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Ireland batter Gareth Delany gave his side that proper late push, in the last over of the innings. He did it by going after Prasidh Krishna, during the first T20I vs India, at the Civil Service Cricket Club, in Belfast. Delany looked calm and still sort of aggressive, and he racked up 27 runs in that final over, which meant Ireland finished on 182/5 in 17 overs… pretty competitive in the end.

 

Now Prasidh Krishna had bowled some parts really well, you could see it, but then the last over went bad, like proper costly. Delany was on top of every bit of width or anything loose Krishna offered.

 

Gareth Delany Sort of Flips It in the Last Over

 

Krishna came back for the last over with Ireland needing quick runs. George Dockrell opened with a boundary , smashed straight down the ground after Krishna somehow missed his yorker, and from there it didn’t really get better.

 

Dockrell took a single, and then Delany just took the entire over. He clouted a full ball for four, then went on this streak where he smashed three sixes in a row. The first one was over fine leg, a timed pull shot. The second one basically went straight into the sightscreen after Delany picked up yet another slower ball. He then wrapped the innings with another huge hit, this time over long-on, so Ireland ended things on a high note.

 

That over netted 27 runs, and it gave Ireland the kind of finish they wanted, especially after that steady base in the middle overs.

 

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Prasidh Krishna Ends With a Rough Note

 

For Krishna, the final over was basically about struggles finding yorkers. Most balls went right into the batter’s zone and Delany used them, no mercy, pretty direct.

 

The Indian fast bowler ended with figures of 4 overs, 57 runs, and no wickets. Earlier he’d taken a good catch to get rid of Benjamin Calitz, but that expensive death-over did the damage and kind of erased the positives from the rest of his spell.

 

Ireland will be happy though, because those extra late runs can absolutely swing a T20 match.

 

India Start the Chase, and it’s pretty brisk

 

India went for it early in the chase even after losing a wicket, kinda typical. Sanju Samson made only 5 before being bowled by Jai Moondra.

 

Abhishek Sharma looked in rhythm from the first balls. The left-handed opener sped to 28 runs off just 8 deliveries, hitting three fours and also two sixes. Ishan Kishan came in and stayed unbeaten, on one run.

 

India were already 34/1 after 2.3 overs, and still needed another 149 to win. That aggressive start kept India in control of the hunt, even with Samson gone.