On Wednesday, in their opening match at the Twenty20 World Cup against Ireland, Captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to have India bowl first. The Indian team has selected four pacers, including Hardik Pandya, two left-arm spin allrounders, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel. Virat Kohli will open the innings with Sharma after Yashasvi Jaiswal was left out, and Rishabh Pant will bat at number three. Meanwhile, Ireland has opted to go with three seamers and two spinners.
The match is taking place at Nassau County Stadium in New York City. This pitch has been more favorable to batsmen compared to the one that South Africa and Sri Lanka played on earlier in the week. Although there is cloud cover overhead, no rain is expected during the game.
India scored 182 against Bangladesh in a warm-up game held on Saturday at this very same stadium. This suggests that the pitch may be conducive to scoring runs for batting teams. The lineups for both teams are as follows: India – Rohit Sharma (captain), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah
