Ireland captain William Poterfield won the toss and elected to bat against defending champions India in a Pool B cricket World Cup match, here today.
Ireland have made one change to their side, bringing in seamer Stuart Thompson for spinner Andy McBrine.
India have fielded an unchanged side.
Teams:
India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (C), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma and Umesh Yadav.
Ireland: William Porterfield (C), Paul Stirling, Ed Joyce, Niall O’Brien, Andy Balbirnie, Gary Wilson, Kevin O’Brien, John Mooney, Stuart Thompson, Alex Cusack and George Dockrell.