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.

Review of T20Is between India and Sri Lanka-Jan 2023

India won the most recent T20I series 2-1 at home.

A total of 29 T20Is have been played between these teams.

India leads 19-9 with 1 no-result.

In India, India leads 13-3 with 1 no-result

In Sri Lanka, India leads 5-3

On neutral grounds, India trails 1-3.

We now look at individual performances, starting with Batting:

Most runs (250 runs or more):

Headed by current players MD Shanaka and RG Sharma.

Only 2 centuries have been made, by RG Sharma and SA Yadav.

Regarding 50+ scores, Kohli has made 4 and several others made 3.

Highest innings scores (75 and above):

SA Yadav’s 112* in 2023 is the second highest score here.

Batting averages (Minimum 20 innings):

MD Shanaka is the only one who has played enough.

Highest strike rates (Minimum 250 balls faced):

RG Sharma has the best strike rate here, closely followed by Shanaka.

Now for Bowling:

Most wickets (8 or more):

YS Chahal leads by a comfortable margin. Chameera is the next highest among current players.

Best bowling (including all 4wi or better):

Headed by Ashwin’s 4-8 in 2016. Newcomer Shivam Mavi had the best figures (4-22) in the 2023 series.

Most dismissals (5 or more):

Led by Dhoni with 18. He also has the most stumpings with 9. Pandya has the most catches by a fielder (11)

Most dismissals in an innings (3 or more):

Headed by Dhoni with 4, while Nissanka has the most for Sri Lanka.

Best match performance (30 runs and 3wi):

Yuvraj Singh is the only one to reach this mark.