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Gritty and determined Ireland eager to prove that their first win was no fluke produced yet another sensational performance to shock T20 World Champions India by 1 run. With this win tshe Irish created history as they clinched the two- match T20I series 2-0.
India Skipper Shreyas Iyer won toss yet agin and opted to bowl first . Ireland lost opener Tim Tector early for 5 , soon fellow partner Ross Adair followed for 16 . Ireland 21/2 in 2.2 overs. Harry Tector put the team on track with a fine 53 ( 47 balls 5 fours, 1 six).
Skipper Lorcan Tucker 15, Benjamin Calitz struck a crucial 37 ( 23 balls , 3 fours 2 sixes) , Gareth Delany did not disturb the scorers 0 , George Dockrell 19 , Liam McCarthy 2 , Jai Moondra not out 1 . Ireland fighting their way to somewhat defendable total 154/8 in their 20 overs .
India Bowling : Arshdeep Singh 2/35 ( 4 overs), Harshit Rana 1/17 ( 3 overs) , Prince Yadav 3/22 ( 4 overs) , Shivam Dube 2/25 ( 3 overs), Suryansh Shedge 2/25 ( 2 overs), Axar Patel 0/28 ( 4 overs)
For the second consecutive match the team management left out young 15- year old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi from the playing XI . Chasing a modest 155 for win, India got off to a horror start losing Sanju Samson early for 0 . Abhishek Sharma too fell without scoring o . It was more trouble as Skipper Shreyas Iyer fell for 10 , India reeling at 19-3, 2.4 overs. The IPL form had simply vanished while playing in India colours for the batting unit as Irish pegged India back with regular wickets and agile fielding . Ishan Kishan out for 12 . Axar Patel 14 , Shivam Dube 20 . None of them looked set to take India home.
Deputy Tilak Varma battled hard as wickets around him fell around him to score 55 ( 46 balls 3 fours, 1 six), Debutant Suryansh Shedge 1 . Harshit Rana swung his bats around for 21 ( 10 balls , 2 fours 1 six) but fell when India were nearly home . Arshdeep Singh 4. India needed 8 off the last ball simply not possible but Yadav struck a six to see India finishing at an agonising 153 /9 in their 20 overs . Ireland winning by barest of margins.
Ireland Bowling : Jai Moondra 3/32 ( 4 overs), Matthew Humphreys 1/28 ( 4 overs), Matthew Hollard 3/26 ( 4 overs), Liam McCarthy 0/22 ( 4 overs), Harry Tector 1/40 ( 4 overs)
A 1-run win that secured us the T20I series! 🏆
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— Cricket Ireland (@cricketireland) June 28, 2026
The series loss means Shreyas Iyer’s T20I Skipper tenure has begun on a dismal note. The selectors too need to take the blame for they replaced a World Cup winning Skipper In Suryakumar Yadav( battling personal form) to get this result. This will hurt India.
Match: 2nd T20I
Venue: Belfast | Date: June 28, 2026
