Concerns over New York wicket after second low-scoring match

Ireland coach Heinrich Malan said the surface for their T20 World Cup game against India didn't live up to expectations after pundits slammed it as "dangerous."

India won the Group A match by eight wickets after they bowled Ireland out for just 96.

Malan didn't lay blame for the defeat on the uneven bounce on the recently laid surface at Nassau County Cricket ground in New York state, but was clearly far from impressed.

"When you play you need a really good surface and unfortunately what we've seen doesn't live up to that. Hopefully over the next day it will flatten out a little bit," he said. "We just want to see good cricket."

It was the second straight low-scoring game at the new venue after Monday saw Sri Lanka bowled out for 77 as South Africa won with 22 balls to spare.

Andy Flower, a former Zimbabwe player and ex-England team director, said he felt the surface was not up to scratch. "That is not a good surface to play on. It's bordering on dangerous," said Flower.

Flower credited India's pace bowlers for taking full advantage but said it had been tough on Ireland.

"The Indian quicks were good enough to exploit it," he said. "It proved very tricky batting conditions for any side, let alone a smaller cricketing nation like Ireland."

India batting coach Vikram Rathour said it had been a "challenging wicket" but felt his team had adapted.

"We played a practice game here so we knew what to expect. I think we have enough skill and experience in the team to deal with it," he added.

In Barbados, Marcus Stoinis shone with bat and ball as Australia launched their bid for a grand slam of major cricket titles with a 39-run victory over Oman.

Stoinis smashed 67 not out off just 36 balls to power Australia to 164 for five and then took three wickets for 19 runs as Oman were restricted to 125 for nine in reply at Kensington Oval.