Deepak Hooda registered his maiden ton as India beat Ireland in a last over thriller in the second T20I to register a clean sweep on Tuesday.
The hosts went in with an unchanged XI, while the visitors included Ravi Bishnoi, Harshal Patel and Sanju Samson for Yuzvendra Chahal, Avesh Khan and Ruturaj Gaikwad respectively.
After winning the toss and electing to bat first, India lost Ishan Kishan early for three as he attempted a slog off Mark Adair into the leg side and found an outside edge to wicket keeper Lorcan Tucker.
The pair of Sanju Samson and Deepak Hooda featured in a 176 run stand for the second wicket before the former was cleaned up by a yorker from Adair for a sparkling 77.
At the other end, Hooda reached a 55-ball hundred with a single off Little. His swashbuckling innings ended when he sliced an attempted big hit to McBrine at covers. Continue reading “India vs Ireland Second T-20I Malahide 28 June Match Report 2022”