India beat Eire by a slim four-run margin to win the two-match T20I collection 2-0 in Malahide on Tuesday.
Chasing a mammoth 226-run goal, Eire got here shut to tug off a well-known win however fell brief, as Umran Malik defended 17 runs within the closing over. Skipper Andrew Balbirnie's 60 and Paul Stirling's 40 arrange the chase for the Irish facet earlier than cameos from Harry Tector (39), George Dockrell (35*) and Mark Adair (23*) almost took the facet house.
After opting to bat first, Hardik Pandya's males posted 225 for seven within the decider on the again off Deepak Hooda's sensational 104 off 57 balls. India obtained off to a gradual begin with Ishan Kishan falling early for 3 within the third over. Sanju Samson who changed Ruturaj Gaikwad within the XI, then partnered Hooda for the second-wicket.
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The duo then notched up a blistering partnership of 176 runs from 85 balls - the very best T20I partnership by an Indian pair as they overtook the 165-run stand between Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul in 2017.
Samson introduced up his maiden T20I half-century (77) whereas Hooda proceeded to slam his maiden century within the format off 55 balls. He grew to become the fourth Indian to achieve the milestone behind Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina and KL Rahul. The Indian middle-order then frittered away within the death-overs as Dinesh Karthik, Axar Patel and Harshal Patel fell for golden geese.
Transient Scores: India: 225 for 7 in 20 overs (Deepak Hooda 104, Sanju Samson 77; Mark Adair 3/42, Josh Little 2/38, Craig Younger 2/35).
Eire: 221 for five in 20 overs (Paul Stirling 40, Andrew Balbirnie 60, Harry Tector 39; George Dockrell 34 not out; Ravi Bishnoi 1/41, Umran Malik 1/42).
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