Ireland clean swept world champions India in a two-T20I series. Here’s how players fromboth the squads performed across the two games.
Ireland player ratings
Tim Tector: 5/10
M: 2 | 22 runs at 11.00, SR 122.22, HS: 17
With scores of 17 and 5 in the two games, Tector wasn’t effective in getting Ireland off the ground in the powerplay.
Ross Adair: 5/10
M: 2 | 28 runs at 14.00, SR 200, HS: 16
Same as his opening partner, Adair was dismissed within three overs in both the games after a breezy start.
Harry Tector: 8/10
M: 2 | 53 runs at 26.50, SR 106, HS: 53
After a duck in the first game, the elder Tector scored a ninth T20I fifty in the second game to lead Ireland to a famous win.
Lorcan Tucker: 8/10
M: 2 | 40 runs at 13.33, SR 114, HS: 32
Having taken over as the full-time captain ahead of the series, Tucker scored a half-century in the first game, and captained the team to a famous series win over the world champions.
Ben Calitz: 7/10
M: 2 | 65 runs at 32.50, SR 120.37, HS: 50
Calitz’s best came in the second game, where he scored a 23-ball 37 and added 65 runs for the fourth wicket with Harry Tector.
Gareth Delany: 6/10
M: 2 | 49 runs at 24.50, SR 148.48, HS: 49 | 1 wicket at 3, ec 3, BBI: 1-3
Delany fell one short of a fifty and also picked up a wicket in the first game, that of Axar Patel.
George Dockrell: 5/10
M: 2 | 38 runs at 19, SR 158.33, HS: 19
The left-arm spinning all-rounder wasn’t needed with the ball but a 10-ball 19 in the first game took Ireland to a strong total.
Liam McCarthy: 7/10
M: 2 | 1 wickets at 51, ec 7.28, BBI: 1-29
McCarthy took the all-important wicket of Abhishek Sharma in the first game and bowled four overs for just 22 runs in the second while going wicketless.
Matthew Humphreys: 8/10
M: 2 | 4 wickets at 16.50, ec 8.42, BBI: 3-38
Humphreys took three wickets in the first game and one in the second to complete an effective series with the ball.
Jai Moondra: 10/10
M: 2 | 5 wickets at 11.40, ec 7.12, BBI: 3-32
The star of the show, Jai Moondra broke the back of the Indian batting lineup with a debut series for the ages. He was also named the player of the series with five wickets across the two games.
Also read: Who is Jai Moondra, the Rajasthan-born quick making his Ireland debut against India?
Matt Hollard: 10/10
M: 2 | 6 wickets at 9, ec 6.75, BBI: 3-26
Hollard, like Moondra, was also making his debut and made a mark, taking three wickets each in both the games to finish as the top wicket-taker.
India player ratings
Abhishek Sharma: 6/10
M: 2 | 49 runs at 24.50, SR 233.33, HS: 49
A late revision prevented Abhishek from getting a fifty in the first match, but was dismissed for a golden duck in the second.
Sanju Samson: 1/10
M: 2 | 5 runs at 2.50, SR 100, HS: 5
A series to forget for Samson as he fell to Moondra in both the games, with scores of 5 and 0. He could now realistically lose his spot to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi for the England series.
Ishan Kishan: 2/10
M: 2 | 13 runs at 6.50, SR 81.25, HS: 12
Like most of his batting lineup, Kishan, too, couldn’t build on his recent form, managing only 13 runs.
Shreyas Iyer: 2/10
M: 2 | 13 runs at 6.50, SR 92.85, HS: 10
Iyer will want to move on quickly form his maiden T20I series as captain. He also managed just 13 runs across the two games.
Tilak Varma: 6/10
M: 2 | 74 runs at 37, SR 110.44, HS: 55
The series’ top-scorer with knocks of 19 and 55, but he could have accelerated a bit earlier in the second match to see India through.
Washington Sundar: 1/10
M: 1 | 9 runs, SR 75 | 0 wickets, ec 19.00
Washington played only the first game, scoring a 12-ball nine from No.6 and went wicketless while conceding 19 runs in an over. He was dropped for Suryansh Shedge in the second match.
Shivam Dube: 5/10
M: 2 | 45 runs at 22.50, SR 150, HS: 25 | 3 wickets at 14.33, ec 7.16, BBI: 2-25
Dube didn’t do much wrong in the series, taking three wickets and aggregating 45 runs. But he probably lost his wicket at a crucial juncture in both the matches.
Axar Patel: 4/10
M: 2 | 29 runs at 14.50, SR 85.29, HS: 15 | 2 wickets at 30.50, ec 7.62, BBI: 2-33
Patel faced 34 deliveries in the series to score only 29 runs, but still did well to arrest collapses in both the games. The management would have liked him to stay until the end being one of the most experienced players in the side.
Suryansh Shedge: 1/10
M: 1 | 1 run, SR 20 | 0 wickets, ec 12.50
Not a great T20I debut for Shedge, who scored just one run in five balls and bowled two expensive overs in the second match, going for 25 runs without picking up a wicket.
Also read: Who is Suryansh Shedge, India’s debutant in the second T20I against Ireland?
Harshit Rana: 8/10
M: 2 | 29 runs at 14.50, SR 152.63, HS: 21 | 4 wickets at 10.25, ec 5.85, BBI: 3-24
India’s best performer across the series. Having recently returned from a long-term injury, he took three wickets in the first match and one in the second. He also slammed a 10-ball 21 when all seemed lost, but couldn’t take the team through in a one-run loss.
Arshdeep Singh: 6/10
M: 2 | 4 wickets at 15.75, ec 7.87, BBI: 2-28
Though Arshdeep took two early wickets in both the games, he left a lot to be desired at the death, going at almost eight an over in the series.
Prasidh Krishna: 1/10
M: 1 | 0 wickets, ec 14.25
Prasidh played just the first game and was taken for plenty, 57 runs in his four overs to be exact. He was dropped for debutant Prince Yadav in the second match.
Prince Yadav: 7/10
M: 1 | 3 wickets at 7.33, ec 5.50, BBI: 3-22
Prince was drafted in for the second match and took three wickets, including a great final over where he conceded just five runs and picked up two wickets.
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