India captain for the limited-overs series against Ireland Hardik Pandya has said that holding back tearaway bowler Umran Malik and giving him just one over in the opening T20I here was discussed with the pacer, and hoped the 22-year-old gets an opportunity to bowl more in the series.
Umran, who had clocked a 157kmph delivery during the IPL this season, bowled the sixth over and conceding 18 runs including four leg byes. He also bowled a wide and the resultant extra ball saw Ireland's in-form batter Harry Tector smash a six off the pace bowler's last delivery.
Pandya said that while it was a great start to the series as India won the low-scoring game by seven wickets, he indicated that one of the reasons for not giving Umran more overs was because Tector was "batting fantastically". Tector emerged the highest scorer for the home team, scoring an unbeaten 64 in the team's total of 108/4 in 12 overs.
