Ireland won the first match of the T20 series and took the lead in the series. Ireland overtook their target of 109 in 9.2 overs. There were 12 overs each due to rain. Hardy won the toss and elected to field.
The new ball was handed over to Bhuvneshwar Kumar. The ground thrown in the first over did not make things worse. Bhuvneshwar Kumar got off to a good start by returning the Ireland captain in the fifth ball of the over. The star’s swing ball took the stumps of the ball. With this wicket, Bhuvneshwar Kumar set an international T20 record.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar has taken the most powerplay wickets in international T20s. He took 34 wickets, surpassing the record of 33 wickets taken by Samuel Badri and Tim Southee.
Most wickets in the powerplay in T20Is
- 34 – Bhuvneshwar Kumar
- 33 – Tim Southee
- 33 – Samuel Badree
- 27 – Shakib Al Hasan
- 26 – Josh Hazlewood
Bhuvneshwar Kumar took 1 wicket for 16 runs in 3 overs including 1 maiden. The player bowled with excellent economy in powerplay. He conceded just 742 runs off 804 balls in the powerplay. Economy – only 5.53