India begin their campaign. They go up against a talented and growing Ireland, who have nice blend of youth and experience. For India, an year of questions looks to be answered with Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma gearing up for another big event. The question though is where will Virat Kohli bat. Do India see him as an opener or do they keep him at number three, where he has dominated for so many years?

IND vs IRE Match Details

Date: June 5th, 2024

Time:  8:00 PM IST

Venue: Nassau County International Stadium, New York

IND vs IRE Weather Report

The weather looks pretty good for the upcoming game.

IND vs IRE Pitch Report

New York’s pitch has been used and is a little slow. The outfield too is not the fastest and batting first could be a better choice.

IND vs IRE Predicted Playing XI

IND Playing XI

Rohit Sharma, Yashashvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammad Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah

IRE Playing XI

Andy Balbairne, Paul Stirling, Lorcan Tucker, Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Craig Young, Josh Little

IND vs IRE Key Players

Rishabh Pant

Rishabh Pant is back in blue. His comeback has been a story and now to be back in the World Cup squad is a huge story. He was in pretty good nick during the IPL and had a nice warm-up game. He is one who loves to handle pressure and that is something that has been missing for India in recent tournaments.

Josh Little

Josh Little is Ireland’s T20 star. He has played a fair bit around the World and what happens here could help him move through the rest of the tournament.

IND vs IRE Match Tips

India are favorites unless Ireland can pull of an upset.

Match Prediction: India Will Win the Match