India vs Ireland, 2nd T20I: Virat Kohli's men win by 143 runs, complete series whitewash

This has been a top, top performance by the Indians. A comprehensive 2-0 victory in the series.

For Ireland, there's surely a lot to learn from the two games.

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Until next time, it's goodbye.

INDIA WIN!

Virat Kohli's men shoot-out Ireland for 70 and win the second T20I by a masisve 143 runs.

OUT!

Rankin is stumped by Kuldeep who gets his third.

OUT!

Stuart Thompson steps out and tries to pull off what Rankin did in the last over. He fails miserably.

Chahal comes from around the wicket, turns the ball in to the left-hander sharply and knocks over the bails. Third wicket for him.

Ireland have lost their ninth wicket. The end is near.

IRE - 68/9 after 12 overs.

SIX!

Pleasant surprise this. Boyd Rankin steps out to Kuldeep and sends the ball out of the park.

A wicket and nine runs came from that over.

IRE - 65/8 after 11 overs.

OUT!

Another Irish batsman bites the dust, this time it's George Dockrell.

Tried to get a maximum but could only manage to find Umesh Yadav at long-on.

Kuldeep gets his second wicket.

After the happenings of the last game, one would've imagined the only chance Ireland had with the bat was early on. They needed to get runs off the Indian pacers but failed miserably, losing wickets in heaps.

Once the spinners came on, it was a foregone conclusion anyway. And that's exactly what's happening now.

Stuart Thompson, though, has managed to swing his bat and get two top-edges that have run away for four down fine-leg. Chahal will surely not be pleased.

IRE - 56/7 after 10 overs.

OUT!

Just as we mentioned him, Kuldeep Yadav comes into the attack and strikes immediately.

Ireland skipper Gary Wilson, after trying hard to put up a fight, gets clean-bowled for 15 off 18.

The ball was tossed up wonderfully, Wilson tried to slap it away awkwardly but saw his stumps getting rattled with after sharp turn.

Solid start for Kuldeep, a wicket and two singles off his first over.

IRE - 45/7 after 9 overs.

Another top over from Chahal. A wicket and four singles came from it.

It was him and Kuldeep Yadav who wrecked havoc in the first game, seems like India won't need the latter today.

IRE - 40/6 after 8 overs.

That moment when you get a wicket on debut.@sidkaul22  pic.twitter.com/LFD6OKVZHF

— BCCI (@BCCI) June 29, 2018

OUT!

Drama here at the Malahide Cricket Club in Dublin.

Simi Singh survives a loud caught-behind appeal. It did look like there was an edge. But the umpire didn't budge.

The Irishman didn't survive the next ball as he missed a sweep shot and got caught plumb in front.

Chahal gets his second wicket!

A wicket and six runs came from that Hardik over.

Kuldeep gets a few stares for slipping through a boundary at third-man.

IRE - 36/5 after 7 overs.

OUT!

Ireland have lost half their side.

The dangerous Kevin O'Brien walks back for a duck.

Tried to pull a short ball from Hardik, could only manage a top-edge which is pouched by Kuldeep Yadav at third-man.

Yuzvendra Chahal comes in to have a bowl.

OUT!

Andrew Balbirnie clean-bowled by an absolute peach from the Indian leg-spinner.

The ball was tossed up, drifted towards leg, bounced and turned sharply, and finally crashed into off-stump. Brilliant!

Ireland are in serious trouble now!

IRE - 30/4 after 6 overs.

Skipper Gary Wilson joins Balbirnie out in the middle.

Hardik Pandya comes into the attack for India.

Quiet over this, just 4 runs off it.

IRE - 27/3 after 5 overs.

An intruder runs on to the field with an Indian flag in his hand and runs straight to Kohli at mid-off. Brief delay there.

OUT!

Kaul gets his first international wicket. What a moment for him! All his team-mates are there to congratulate him.

A big wicket this. James Shannon, who'd made an attacking half-century in the previous match, walks back for 2.

Beaten for pace there, tried to go for a pull but the ball hurried on. KL Rahul takes the catch off the top-edge at covers.

There was a slight halt, as the umpires checked for no-ball. It was close but the call goes in India's favour.

IRE - 23/3 after 4 overs.

Andrew Balbirnie is the new man at the crease for Ireland. And he's off with a glorious boundray!

The ball was slightly up, Balbirnie gets on the front foot and plays a gorgeous cover-drive on the rise for four.

18 runs and a wicket came from that action-packed over from Umesh Yadav.

IRE - 22/2 after 3 overs.

Four!

First boundary for Ireland. Umesh gets his line wrong, William Porterfield guides the bouncer to fine-leg for four.

SIX!

What a shot from Porterfield!

Umesh bowls a slower one, the left-hander slogs it for a huge six over mid-wicket.

OUT!

It's all happening here!

Porterfield goes for a paddle-sweep, gets yorked and sees his stumps getting rattled.

Umesh wins the battle!

India are off to a great start with the ball.

Umesh Yadav removes Paul Stirling with a beautiful out-swinger. Raina takes a good catch at second slip.

Kaul, making his debut, gives away just three from his first over.

IRE - 4/1 after 2 overs.

A final flourish by Pandya with 32 off 9 takes India past their score from Wednesday - they finish on 213/4. Massive effort needed with the bat to level the series.#IREvIND #BackingGreen pic.twitter.com/HFqIl6vXK6

— Cricket Ireland (@Irelandcricket) June 29, 2018

A solid effort with the bat once again from India.

KL Rahul and Suresh Raina were the stars, but Hardik Pandya's cameo was spectacular too.

This is the first time India have posted 200-plus scores in consecutive matches in T20Is.

Will Ireland pull off something special?

Join us after a short break for the chase!

END OF THE INNINGS

India finish with 213/4 from their 20 overs.

SIX!

One-handed six from Hardik! Inexplicable shot from the all-rounder. He swings hard to go over covers - the bats flies away to square-leg, the ball sails over the ropes.

SIX!

What a shot from Hardik! Strikes it cleanly, the ball goes straight over the bowler and out of the stadium.

Four!

This time Hardik plays it on the ground and the ball races away left of long-on for four.

21 runs off the final over.

Pandey is playing a lovely knock here, for Ireland that is. The right-hander is batting on a run-a-ball 18 at the moment.

SIX!

What a stunning shot from Hardik!

He'd played a helicopter shot to end the last match, plays a similar flick for six over square-leg.

SIX!

Back-to-back maximums for Hardik!

This one is even bigger. In fact it's huuuge! Stands and delivers over mid-wicket.

Peter Chase is getting a mighty hammering here.

Just the over India was looking for. Need just 8 runs in the last over to touch 200.

IND 192/4 after 19 overs.

OUT!

Raina perishes and it's that man Kevin O'Brien again. The southpaw holes out at deep mid--wicket.

But a superb knock from Raina, he goes for 69 off 45.

Hardik Pandya is the new man at the crease for India.

Absolutely brillaint from Kevin at this stage, just seven runs and a wicket came from it.

IND - 174/4 after 18 overs.

Strange captaincy this. Kevin O'Brien, after bowling two mighty effective overs, is replaced by off-spinner Kevin O'Brien. Perhaps the idea is to take the ball away from the left-handed Raina.

Decent over for Ireland, ten runs came off it. Raina unable to get a boundary despite swinging his bat for pretty much everything.

IND - 167/3 after 17 overs.

FIFTY!

And, here comes the half century for @ImRaina off 34 deliveries.

This is his 5th 50 in T20I cricket.#IREvIND #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/BgbIyAlfJQ

— BCCI (@BCCI) June 29, 2018

SIX!

Chase comes back into the attack and Raina greets him with a maximum.

Pitched slightly short and Raina pulled it hard for a flat six over mid-wicket.

Four!

Chase bowls a full-toss on Raina's pads, the southpaw flicks it for four.

Dockrell came in running hard and made a valliant effort for a catch. But the ball bounced just in front of him raced away.

Meanwhhile, Pandey has swung his bat hard a few times since he's come but hasn't managed to connect well even once.

IND 157/3 after 16 overs.

Raina survives a stumping appeal. Ireland's keeper-captain Gary Wilson completes a neat take standing up to the medium-pace of Kevin O'Brien. He whips off the bails and goes up in appeal, but the review shows Raina is in.

Four!

Raina brings up his half-century with a boundary past short-fine.

Fine knock this from the veteran, he's looked in control for the most part and played some delightful strokes. 34-ball fifty for his today.

IND - 144/3 after 15 overs.

Sedate approach from the Indians after the shocking last over.

Manish Pandey joins Raina out in the middle.

IND - 135/3 after 14 overs.

Rohit plays a lazy cover-drive that goes straight to short-ish point. Good low catch from Stirling.

What a sensational over from Kevin O'Brien! The Irish say he possesses a golden arm. The all-rounder has surely done his reputation no harm.

Can the hosts mount a comeback from hereon?

131/3 after 13 overs.

OUT!

Kevin O'Brien strikes again!

Rohit Sharma walks back for a duck. What's happening here?!

IND - 128/3 after 12.3 overs.

OUT!

KL Rahul is gone!

The softest dismissal you'll ever see.

Kevin O'Brien bowls a gentle loosener, Rahul tries to guide it to the on-side but gets a leading edge that goes straight back to the bowler.

Rahuk walks back for a splendid 36-ball 70.

SIX!

Rahul starts yet another over with a maximum. His sixth six of the day.

Dockrell pitches it right up, Rahul stays back and drives through. The ball goes sailing over to crash into the sight-screen.

100-run partnership between Rahul and Raina is up.

India is staring at a mammoth total here.

IND - 128/1 after 12 overs.

SIX!

Rahul starts the 11th over with a maximum, and that brings up his half-century. Brilliant knock this.

Rankin bangs it short and Rahul gets under it to guide it all the way. Very similar to a six Rahul hit earlier against the same bowler.

SIX!

Boss shot from Rahul! He's in imperious form!

Rankin gets his length slightly wrong, Rahul presses on the front foot and plays a sumptuous drive on the rise for a flat six. What a shot!

Expensive over for Ireland, 16 runs came off it.

IND - 117/1 after 11 overs.

Four!

Dockrell gets it wrong, Raina pulls the half-tracker for four. The boundaries keep flowing for the visitors.

This has been a superb first half of the innings for India. They've lost just the one wicket and have managed to amass 101 runs.

IND - 101/1 after 10 overs.

It's PACKED! #IREvIND #BackingGreen pic.twitter.com/MHNgSLtGQ9

— Cricket Ireland (@Irelandcricket) June 29, 2018

Opening batsman Paul Stirling comes in to have a bowl.

Decent start for the off-spinner, gives away just five runs from the first five deliveries.

Four!

Raina spoils the over for Ireland.

Stirling gets it wrong and bowls a full-toss outside off-stump. Raina leans in and plays a lofted drive for a boundary.

IND - 92/1 after 9 overs.

Left-arm spinner George Dockrell comes into the attack. He had a decent outing in the previous game and has started well once again.

Six singles from that over.

IND - 63/1 after 7 overs.

Chase beats Raina's bat on consecutive deliveries. First one cuts away as Raina pokes, second one whistles past as the Indian batter goes for a wild swing.

The next ball, Raina steps out and muscles the it past mid-wicket for four.

KL Rahul tries to steal a single off the last ball and gets hit on his knee by a sharp throw. He's fine, though.

IND - 57/1 after 6 overs.

SIX!

Shot of the say so far from Suresh Raina!

Medium-pacer Stuart Thompson comes into the attack and Raina sends his first ball over the ropes.

A gorgeous cover drive played on the rise. Classic Raina.

SIX!

Thompson, from aound the wicket, bowls in Raina's arc. The ball disappears somewhere in the mid-wicket stand.

Two wides follow up after that.

What a start for Raina!

A big over for India, 17 runs came from it. Just like in the first T20I, the visitors are off to a blazing start!

IND - 50/1 after 5 overs.

SIX!

What a shot from Rahul!

Rankin bangs it short, Rahul gets under it and helps it on its way for a maximum over fine-leg.

The right-hander is in an ultra-aggressive mood at the moment.

Nine runs came from that over.

IND - 33/1 after 4 overs.

Already a cracking atmosphere in today's sell-out crowd! #IREvIND #BackingGreen pic.twitter.com/JECvF9I4DB

— Cricket Ireland (@Irelandcricket) June 29, 2018

Suresh Raina is the new man for India.

The southpaw didn't get too many in the last game. Great opportunity for his to get his eye in here.

IND - 24/1 after 3 overs.

Ireland operating with pacers from both ends now, Peter Chase has a bowl.

OUT!

Kohli gone!

Tries to play a ridiculous lofted shot to a rising delivery, sends the ball miles high but Dockrell takes a well-judged catch at deep square-leg.

The Indian captain never looked settled there. Chase strikes for Ireland!

IND - 22/1 after 2.4 overs.

Pre match warm-up for @ImRaina.#IREvIND #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/WU6HObpyN0

— BCCI (@BCCI) June 29, 2018

Siddarth Kaul makes his debut for India and was presented his cap by MS Dhoni. Anthems time now, then we'll shortly be underway! #IREvIND #BackingGreen pic.twitter.com/Y1cnYJQeIT

— Cricket Ireland (@Irelandcricket) June 29, 2018

After experimenting with a spinner in the first over, Ireland opt for a pacer in the second.

Boyd Rankin comes into the attack.

Kohli survives!

Tries to go aerial, mis-times the ball and it lands just wide of mid-on and runs for four.

Kohli survives again!

Tries to tap it on the leg and gets a leading edge, the ball falls agonisingly short of covers.

IND - 20/0 after 2 overs.

Accurate start from the off-spinner. Keeping things straight, not much turn in the wicket.

Back-to-back fours!

First boundary of the day comes from Rahul's bat. The right-hander, coming on the back of a phenomenal IPL, takes the aerial route.

Steps out and goes up and over straight. The ball hits the bottom of the bat but is good enough to run away.

The second shot is far more convincing. Rahul strikes it well over covers for four.

Great start for India!

IND - 12/0 after 1 over.

Right, we're done with the national anthems. Time for some cricket!

India have two new openers. KL Rahul and Virat Kohli have replaced Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan.

Simi Singh will bowl the first over for Ireland.

Here we go!

Ireland have won the toss and will bowl first.

India has made four changes, with Siddarth Kaul making his debut.

Hello everyone and welcome to live updates from the second T20I between India and Ireland at the Malahide Cricket Club.