.
More to follow.
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