India dismiss Ireland for 96 in T20 World Cup

NEW YORK – Hardik Pandya took two wickets in two balls as India dismissed Ireland for a lowly 96 in the teams’ T20 World Cup opener in New York on Wednesday.Left-armer Arshdeep Singh did the early damage after India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss by striking twice in the third over to reduce Ireland to 9-2.All-rounder Pandya (3-27) and Jasprit Bumrah (2-6) followed up.Only four Ireland batsmen reached double figures, Gareth Delany top-scoring for 26 before he was run out as the innings ended with exactly four overs still left.  Once again a drop-in pitch of variable bounce at a Long…