Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Harry Tector, Some late inswing this time. Full and outside off, Tector tries to drive but gets an inside edge onto the pads.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Harry Tector, Skillful bowling. Kumar serves another inswinger, this time on a length and outside off, Harry walks forward and tries to flick but misses. It goes off his thigh pad to backward point.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Gareth Delany, Inswinger this time, going down the leg side, Delany attempts to flick but misses. It goes off his pads to square leg and they collect a leg bye.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Gareth Delany, Again an outswinger landing on a length around off, Delany pushes it a bit aerially off the leading edge but it doesn't carry to mid off.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Harry Tector, Edgy! Again a little bit of movement for Kumar. He serves it on a length around middle, it moves away a bit after landing, Tector tries to flick but it takes the leading edge and scoots down to third man. They cross for a run.
Hardik Pandya to Gareth Delany, FOUR! Fine shot! Hardik Pandya angles it in, around off on a good length, Gareth Delany stays on the back foot and cracks it through the gap at covers for a boundary.
Hardik Pandya to Gareth Delany, Well stopped by Hooda! On a good length and outside off, Delany blazes his shot at wide mid off where Hooda dives across to his left and makes a superb stop. He gets up and scores a direct hit at the bowler's end. The ball ricochets to deep mid-wicket and the batters collect two runs.
Hardik Pandya to Gareth Delany, Short and wide outside off, Gareth Delany flashes his bat at it and misses.
Hardik Pandya to Gareth Delany, Width there outside off, Delany stays back and runs it down to third man for a couple of runs.
Harry Tector is the next man in.
Hardik Pandya to Paul Stirling, OUT! CAUGHT! Both the Irish openers have been sent packing in the first 8 balls. Hardik Pandya hurls across a length ball close to off, Paul Stirling sticks on the back foot and once again tries to chip it over the infield on the off side. This time though it flies off the toe end of his bat and Deepak Hooda backtracks a bit to secure the skier at wide mid off.
Hardik Pandya to Paul Stirling, FOUR! This is how Paul Stirling bats. A little bit of width outside off, on a good length, Paul stays back and lofts it over covers for a boundary.
The skipper, Hardik Pandya starts from the other end.
Hardik Pandya to Paul Stirling, Play and a miss! It's on a length and outside off, Paul Stirling throws his bat at it but it seams away to beat the outside edge.
Gareth Delany walks out at number 3.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Gareth Delany, Shout for an lbw, the finger has stayed down and India have decided to review the decision. Bhuvneshwar Kumar hurls across a length ball, around off and gets it to jag back in sharply off the seam. Gareth Delany tries to flick from the back foot but misses. He is pinged on the pads, but the umpire turns down the appeal. Ball Tracking shows that it's missing the stumps. India lose a review.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Andy Balbirnie, OUT! BOWLED! The last delivery moved away from the batter and this one shapes back in a long way from outside off. It's on a length, Andy Balbirnie stays back to play it straight down but the ball nips in and goes through the gap to dislodge the bails. Early setback for the Irish team.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Andy Balbirnie, Delivers it on a good length and outside off, shaping away, Andy Balbirnie plays it down from the back foot to point.