IRE vs IND: Highest individual scores in India-Ireland T20Is

Over the years, Team India and Ireland have engaged in many thrilling encounters. Whenever the Indian team has gone over to compete against Ireland, the batters have put forth excellent performances that have left the spectators in awe. Continuing on the same, let us have a look at the top three highest individual scores in the India-Ireland T20Is.

3) Sanju Samson – 77

Star Indian batter Sanju Samson has the third-highest individual score against Ireland in a T20I game. Samson achieved the feat in June 2022, in the second T20I of India’s tour. Batting first, India put forth a mammoth showing with the bat. Posting 225 runs on the board, Ireland were brought to their knees right from the get-go. Samson made a significant contribution in the second T20I, scoring 77 runs in 42 deliveries. Samson played a brilliant knock.

2) Rohit Sharma – 97

The second highest individual score in the IND-IRE T20Is is ace batter Rohit Sharma’s. The veteran opener achieved the feat in the first T20I of India’s tour in 2018. Opening the innings, Rohit amassed 97 runs to his name in 61 deliveries. Through his brilliant knock and partnership with Shikhar Dhawan, India posted 208 runs in the first innings. Furthermore, courtesy of a brilliant performance with the ball during the run chase, India won the game by 76 runs.

1) Deepak Hooda – 104

Indian batter Deepak Hooda stands tall in the list of batters with the most scores in a T20I game against Ireland. Hooda played a brilliant knock in the same game where Samson scored 77 runs. Team India posted 225 runs on the board, and it was largely thanks to the sensational knock of Hooda. The batter scored 104 runs in 57 deliveries to propel his side to a mammoth total in the first innings. Furthermore, his knock proved to be crucial, as Ireland barely missed out on the target, losing the game by just four runs.