India vs Ireland 1st T20 Highlights: India beat Ireland by 7 wickets

IND Vs IRE Live Score: Ishan Kishan in action

India vs Ireland Live Score 1st T20I: Deepak Hooda produced a super show with the bat as India defeated Ireland by seven wickets in the first T20I at the The Village in Malahide. Hooda, who usually comes in the middle-order, walked out to open the innings and returned unbeaten on 47(29). His efforts helped India chase down a challenging 109 in 9.2 overs as the encounter was reduced to 12 overs a side due to rain. Hooda got great support from the captain, who scored 24(12) balls before getting out LBW against Joshua Little. Ishan Kishan too scored 26 off 11 balls, while Suryakumar Yadav was dismissed for a duck. Earlier in the day, Harry Tector scored an unbeaten 64(33) to help Ireland post a challenging 108/4 in 12 overs after being invited to bat first. Batting at a strike-rate of 193.94, the right-handed batter hit six 4s and three 6s. India started the rain curtailed encounter on a strong note. Bhuvneshwar Kumar provided India with a wicket in the first over and captain Hardik Pandya struck in the second. Avesh Khan then picked a wicket as Ireland were reduced to 23/3 at one stage. However, a solid 50-run partnership between Tector and Lorcan Tucker revived things for the hosts. Catch the Highlights of IND vs IRE 1st T20I: