Irish could earn passage to India
Ireland have nothing to lose but perhaps a fortune to gain in their final ICC World Twenty20 group match against India.
William Porterfield's team are assured of their Super Eights progression, irrespective of the outcome against India at Trent Bridge tonight, thanks to their victory over Bangladesh at the same venue on Monday.
That result was hastened by Kevin O'Brien's unbeaten 39 from only 17 balls - and Porterfield concedes the all-rounder could just be one of his team capable of catching the eye of a mega-bucks Indian Premier League franchise, should he give another hint of his talents on the big stage.
"Kevin O'Brien showed what he could do against Bangladesh. He's one player in our team that can clear the ropes. If IPL is in the back of his mind, he did himself no harm.
"It would be great if one of our guys did get signed up."Approaching milestones
- Gautam Gambhir (378) requires 22 runs to become the first batsman to amass 400 runs in Twenty20 Internationals for India.
- Gambhir (277) needs 23 runs to become the first batsman to aggregate 300 runs in the ICC World Twenty20.
Head to Head
- India and Ireland would be playing against each other for the first time in Twenty20 Internationals.
- In case of an Indian win, Ireland would be recording their first ever defeat in Twenty20 Internationals. They have won four out of five contested while their game against the Netherlands could not produce result.
- India have won eight and lost four out of 14 contested (1 NR, 1 Tied) - winning % 57.14.
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