article_snippet: After dismissing Ireland for 249 with an over to spare when their spinners established a stranglehold on the top-order batting, Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan played their in for a token couple of overs.
article_snippet: Mahendra Singh Dhoni turned to Mahendra Singh Dhoni spinners and Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Suresh Raina responded by first frustrating then dismissing the Irish batsmen who found boundaries hard to come by after the initial flurry.
article_snippet: Indian players appeal unsuccessfully for the dismissal of Ireland's Andrew Balbirnie for 24 runs .
article_snippet: Ireland's Andrew Balbirnie plays a shot during Ireland's innings, which saw them bowled out for 259 in 49 overs .
article_snippet: Niall O'Brien leaves the field after the dismissal of Ireland's Andrew Balbirnie off the bowling of Mohammed Shami .
highlights_snippet: Ireland were dismissed for 249 with an over to spare in Ireland innings .
  