Harmanpreet Kaur-led India won the toss and decided to field first against Heather Knight's England in the first T20I match of the three-game series at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday.
With this series, both the teams, who were also 50-over Cricket World Cup 2023 finalists, start their hunt for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, which will be held in June next year in the West Indies and the USA.
Jasprit Bumrah plucked Ireland's batting unit by dismissing two wickets batters in his first over. Prasidh Krishna also dismissed two batters in his debut match while Ravi Bishnoi also got two breakthroughs. Arshdeep Singh cleared up one batter.
Ace bowler, Jasprit Bumrah, who made a comeback after 11 months, won the toss and opted to field in the opening match of the three-match T20I series against Ireland at Malahide in Ireland on Friday.
Brilliant bowling spells by Romario Sheperd, Jason Holder and Obed McCoy, particularly in death overs helped a calm West Indies clinch a thrilling four-run win over India in the first T20I of the five-match series at Trinidad and Tobago on Thursday.