Zaheer sparkles for India

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William Porterfield's men managed to muster only 112 for eight from 18 overs, after being put in first in a rain-shortened match.

They dug in admirably to make even that many, against some high-class pace bowling from Zaheer (four for 19) among others - but were unable to defend their total as India raced home with 15 balls to spare, on the back of another half-century from in-form opener Rohit Sharma.

The mitigation for Ireland was the absence of injured pair Niall O'Brien and Trent Johnston, who both expect to be fit in time for Thursday afternoon's Super Eights opener against New Zealand at the same venue.

The evident gulf in class was nonetheless a stark warning of what Ireland will be up against in the remainder of the tournament.