IREvsIND T20I: Rain likely to play spoilsport in series opener in Dublin

India and Ireland are set to lock horns in the first T20I of the three-match T20I series at the Malahide Cricket Stadium in Dublin, today. But in a disappointing piece of news for the Indian Cricket fans, who are eagerly waiting for the comeback of star pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, rain could play a villain in the T20I series opener against Ireland.

The weather is still cloudy at the Malahide Cricket Club with a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius. There are very high chances of rain during the match, which might interrupt the smooth conduction of the first of the three-match series between both teams.

Notably, Team India will be led by the star pacer Jasprit Bumrah, who is making his comeback after a long wait of 11 months due to an injury break. He couldn’t appear for India due to the back injury that he sustained last year and underwent rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy of Bengaluru.

Apart from that, there are also a few youngsters who are there to watch out for in the T20I series against Ireland. It includes the likes of IPL 2023 sensation Rinku Singh and one of the star performers in the T20I series against West Indies, Tilak Varma.

Here’s a look at India’s squad for the T20I series against Ireland:

Jasprit Bumrah (C), Ruturaj Gaikwad (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson (wk), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, and Avesh Khan

Speaking of Ireland, they will also be playing under the captaincy of veteran opener Paul Stirling after the former skipper Andy Balbirnie stepped down from the role a couple of weeks ago.

Ireland squad for the T20I series against India:

Paul Stirling (c), Andrew Balbirnie, Mark Adair, Ross Adair, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Fionn Hand, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Theo van Woerkom, Ben White, and Craig Young