Matthew Humphreys bowls a stock ball outside off, pitching at length. Arshdeep Singh attempts a flick but mistimes it, sending a catch to deep mid wicket where Tim Tector holds on. The batter is caught out. Arshdeep Singh departs for 2 off 4. Ireland win by 34 runs!
A stock ball on a back of a length line just outside off, met crisply by Prasidh Krishna who cuts it neatly along the ground for one run. Krishna gets off the mark with a controlled stroke.
Humphreys bowls a stock ball on a back of a length outside off, and Prasidh Krishna works a crisp cut shot off the back foot, slicing it square but finds no gap for runs.
The stock ball is pitched back of a length outside off, and Harshit Rana goes for a wild slog but miscues it in the air. He’s caught at deep mid wicket, falling for 8 off 9 deliveries. Harshit Rana has departed after a brief innings.
Over 18. 9 runs. Bowler: Jai Moondra. India Men: 8-147(rr 8.17) Harshit Rana attempts a pull off a back-of-a-length delivery on leg stump but fails to time it cleanly. The ball skids past the fielder, allowing an opportunistic single. India still face a steep climb with 36 runs needed from 12 deliveries and just two wickets in hand.
Over 17. 3 runs. Bowler: Gareth Delany. India Men: 8-138(rr 8.12) The leg spinner delivers a length ball just outside off, and Arshdeep drives it crisply along the ground for a single. Arshdeep Singh gets off the mark. India require 45 runs from 18 balls with two wickets in hand, facing a steep chase and just a 1% win probability.
The googly drifts just outside off on a length, and Axar Patel goes for a wild slog but mistimes it. He is caught by Tim Tector at long on. Axar Patel departs for 15 off 16 deliveries.
Over 16. 6 runs. Bowler: Jai Moondra. India Men: 7-135(rr 8.44) Jai Moondra delivers a back of a length ball outside off stump. Shivam Dube attempts a worked shot but splices it in the air, and he's caught by the bowler. Shivam Dube goes for 25 off 14. Ireland's win probability surges from 65% to 91%, with India needing 48 runs off 24 balls and only three wickets left, their chances down to 9%.
Axar Patel attempts a drive off a back of a length, no movement delivery outside off, but it's mis-timed and runs through to extra cover for a quick single.
Over 15. 14 runs. Bowler: Matthew Humphreys. India Men: 6-129(rr 8.6) A length ball on off stump from the stock delivery, and Shivam Dube unleashes a controlled slog over long on, sending it sailing for six! India's chances have notably improved, needing 54 from 30 balls with four wickets in hand and a 34% win probability.
A back of a length stock ball outside off, the batter attempts a flick but misses, and the ball goes wide for an extra. The wicketkeeper quickly fields it to keep the extras to a minimum.
The stock ball, landing back of a length on off, sees the batter attempt to work it but misses, the ball sliding past on the leg side to be collected cleanly by the keeper.
The bowler delivers a full-length stock ball just outside off, and the batter drives it crisply. Axar Patel times it perfectly, sending the ball racing through extra cover for four after a misfield. That boundary shifts momentum with India’s win probability rising from 16% to 21%.
