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{{short description|International cricket tour}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox cricket tour
| series_name = India cricket team in Ireland in 2022
| team1_image = Cricket Ireland flag.svg
| team1_name = Ireland
| team2_image = Flag of India.svg
| team2_name = India
| from_date = 26
| to_date = 28 June 2022
| team1_captain = [[Andrew Balbirnie]]
| team2_captain = [[Hardik Pandya]]
| no_of_twenty20s = 2
| team1_twenty20s_won = 0
| team2_twenty20s_won = 2
| team1_twenty20s_most_runs = [[Harry Tector]] (103)
| team2_twenty20s_most_runs = [[Deepak Hooda]] (151)
| team1_twenty20s_most_wickets = [[Craig Young (cricketer)|Craig Young]] (4)
| team2_twenty20s_most_wickets = [[Bhuvneshwar Kumar]] (2)
| player_of_twenty20_series = [[Deepak Hooda]] (Ind)
}}
The [[India national cricket team|India cricket team]] toured Ireland in June 2022 to play two [[Twenty20 International]] (T20I) matches.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/121268/india-among-four-full-members-to-tour-ireland-in-2022|title=India among four full members to tour Ireland in 2022|work=CricBuzz |access-date=1 March 2022}}</ref> On 1 March 2022, [[Cricket Ireland]] announced the schedule.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/season-of-stars-largest-ever-summer-of-international-cricket-is-coming |title=Season of Stars: Largest-ever summer of international cricket is coming |work=Cricket Ireland |access-date=1 March 2022 |archive-date=16 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116064728/https://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/season-of-stars-largest-ever-summer-of-international-cricket-is-coming |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ireland-confirm-india-new-zealand-south-africa-fixtures-for-2022-summer-1303189|title=Ireland confirm India, New Zealand, South Africa fixtures for 2022 summer|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=1 March 2022}}</ref> On 15 June 2022, Ireland named their squad for the two-match series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ireland-call-up-uncapped-duo-of-doheny-olphert-for-india-t20is-1320097 |title=Ireland call up uncapped duo of Doheny, Olphert for India T20Is |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=15 June 2022}}</ref> Later the same day, India also confirmed their squad for the matches, with [[Hardik Pandya]] named as their captain.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/122653/hardik-pandya-to-captain-in-ireland-t20is-sanju-samson-rahul-tripathi-picked |title=Hardik to captain in Ireland T20Is; Samson, Tripathi picked |work=CricBuzz |access-date=15 June 2022}}</ref>

The first T20I was delayed by more than two hours due to rain, before the match was reduced to twelve overs per side.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/122827/hooda-pandya-power-indias-winning-start |title=Hooda, Pandya power India's winning start |work=CricBuzz |access-date=27 June 2022}}</ref> Each side fielded a debutant, with [[Conor Olphert]] making his international debut for Ireland, and [[Umran Malik]] playing his first match for India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-in-ireland-2022-1303299/ireland-vs-india-1st-t20i-1303307/match-report |title=Hooda and Bhuvneshwar help India cruise to victory |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=27 June 2022}}</ref> Batting first, Ireland made 108/4 from their twelve overs, with [[Harry Tector]] making an unbeaten 64 runs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/61946191 |title=Ireland v India: Tourists secure comfortable seven-wicket win in Malahide |work=BBC Sport |access-date=27 June 2022}}</ref> In reply, India chased down the target in 9.2 overs,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2656778 |title=India hammer 111 in 9.2 overs to win shortened Ireland T20I at a canter |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=27 June 2022}}</ref> to win the match by seven wickets.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/india-claims-first-t20i-despite-harry-tector-heroics-with-the-bat |title=India claims first T20I despite Harry Tector heroics with the bat |work=Cricket Ireland |access-date=27 June 2022 |archive-date=7 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807164920/https://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/india-claims-first-t20i-despite-harry-tector-heroics-with-the-bat |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In the second T20I, India scored 225/7, with [[Deepak Hooda]] scoring his first century in a T20I match.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2022/articles/000008/000812.shtml |title=India given real scare by Ireland |work=Cricket Europe |access-date=28 June 2022 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In reply, Ireland fell just four runs short of the target,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2022/articles/000008/000813.shtml |title=Ireland give India the fright of their lives |work=Cricket Europe |access-date=29 June 2022 |archive-date=29 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629135750/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2022/articles/000008/000813.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref> as they made 221/5, with India winning the match and taking the series 2–0.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/61975105 |title=Ireland v India: Tourists edge Irish by four runs in T20 thriller at Malahide |work=BBC Sport |access-date=28 June 2022}}</ref> Deepak Hooda was named the player of the series for his century and his 47 [[not out]] in the first match.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ire-vs-ind-2022-deepak-hooda-shows-his-range-in-india-top-order-audition-1322171 |title=Deepak Hooda shows his range in India top-order audition |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=29 June 2022}}</ref> After the match, Ireland's captain [[Andrew Balbirnie]] said that "it's not every day you get that close against a team like India", but was "bitterly disappointed" in losing the match by such a narrow margin.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ire-vs-ind-2nd-t20i-andy-balbirnie-bitterly-disappointed-as-ireland-fall-agonisingly-short-in-226-chase-1322172 |title=Andy Balbirnie 'bitterly disappointed' as Ireland fall agonisingly short in 226 chase |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=29 June 2022}}</ref>

==Squads==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin:auto"
|-
!colspan=2|T20Is
|-
!{{cr|IRE}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/squad-announced-for-ireland-mens-t20is-against-india-at-malahide |title=Squad announced for Ireland Men's T20Is against India at Malahide |work=Cricket Ireland |access-date=15 June 2022 |archive-date=15 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615124216/https://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/squad-announced-for-ireland-mens-t20is-against-india-at-malahide |url-status=dead }}</ref>
!{{cr|IND}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bcci.tv/articles/2022/news/55555892/india-s-squad-for-t20i-series-against-ireland-announced?type=Latest |title=India's squad for T20I series against Ireland announced |work=The Board of Control for Cricket in India |access-date=15 June 2022}}</ref>
|- style="vertical-align:top"
|
* [[Andrew Balbirnie]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Mark Adair]]
* [[Curtis Campher]]
* [[Gareth Delany]]
* [[George Dockrell]]
* [[Stephen Doheny]]
* [[Josh Little]]
* [[Andy McBrine]]
* [[Barry McCarthy]]
* [[Conor Olphert]]
* [[Paul Stirling]]
* [[Harry Tector]]
* [[Lorcan Tucker]]
* [[Craig Young (cricketer)|Craig Young]]
|
* [[Hardik Pandya]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Bhuvneshwar Kumar]] ([[captain (cricket)#Vice-captain|vc]])
* [[Ravi Bishnoi]]
* [[Yuzvendra Chahal]]
* [[Ruturaj Gaikwad]]
* [[Deepak Hooda]]
* [[Venkatesh Iyer]]
* [[Dinesh Karthik]] ([[wicket-keeper|wk]])
* [[Avesh Khan]]
* [[Ishan Kishan]]
* [[Umran Malik]]
* [[Axar Patel]]
* [[Harshal Patel]]
* [[Sanju Samson]]
* [[Arshdeep Singh (cricketer)|Arshdeep Singh]]
* [[Rahul Tripathi]]
* [[Suryakumar Yadav]]
|}

==T20I series==
===1st T20I===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 26 June 2022
| time = 16:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IRE}}
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| score1 = 108/4 (12 overs)
| runs1 = [[Harry Tector]] 64[[not out|*]] (33)
| wickets1 = [[Yuzvendra Chahal]] 1/11 (3 overs)
| score2 = 111/3 (9.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Deepak Hooda]] 47[[not out|*]] (29)
| wickets2 = [[Craig Young (cricketer)|Craig Young]] 2/18 (2 overs)
| result = India won by 7 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1303307.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Malahide Cricket Club Ground|The Village]], [[Malahide]]
| umpires = [[Mark Hawthorne (umpire)|Mark Hawthorne]] (Ire) and [[Paul Reynolds (umpire)|Paul Reynolds]] (Ire)
| motm = [[Yuzvendra Chahal]] (Ind)
| toss = India won the toss and elected to field.
| rain = The match was reduced to 12 overs per side due to rain.
| notes = [[Conor Olphert]] (Ire) and [[Umran Malik]] (Ind) both made their T20I debuts.
* [[Hardik Pandya]] captained India for the [[List of India national cricket captains#T20I|first time in T20Is]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-in-ireland-2022-1303299/ireland-vs-india-1st-t20i-1303307/match-preview |title=All eyes on India's bench as Ireland welcome Full-Member feast |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=26 June 2022}}</ref>
}}

===2nd T20I===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 28 June 2022
| time = 16:30
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|IRE}}
| score1 = 225/7 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Deepak Hooda]] 104 (57)
| wickets1 = [[Mark Adair]] 3/42 (4 overs)
| score2 = 221/5 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Andrew Balbirnie]] 60 (37)
| wickets2 = [[Ravi Bishnoi]] 1/41 (4 overs)
| result = India won by 4 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1303308.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Malahide Cricket Club Ground|The Village]], [[Malahide]]
| umpires = [[Roland Black]] (Ire) and [[Jareth McCready]] (Ire)
| motm = [[Deepak Hooda]] (Ind)
| toss = India won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = [[Deepak Hooda]] (Ind) scored his first century in T20Is.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/ireland-vs-india-deepak-hooda-smashes-55-ball-century-to-put-india-in-command-in-2nd-t20i-1967865-2022-06-28 |title=Ireland vs India: Deepak Hooda smashes 55-ball century to put India in command in 2nd T20I |work=India Today |access-date=28 June 2022}}</ref>
* [[Sanju Samson]] and [[Deepak Hooda]] set a new record for the [[List of Twenty20 International records#Highest partnerships (by wicket)|highest partnership for the second wicket]] in T20Is and the [[List of India Twenty20 International cricket records#Highest partnerships by wicket|highest partnership for any wicket for India]] in T20Is with 176 runs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/122864/2nd-t20i-deepak-hooda-sanju-samson-umran-malik-help-india-beat-ireland |title=India prevail in high-scoring affair in Dublin, take series 2–0 |work=CricBuzz |access-date=28 June 2022}}</ref>
}}

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-in-ireland-2022-1303299 Series home at ESPNcricinfo]

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