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{{short description|International cricket tour}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}
{{Infobox cricket tour
| series_name = Indian cricket team in Ireland in 2018
| team1_image = Cricket Ireland flag.svg
| team1_name = Ireland
| team2_image = Flag of India.svg
| team2_name = India
| from_date = 27
| to_date = 29 June 2018
| team1_captain = [[Gary Wilson (cricketer)|Gary Wilson]]
| team2_captain = [[Virat Kohli]]
| no_of_twenty20s = 2
| team1_twenty20s_won = 0
| team2_twenty20s_won = 2
| team1_twenty20s_most_runs = [[James Shannon (cricketer)|James Shannon]] (62)
| team2_twenty20s_most_runs = [[Rohit Sharma]] (97)
| team1_twenty20s_most_wickets = [[Peter Chase]] (5)
| team2_twenty20s_most_wickets = [[Kuldeep Yadav]] (7)
| player_of_twenty20_series = [[Yuzvendra Chahal]] (Ind)
}}
The [[India national cricket team|India cricket team]] toured Ireland in June 2018 to play two [[Twenty20 International]]s (T20Is), with both matches played in [[Malahide]].<ref name="Fixtures">{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/590138 |title=India to tour Ireland in June |access-date=10 January 2018 |work=International Cricket Council}}</ref><ref name="CI">{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/ireland-announce-india-t20is-for-june-2018 |title=Ireland Announce India T20Is for June 2018 |access-date=10 January 2018 |work=Cricket Ireland}}</ref> Before the second men's match was played, [[Ireland women's national cricket team|Ireland women]] played [[Bangladesh women's cricket team in Ireland in 2018#2nd WT20I|against Bangladesh women]] on the same day at the same venue.<ref name="women">{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/inaugural-international-t20-double-header-increased-investment-announced-fo |title=Inaugural international T20 double-header, increased investment announced for women’s cricket |access-date=28 March 2018 |work=Cricket Ireland}}</ref> Prior to the series, Ireland played a [[2018 Netherlands Tri-Nation Series|tri-series]] against [[Netherlands national cricket team|Netherlands]] and [[Scotland national cricket team|Scotland]] as preparation for these matches.<ref name="Tri-Nation">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/43626931 |title=T20 Tri-series: Ireland to face Scotland and Netherlands in new tournament |access-date=3 April 2018|work=BBC Sport}}</ref>

India last visited Ireland [[2007 Future Cup#1st Match: Ireland vs India|in 2007]], playing a [[One Day International]] (ODI) match, with India winning by nine wickets.<ref name="previous">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22022275/india-play-two-t20is-ireland |title=India to play two T20Is in Ireland |access-date=10 January 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> The teams have only played one T20I match previously, in the group stage of the [[2009 ICC World Twenty20#Group A|2009 ICC World Twenty20]] tournament, with India winning the fixture by eight wickets.<ref name="previous"/> The first of the two matches of the series was India's 100th T20I match.<ref name="Ind100">{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/india-look-to-make-100th-t20-international-special-against-ireland-1270981-2018-06-27 |title=India look to make 100th T20 International special against Ireland |access-date=27 June 2018 |work=India Today}}</ref>

The [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI) announced India's squad for the trip to Ireland on 8 May 2018, naming [[Virat Kohli]] as the captain.<ref name="BCCI">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23440121/iyer,-rayudu-picked-odis-england |title=Rahul, Rayudu picked for ODIs in England |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=8 May 2018}}</ref> However, Kohli was initially signed by the English side [[Surrey County Cricket Club]] to play in the [[2018 County Championship]]. Surrey's website stated that he would be playing for them throughout June, including their final fixture against [[Yorkshire County Cricket Club|Yorkshire]], scheduled to be played from 25 to 28 June 2018.<ref name="June">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23442133/kohli-needs-two-places-once-june-27|title=Kohli needs to be in two places at once on June 27 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=8 May 2018}}</ref> The BCCI were in discussions with Surrey to reach an amicable solution for both sides over the fixture clash.<ref name="amicable">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1146078.html |title=Virat Kohli likely to pick India T20Is over Surrey game |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=10 May 2018}}</ref> However, during the match in the [[2018 Indian Premier League]] on 17 May, Kohli suffered an injury and his spell with Surrey was cancelled.<ref name="IPL">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1147508.html |title=Kohli ruled out of Surrey stint with neck injury |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=24 May 2018}}</ref> The BCCI went on to state that they were confident that Kohli would be fit enough to play in the tours to Ireland and England.<ref name="IPL"/>

India won the series 2–0.<ref name="result">{{cite web|url=https://deccanchronicle.com/sports/cricket/290618/ireland-india-cricket-team-twenty20-cricket-virat-kohli-gary-wilson-ms.html |title=Ireland vs India, 2nd T20: Virat Kohli's Men in Blue seal series in ruthless fashion |access-date=29 June 2018|work=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> India scored more than 200 runs in both matches, the first time they had done so in consecutive games.<ref name="CI-res">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/18018/report/1140993/ireland-vs-india-2nd-t20i-ind-eng-2018 |title=Rahul, Raina set up India's biggest T20I win |access-date=29 June 2018|work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> Their victory in the second match was their biggest winning margin, in terms of runs, in T20Is, and the [[List of Twenty20 International records#Highest margin of victory (by runs)|joint-second biggest winning margin in T20Is]] by any team.<ref name="BBC-res">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/44659517 |title=India crush Ireland in record victory to seal T20 series success in Dublin |access-date=29 June 2018|work=BBC Sport}}</ref> Ireland were bowled out for 70 runs in 12.3 overs, which was the third-shortest innings in T20Is.<ref name="CI-res"/>

==Squads==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin:auto"
|-
! {{cr|IRE}}<ref name="IreSquad">{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/squad-named-for-two-match-t20-international-series-against-india |title=Squad named for two-match T20 International series against India |work=Cricket Ireland |access-date=21 June 2018}}</ref>
! {{cr|IND}}<ref name="IndSquad">{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/team-india-selection-rahane-to-lead-against-afghanistan-shreyas-iyer-ambati-rayudu-and-siddarth-kaul-included-for-england-odis-1741815.html?ref=hp_top_pos_7 |title=Team India Selection: Rahane to Lead Against Afghanistan; Shreyas Iyer, Ambati Rayudu and Siddarth Kaul Included for England ODIs |work=News18 |access-date=8 May 2018}}</ref>
|- style="vertical-align:top"
|
* [[Gary Wilson (cricketer)|Gary Wilson]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Andrew Balbirnie]]
* [[Peter Chase]]
* [[George Dockrell]]
* <s>[[Josh Little]]</s>
* [[Andy McBrine]]
* [[Kevin O'Brien (cricketer)|Kevin O'Brien]]
* [[William Porterfield]]
* [[Stuart Poynter]]
* [[Boyd Rankin]]
* [[James Shannon (cricketer)|James Shannon]]
* [[Simi Singh]]
* [[Paul Stirling]]
* [[Stuart Thompson]]
|
* [[Virat Kohli]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Jasprit Bumrah]]
* [[Yuzvendra Chahal]]
* [[Shikhar Dhawan]]
* [[MS Dhoni]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Dinesh Karthik]]
* [[Siddarth Kaul]]
* [[Bhuvneshwar Kumar]]
* [[Manish Pandey]]
* [[Hardik Pandya]]
* [[K. L. Rahul]]
* [[Suresh Raina]]
* [[Rohit Sharma]]
* [[Washington Sundar]]
* [[Kuldeep Yadav]]
* [[Umesh Yadav]]
|}

[[Josh Little]] was ruled out of Ireland's squad due to injury.<ref name="Little">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/44636397 |title=India ease to victory over Ireland in opening Dublin T20 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=27 June 2018}}</ref> A replacement was not named, but [[Cricket Ireland]] brought in [[David Delany]] in a development capacity.<ref name="Delany">{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/injury-forces-josh-little-to-withdraw-from-t20i-squad |title=Injury forces Josh Little to withdraw from T20I squad |work=Cricket Ireland |access-date=29 June 2018}}</ref>

==T20I Series==
===1st T20I===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 27 June 2018
| time = 16:00
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|IRE}}
| score1 = 208/5 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Rohit Sharma]] 97 (61)
| wickets1 = [[Peter Chase]] 4/35 (4 overs)
| score2 = 132/9 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[James Shannon (cricketer)|James Shannon]] 60 (35)
| wickets2 = [[Kuldeep Yadav]] 4/21 (4 overs)
| result = India won by 76 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1140992.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Malahide Cricket Club Ground|The Village]], [[Malahide]]
| umpires = [[Mark Hawthorne (umpire)|Mark Hawthorne]] (Ire) and [[Roland Black]] (Ire)
| motm = [[Kuldeep Yadav]] (Ind)
| toss = Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = This was India's 100th T20I.<ref name="Ind100"/>
}}

===2nd T20I===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 29 June 2018
| time = 16:00
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|IRE}}
| score1 = 213/4 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[K. L. Rahul]] 70 (36)
| wickets1 = [[Kevin O'Brien (cricketer)|Kevin O'Brien]] 3/40 (4 overs)
| score2 = 70 (12.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Gary Wilson (cricketer)|Gary Wilson]] 15 (18)
| wickets2 = [[Kuldeep Yadav]] 3/16 (2.3 overs)
| result = India won by 143 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1140993.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Malahide Cricket Club Ground|The Village]], [[Malahide]]
| umpires = [[Roland Black]] (Ire) and [[Alan Neill]] (Ire)
| motm = [[K. L. Rahul]] (Ind)
| toss = Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = [[Siddarth Kaul]] (Ind) made his T20I debut.
*''This was India's biggest winning margin, in terms of runs, and the [[List of Twenty20 International records#Highest margin of victory (by runs)|joint-second biggest winning margin in T20Is]] by any team in T20Is.<ref name="CI-res"/><ref name="BBC-res"/>
*''Ireland's innings was the third-shortest in T20Is.<ref name="CI-res"/>
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/1140991.html Series home at ESPN Cricinfo]

{{International cricket tours of Ireland}}
{{International cricket in 2018}}
{{2018–19 in Indian cricket}}

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