‘Bumrah ko permanent captain bana do’- Fans react as final T20 against Ireland gets abandoned due to rain, India win series 2-0

India’s short tour of Ireland came to a disappointing end after the final T20 game on Wednesday got washed out. Jasprit Bumrah in the end was the happy captain as he was leading the Indian team for the first time in T20 cricket. The final result of the series was 2-0 in favor of team India. This result comes in the wake of India’s first bilateral series defeat in a while after the 3-2 reversal against West Indies.

India won the first game on Friday 18^th August thanks to the Duckworth and Lewis method. The 2^nd game on Sunday, saw the entire 40 overs being played as India took home the contest with 33 run win. This win meant that India had taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.

Persistent rain forces complete washout 

Fans from India and Ireland had come out to watch the final game of the short series but had to face disappointment. First, the toss was delayed due to persistent rain. Then the teams had to wait for the inspection to be done, which did not happen as there was persistent drizzle.

There was a ray of hope when the rain relented and it seemed we could be in for a short game. That hope though was washed away after the umpire’s inspection, as there was a lot of damage done to the outfield. The game was called off late on Wednesday Indian team and India took the series with 2-0 result.

The Indian team will now travel to Sri Lanka to take part in the 2023 Asia Cup. The tournament begins on 30^th August, with Pakistan taking on Nepal in the opening game at Lahore. India will play all its games in Sri Lanka after the Indian cricket board refused to play in Pakistan. India begins its campaign with its first game on 2^nd September with the game against Pakistan at Pallekele.

Jasprit Bumrah making his international comeback after nearly a year away. The 29-year-old right-arm pacer was captaining India for the first time in T20 cricket. Bumrah showed glimpses of his old form as he picked four wickets which included an incredible 2 for 15 from his 4 overs in the 2^nd game on Sunday.

Here’s how the fans reacted: 

India Vs Ireland 3rd T20i abandoned due to rain.

India won the series by 2-0, time for Asia Cup and later World Cup…!! pic.twitter.com/CuWFFNCzCG

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) August 23, 2023

https://twitter.com/TasneemKhatai1/status/1694393912608305172

https://twitter.com/PocketDynamoo/status/1694393992459477262

Jaspreet bumrah winning percentage as a captain is 100% 🌚

— Infinity… 🕶 (@mr_prajapati001) August 24, 2023

Bumrah ko permanent captain bana dena chahiye imo

— House of Sanatan (@Sanatani_Shabby) August 23, 2023

https://twitter.com/140off113/status/1694393466426728637

https://twitter.com/i_am_juari/status/1694394069676613714

Now pakistan is crying to see Bumrah leading Team India 💯

— Mr.Yadav (@Mr_Yadav360) August 23, 2023

Was Hoping Tilak will score his 2nd fifty but rain ruind the party 🙃

— Anand Rai (@RaiAnand7) August 23, 2023

Superstar of the series
:- Bumrah and Rinku singh

— अल्हड़ बालक (@haryanvi008) August 23, 2023

Itna wait Kiya pic.twitter.com/QkmeW7CpS5

— 11 (@nvxqforder) August 23, 2023