Acrobatics from Littlepublished at 15:25 British Summer Time 20 August 2023
India 36-2
Ireland bowler Josh Little is at full stretch at Malahide as the hosts make a strong start.
Ireland v India (15:00 BST)
India 185-5 after 20 Overs
Ireland need 186 runs to win
India 36-2
Ireland bowler Josh Little is at full stretch at Malahide as the hosts make a strong start.
India 34-2
Rohan Gavaskar (Former Indian Cricketer) on TNT Sports:
Varma has a top edge and Ireland take their second wicket. Barry McCarthy takes his first wicket of the afternoon, they'll be delighted with how they have started this game.
Varma 1 c Dockrell b McCarthy (India 34-2)
Ireland strike again as George Dockrell catches Tilak Varma from Barry McCarthy's ball.
Two good catches from the hosts.
One boundary and four singles again for India in that over.
But, of course, the big news was Jaiswal being dismissed for 18 despite looking to be in fine batting form.
Jaiswal 18 c Campher b Young (India 29-1)
That's a big wicket for Craig Young as Yashasvi Jaiswal's time at the crease is ended.
He went for a big shot but Curtis Campher was alert and quick at the boundary to take the catch.
A four and four singles from India's opening partnership in the third over. India are looking good already.
Barry McCarthy was bowling for the hosts and he hands to Craig Young.
India 21-0
Rohan Gavaskar (Former Indian Cricketer) on TNT Sports:
Jaiswal plays that shot really well. He was so patient with his timing. A top-class shot and there's pressure on Josh Little now.
That was a big over for India as they well and truly find their batting rhythm against Josh Little.
Jaiswal hit a six and an audacious four, while Gaikwad hit a four from Little's first ball of the over.
Rohan Gavaskar (Former Indian Cricketer) on TNT Sports:
Gaikwad showed some clever batting to record India's first boundary of the afternoon.
That's a solid opening over from Ireland's Mark Adair.
He concedes a single to each of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaikwad.
Josh Little takes the ball for the hosts.
Ireland's Mark Adair will bowl the first ball of this second match with Yashasvi Jaiswal ready to face him.
Ireland v India (15:00 BST)
The players from both teams make their way on to the Malahide pitch.
And the good news is the sun is still shining.
Anthems incoming...
Ireland v India (15:00 BST)
This umbrellas in this picture give something of a snapshot of what the weather was like for Friday's opening match.
Ireland v India (15:00 BST)
Today's match is the second of a three-match Twenty20 series, of course, with India looking to make it two wins from two.
They came out on top by two runs on the DLS method on Friday as rain brought an early end to play at Malahide.
Captain Jasprit Bumrah took two wickets in the first over as Ireland struggled to 59-6 before Barry McCarthy's unbeaten 51 helped the hosts to 139-7.
India openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaikwad put on 46 before Craig Young claimed two wickets in two balls.
It left India 47-2 when rain arrived and it was just enough for victory.
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Ireland v India (15:00 BST)
Ireland: Paul Stirling (capt), Andrew Balbirnie, Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Ben White, Craig Young.
India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh. Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Jasprit Bumrah (capt).
Ireland v India (15:00 BST)
Unlike on Friday, Ireland captain Paul Stirling wins the toss and he elects to bowl first.
That's the same decision that India captain Jasprit Bumrah made when he won the toss on Friday.
Ireland v India (15:00 BST)
OK, so the sun might only just be peeking out, and may not last, but these supporters certainly look like they are having fun ahead of the action starting.
Ireland v India (15:00 BST)
Two days after losing the opening Twenty20 match against India at Malahide, Ireland welcome the tourists to the same venue again this afternoon.
India won what is the first of three T20 encounters by two runs on the DLS method on Friday after rain forced an early end to proceedings.
It's always a risk being too confident about the weather in Ireland - especially during what has been a particularly wet summer - but conditions look promising for a good day's play in north Dublin (yes, we know, famous last words).
We're set to bring you live text commentary of all the action again, with a match report to follow. Thanks for joining us and enjoy!