India has won the series 2-0 over Ireland

Ireland put up a valiant fight, but India kept their composure to win the second T20I by four runs and take the series 2-0

Umran Malik managed to defend 17 in the last over to enable Hardik to win his maiden series as captain

Earlier, Ireland skipper Andrew Balbirnie hit a 34-ball 50 before being bowled out by Harshal Patel

Ireland needed 62 runs in the final five overs to win, but they were unable to cross the line

Earlier, Deepak Hooda and Sanju Samson scored 104 and 77 runs, respectively, to help India reach 225/7 in 20 overs

The pair had piled on more than 100 runs for the second wicket and put together a 176-run stand, India's highest-ever T20I partnership

Player of the Match: Deepak Hooda

Player of the series: Deepak Hooda PC@Twitter


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