Summary of T20Is between India and Ireland

India and Ireland have played 8 T20Is, of which India won 7 and 1 match was washed out.

One match was played in England, and the rest in Ireland.

Results:

Most runs-75 and above:

The most runs are by Balbirnie, closely followed by Hooda and RG Sharma.

Highest innings-50 and above:

Hooda is the only one to make a century, while Sharma has come close. The highest in this series was 72 by Balbirnie. Balbirnie and Sharma are the only ones to make two fifties.

Most wickets-5 and above:

Chahal, K Yadav and Young share the top spot with 7 wickets.

Best innings bowling- including all 3wi and above:

Zaheer Khan and Kuldeep Yadav have the best innings figures. CA Young’s 2-2 was the best in this series.

Most dismissals-3 or more:

Headed by Dockrell (4 as fielder) and Tucker (4 as keeper).

Most innings dismissals (2 or more):

Thompson and Tucker have both taken 3 in an innings.

All-round (20 runs and 2 wickets in match):

Only one instance, by MR Adair.

T20Is between India and Ireland

A total of 5 such matches have been played between these teams:

India has won all 5 of them, including the first one in 2009 which was part of the T20 World Championship.

Most of these matches were one-sided, apart from the one on Jun 28.

A quick look at major statistical achievements:

Most runs (80 and more):

Newcomer DJ Hooda has the most runs. HT Tector also did well among newcomers, and has the most runs for Ireland.

Highest innings (60 and more):

Hooda leads here as well, surpassing RG Sharma again. Tector again has the highest score for Ireland.

Most wickets (4 and more):

YS Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav lead here.

Best innings bowling (3wi and more):

Zaheer Khan still leads with his figures from the first match. From this series the best was Adair’s 3-42 in the last match.

Most dismissals (3 or more):

Four players have 3 dismissals each, Dhoni and Tucker as keepers with Dockrell and Thompson as non-keepers.

Most innings dismissals (2 and more):

Thompson and Tucker have 3 dismissals apiece, which are the highest for non-keepers and keepers respectively.

All-round (20 and 2wi in the same match):

The only instance is by MR Adair in the last match, though it was not enough to win.