“Felt very good, so many sessions I did at the NCA, didn’t feel I missed out a lot or was doing something new. Credit to the staff, they kept me in good spirits. You are not thinking about yourself, you are thinking about others out there. Not really nervous but very happy,” Bumrah said.

Besides Bumrah, debutant Prasidh Krishna and spinner Ravi Bishnoi also chipped in with two wickets each as India restricted Ireland to 139-7. 

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In return, India had a solid start, with Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaikwad looking assured. But Ireland fought back, as Craig Young dismissed Jaiswal and Tilak Varma in back-to-back deliveries.

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Then, the rain started pouring at the 6.5 over mark, with India’s score at 47-2, two runs ahead of the DLS par score. The two umpires had a chat with Bumrah and Paul Stirling and decided to call it a match and India sealed a win by two runs (DLS method) and took a 1-0 series lead.

Speaking about the match, Bumrah said: “There was some swing upfront so we wanted to use it. Luckily, we won the toss and it was coming out fine. There was some help due to the weather, so very happy.” 

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