India kickstarted their tournament with a bang against Ireland and won the match by 8 wickets. India had won the toss and opted to bowl first which proved to be correct, India restricted Ireland to just 96 runs. Every bowler contributed well and bowled economical spells. Hardik Pandya roared a fiery comeback and scalped 3 wickets while Jasprit Bumrah spared just 6 runs and picked 3 wickets including a maiden. India looked solid both with bat and bowl.
Jasprit Bumrah praises New York pitch
India had a comprehensive and easy victory over Ireland in the opening game. India restricted Ireland to just 96 runs and India chased the target within 13 overs. Rohit Sharma scored a half-century, and bowlers made the day for their fans Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh were the highlight of the first innings. Out of form Hardik Pandya proved the doubters wrong after a brilliant spell against Ireland. Jasprit Bumrah was adjourned as the Player of the Match for his economical bowling spell of 2/6. In the post-match presentation, he expressed his views on the newly made pitch in New York facing backlashes from many experts saying the pitch drop-in is not proper out-field and is very slow players can’t judge the ball easily swing and bounce are very surprising Jasprit Bumrah showed his class in IPL too scalping 20 wickets with an economy of . Jasprit Bumrah says:
“Coming from India, with the ball seaming around, I wouldn’t complain when there’s help for bowlers. In this format you have to adapt to the conditions, you have to be proactive,” stated Bumrah in a post-match interview.
“Trying to stick to the plans and trying to go back to what has worked for me. You always want to cover all the bases in these conditions. You got to be prepared, very happy with the outing today,” added the pacer.
India will face now their arch-rivals Pakistan on Sunday which will be a certified blockbuster and fans can’t wait to witness that high-voltage match a new chapter will be written in New York.
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