Captain Paul Stirling says Eire “weren’t fairly as much as the problem” as India stormed to victory of their Twenty20 World Cup opener.
India won by a commanding eight wickets as they restricted Eire to simply 96 runs in New York.
Stirling admits the heavy loss of their opener was “a troublesome one” as India mastered the circumstances of the unpredictable non permanent pitch on the Eisenhower Stadium.
“The toss performed a extremely essential half in overcast circumstances after which the pitch supplied all types,” he added.
“We weren’t fairly as much as that problem and India bowled very well to place us underneath strain.”
After placing their opponents in on the crease after profitable the toss, Hardik Pandya took 3-27 for India as Eire struggled to 96 all out with 24 balls of their innings left unused.
Rishabh Pant hit the profitable runs with 46 balls to spare, to the enjoyment of nearly all of the 20,604 followers cheering for India inside the bottom.
“We needed to place a little bit of strain again on the India bowlers, that is our strategy,” Stirling added.
“Sadly we saved shedding fast wickets and that stalled our momentum.
“They’re a top quality bowling assault, they by no means appear to overlook.”
Eire are again in motion in opposition to Canada on Friday, 7 June as they appear to bounce again from their disappointing opener.
“We have a few large video games developing now and studying concerning the pitch has been invaluable for us, getting a run on the market.
“We’ll be seeking to put all that proper on Friday.”