India held Ireland in a thrilling contest in Dublin to clinch the two-match T20I series 2-0.
Indian bowlers all around the park. Ireland captain Andrew Balbirnie top-scored for the side with 60 off just 37 balls, while opener Paul Stirling (40 off 18 balls), Harry Tector (39 off 28 balls), and George Dockrell (34 off 16 balls) all played a crucial role in the Irish innings, but the hosts eventually fell short by 4 runs.
Indian speedster Umran Malik was tasked with defending 17 runs in the final over of the innings, and he made a good start with a dot ball. However, Umran’s issues with overstepping troubled him again in the final over, as he conceded a no-ball next, followed by Mark Adair smashing him for two successive fours. With the match now tilted in the favour of Ireland, the pressure was on the young 22-year-old, but Umran held his nerve to bowl a length delivery, followed by a pin-point yorker; both conceded a run each.
With Ireland needing a 6 off the final ball, Umran bowled a short-of-a-length delivery outside the off-stump but Adair couldn’t connect with the ball, resulting in another single as India won the game by four runs.
