ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, India vs Ireland, live: Rohit Sharma and Co ready to begin title hunt

Live updates of the Men’s T20 World Cup Group A match between India and Ireland in New York.

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, India vs Ireland, live: Rohit Sharma and Co ready to begin title hunt

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Hello and welcome to Scroll’s coverage of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup!

The Indian men’s team will be kicking off their campaign at the 2024 edition with an exciting match up against Ireland in Group A at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York.

This will be the second match at the newly constructed stadium which will host six more fixtures, including the marquee India vs Pakistan clash on June 9.

What will be in store for the likes of the Indian spinners and the Irish batters? Well, if the first match at this venue is anything to go by, the pitch will assist the bowlers more significantly that any T20 viewer has observed over the last couple of months in the Indian Premier League.

Sri Lanka were bowled out for 77, their lowest T20I score, by South Africa who then chased down the target with 3.4 overs to spare, winning by six wickets. While the batters struggled to hit any noteworthy shots, the outfield made it difficult for boundaries to be scored and the overall quality of the pitch has been called into question.

In the format, the Indian dominance has been clear with the 2007 champion winning all seven of their completed Twenty20...

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