India vs Ireland 1st T20I Highlights: IND beat IRE by 2 runs via DLS

So Jasprit Bumrah and Paul Sterling have shook hands in the umpires' presence underneath umbrellas and that is how this match ends. India thus go 1-0 up in the series with the only takeaways really being Bumrah's impressive return to international cricket and McCarthy's brilliant innings that led Ireland's fightback.

That is how things stand at the moment in case you have forgotten. The only update right now is that it continues to pour in Malahide and the covers are firmly in place. As it stands, India are 2 runs ahead of the DLS par score and so if there are no more balls bowled in this match, they would win this game.

Judging by the noises coming from the ground, the game might as well be over. The rain is only getting heavier and chances of it going away any time soon seems minuscule.

Well rain was forecast and it stayed away all this while but now that it is here, it seems like we will have to entertain it for a while.

Well it had been pouring for quite a few minutes now and the umpires decide that they have had enough. They lead the players off. India are 2 runs ahead of the DLS par score.

Tilak Varma falls first ball! Back of a length delivery down leg from Young, Varma tries to tuck it away, ends up edging it behind where wicketkeeper Tucket takes a brilliant catch diving to his right.

Varma c Tucker b Young 0 (1), India 46/2 in 6.3 overs

Bouncer from Craig Young for his 2nd delivery of the seventh, Jaiswal miscues the pull. It goes high up in the air, captain Sterling calls it and he takes the catch. 

Jaiswal c Stirling b Young 24 (23), India 46/1 in 6.2 overs

What a way to end the powerplay. Pull shot of some aplomb from Jaiswal to send the ball over the boundary. He movges to 24 off 22, Gaikwad is on 18 off 14 and India are absolutely blazing along at the moment.

It had been more than an over since the last boundary and so India needed that. Short down the leg side from McCarthy and Gaikwad sends that over the boundary with a pull. India go above the DLS part score with that shot.

India are 24/0 in 4 overs. Jaiswal on 13 off 16, Gaikwad on 10 off 11. There is a slight drizzle coming down now and people are opening their umbrellas in the stands. 

Jaiswal is on 11 off 12, Gaikwad on four off six. Barry McCarthy, Ireland's hero with the bat, bowled his first over and gave just three runs away.

How in the world do Ireland not have a wicket in that situation? This will be seen on social media for years to come folks. Jaiswal and Gaikwad go for the run but the latter turns back at the last moment and both batters end up a the non-striker's end. But the throw from square leg is at the non-striker's end too and that gives Gaikwad the chance to sprint to the striker's end. He does so succesfully with a dive as the throw to that end comes in late as well. Garbage cricket at the end which this will go down in the records as a leg bye.

He smacked the third ball behind point and then hits the fifth ball which is full outside off through covers.

Right, here are Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaikwad opening for India. Mark Adair bowls the first over for Ireland.

Barry McCarthy ends the innings with a six and reaches a maiden T20I fifty. He ends unbeaten on 55 off 33, what an innings this has been from him and Ireland have set India a target of 140 to win.

Barry McCarthy has reached 45 off 31, he is eyeing a first T20I fifty here with one ball left. Absolutely muscled by McCarthy over the bowler's head. Arshdeep follows that with a beamer and so the last ball of the over has to be bowled again, this time as a free hit.

This has been a fairly good fightback from Ireland, considering they were 59/6 at one point. Getting to 130 would be a commendable achievement. The fact remains though, that India will be disappointed if they can't chase whatever it is that Ireland will be able to set today.

There it is, Arshdeep ends the partnership with a searing yorker that smashes the stumps behind Campher.

Campher b Arshdeep Singh 39 (33), Ireland 116/7 (17.5 overs)

Ireland finally have something going for them. A four and a six from McCarthy off the second and third balls of Prasidh's over. Then McCarthy ends that with another four. He moves to 31 off 23, Campher has scored 37 in 28. They have put up 55 now off just 39 for the eighth.

Campher goes after Bumrah and gets the goods. He has moved to 36 off 27, Barry McCarthy on 17 off 18 and Ireland have reached 99/6. This is turning out to be a good partnership for them.

Googly from Bishnoi, McCarthy smashes it over long on and Ireland finally have a six in this innings. Such has been India's stranglehold.

Big appeal for LBW turned down. Bishnoi urges Bumrah to review and the latter obliges. Length ball turning into Adair who had ventured down the track for a big one. Ball hit his pad, no bat. The ball-tracking showed three reds and so Adair is gone.

Adair lbw b Ravi Bishnoi 16 (16), Ireland 59/6 in 10.3 overs

Washington Sundar brought in now and so Jasprit Bumrah really digging into the significant bowling resources India have at their disposal today. Sundar is the sixth different bowler for India in just the first 10 overs and he is also returning after a long injury break. His last international appearance came in February this year.hisaW

Shivam Dube brought in for the ninth over. He hadn't bowled a single ball thoughout the 2023 season of the IPL and it is his batting performances that got him back toi the Indian team. But he is a very useful medium pacer. In the middle for Ireland are Campher on 11 off 9 and Mark Adair who has scored 5 in 5. He had almost scored a century on his Test debut against England at Lord's in June this year.

Well this match is going only one way at the moment. Back of a length from Prasidh, Dockrell looks to slap it away, ends up spooning it to Gaikwad at cover.