2nd T20I: India beat Ireland by 143 runs, win series 2-0
Sports | Jun 30, 2018, 12:13 AM ISTIndia posted a massive 213 for four after being asked to take the first strike and then bundled out the hosts for a mere 70 in 12.3 overs.
India posted a massive 213 for four after being asked to take the first strike and then bundled out the hosts for a mere 70 in 12.3 overs.
Rohit returned to form to propel India to a competitive 176/3 and then young Sundar (3/22) blew away the top-order to help restrict Bangladesh to 159/6.
Shikhar Dhawan continued his red-hot form hitting second consecutive fifty of the series to power India to a clinical victory over Bangladesh by six wickets in the second T20I in Colombo.
Chasing a challenging target of 189, South Africa rode on local boy Klaasen's 69 off 30 deliveries and skipper Duminy's unbeaten 64 off 40 balls to chase down the score with six wickets in hand and 8 balls to spare.
India captain Kohli was once again in punishing mood in Centurion as he personally anchored Proteas' biggest humiliation in a bilateral series at home in last 17 years.
India produced a dominant performance to hammer Sri Lanka by five wickets in the third and final Twenty20 International (T20I) and win the three-match series 3-0 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.
Skipper Rohit Sharma, who blasted a 35-ball century, piloted India to a mammoth 260, the joint-second highest T20I total. In reply the visiting batsmen struggled and were dismissed at 172, losing the 3-match series 0-2.
Opening the batting, KL Rahul struck a quick 61 off 48 balls before leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal (4/23) triggered Sri Lanka's collapse to help India register a convincing win by 93 runs in the first T20I of the three-match series in Cuttack.
Indian bowlers defended a modest-looking 67 with admirable discipline as the hosts pipped New Zealand by six runs in the rain-hit third Twenty20 to claim the series 2-1 in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday.
Colin Munro smashed an unbeaten 54-ball hundred as New Zealand beat India by 40 runs in the second T20 international on Saturday and tied the 3-match series 1-1 in Rajkot.
This was India's first win against the world number one ranked Kiwis in six T20 international outings.
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