Sharma and Pant demolish Ireland to give India first win at

India 97-2 (12.2 overs), Ireland 96 (16 overs)Sharma smashes 52 runs off 37 balls before retiring hurt

Rohit Sharma dismissed his injury scare as India, the T20 World Cup favourites, opened their campaign with a comfortable victory over Ireland.

Sharma, the India captain, paved the way for an eight-wicket win with 52 off 37 balls before retiring hurt with 21 needed after being struck on the upper arm by Josh Little. He played down the injury in his post-match interview, saying it was “just a little sore”.