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Last Friday, Ireland defeated India by 34 runs in the first T20 match. An Indian player made an important contribution in this victory of Ireland. Yes, you heard it right, Indian origin player Jai Mundra took 2 wickets for just 25 runs in the match. There is an atmosphere of happiness in Mundra’s family due to this performance.
In the first T20 match played in Belfast, the Irish team had scored 182 runs. Left arm fast bowler Jai Mundra returned unbeaten after scoring 2 runs. When it came to showing his strength in bowling, Jai Mundhra clean bowled Sanju Samson and dismissed Shivam Dubey by taking a catch on his own ball. In the match, he took two wickets for only 25 runs in 4 overs.
Team India lost but…
Talking to news agency ANI, Jai Mundra’s mother Vidya Mundra expressed happiness and said, “I am very happy. Team India has lost, I am sad about it, but my son’s performance was so good that he brought shame to everyone. Jai has brought glory to his country and Rajasthan. I am very proud of him.”
first studies then cricket
Vidya Mundra told that Jai has been very fond of sports since childhood. On the advice of his father, he started paying more attention to studies after 10th class. His father wanted Jai to first pursue a degree and then focus on cricket. After completing his studies, he started taking his cricket career seriously.
#WATCH | Tonk, Rajasthan: Jai Moondra’s mother, Vidya Moondra says, “…I am sad that India lost but my son performed so well and brought laurels to his family, Rajasthan and country. I am proud of him. He picked 2 wickets. Everyone who ever watched him play used to tell us to… pic.twitter.com/uhuZY0vFui
— ANI MP/CG/Rajasthan (@ANI_MP_CG_RJ) June 27, 2026
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The family lives in Rajasthan
Actually, Jai Mundra’s family is a resident of Tonk city of Rajasthan. His family still lives in Rajasthan, but Jai Mundra has settled in Ireland. Jai had gone to Ireland for studies, but after going there he gradually started expanding his foothold in Irish cricket.
After a lot of hard work, he got a chance to play his first international cricket match against India on 26 June 2026. Capitalizing on this opportunity, he took two valuable wickets.
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