IND vs IRE Match Prediction- Who Will Win Today’s Match Between India And Ireland, India Tour Of Ireland 2022, 1st T20I – The much-awaited two-match T20I series between India and Ireland will kickstart with the series-opener on Sunday in Dublin. Both the teams will be keen to make a winning start to the series.

A win in the first game will be enough for the teams to take an unassailable lead. Both the teams will be fancying their chances going into the series-opener. Team India will be the firm favourites for the first match as well as the series.

Ireland, however, will be hoping to cause an upset against an Indian side that is low on experience and is without some of its biggest names. India will be without the likes of skipper Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Rishabh Pant, Jasprit Bumrah and several other key players for the series.

All the aforementioned players are currently in England to prepare for the upcoming rescheduled Test. India are coming into this series following a 2-2 draw against South Africa. The Men in Blue had lost the first two games of the T20I series before winning the following two to draw level. The fifth match of the series was abandoned due to rain.

On the other hand, Ireland has not played a single game across formats since featuring in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier 2022 in February. The lack of match practice could prove costly for the hosts.

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IND vs IRE Match Prediction- Who Will Win Today’s Match Between India And Ireland, India Tour Of Ireland 2022, 1st T20I:

India vs Ireland – Head-to-head:

India and Ireland have played 3 T20Is against each other so far. And on all the three occasions, India have finished as the winning side. India will be looking to continue their winning run against Ireland while the latter will be desperate to end their winless streak.

Venue statistics – T20I:

Both the games will be played at the The Village, Dublin. So as India and Ireland gear up for the series-opener, we are taking a look at the statistics of the previous T20Is held at the venue.

Total matches – 18

Matches won batting first – 7

Matches won bowling first – 11

Average 1st Inns score – 153

Average 2nd Inns score – 136

Highest total – 252/3 (20 Ov) by Scotland vs Netherlands

Lowest total – 70/10 (12.3 Ov) by Ireland vs India

Highest score chased – 194/6 (17.4 Ov) by Ireland vs Scotland

Lowest score defended – 129/8 (20 Ov) by Hong Kong vs Ireland.

Who Will Score Most Runs For India – Ishan Kishan

Who Will Take Most Wickets For India – Avesh Khan

Who Will Score Most Runs For Ireland – Paul Stirling

Who Will Pick Most Wickets For New Zealand – George Dockrell

IND vs IRE Match Prediction- Who Will Win Today’s Match Between India And Ireland, India Tour Of Ireland 2022, 1st T20I

India is definitely the favourite for the first game and looks set to win the 1st India vs Ireland T20I. If India bat first, they are likely to score somewhere between 160-170 and defend that total. In case of bowling first, they are likely to restrict the hosts to a below-par total and chase it down.