IRE vs IND 28th June at Belfast,2nd T20I,India tour of Ireland, 2026 - Page 5

Prince got a w

Originally posted by: SoniRita

A slightly slow and bouncy pitch, two overs of poor execution with the ball, and India's phenomenal run of 12 straight series or tournament wins in T20Is has been snapped. They still have a record to defend: that of 16 consecutive undefeated series or tournaments. Gautam Gambhir, the head coach who presided over India's first Test series whitewash at home and the end of a 12-year undefeated run in Test series at home, does not want this on his CV. He has called for optional nets even though there is only one day between the two T20Is in Belfast.

Ireland, still basking in the glow of their first international win against India, will dream of a series win, which could be their biggest result in bilateral international cricket since they beat West Indies 2-1 in ODIs in early 2022. Only four of those players played in the XI against India on Friday. They knew the conditions better, which proved to be critical.

India will look for a big improvement with the ball even though they started off perfectly well, reducing Ireland to 30 for 3. Similar conditions will mean more bowling into the pitch to try and force batters to score square rather than hit to the short straight boundary.

Also under the scanner will be Shreyas Iyer's team selection and the use of bowlers after he brought Washington Sundar on for the first time in the 16th over against two right-hand batters, an over in which the momentum shifted towards Ireland.

Thank you for the tags, Soni! 🫶🏼

Play well boys!! Please do not set any unwanted history ! We need to do well!!

IRE 71-3(10.4)

CRR:6.66

India opt to bowl

Suryansh Shedge to Benjamin Calitz, SIX, just over Samson. Shedge goes back over the wicket and digs it into the pitch, Calitz takes it on and does not quite middle the pull.

10.3

4

Suryansh Shedge to Benjamin Calitz, FOUR, much needed boundary for Ireland. They need a move on here. Shedge goes round the wicket and drags it short, Calitz nails the pull in front of square and almost sends it the distance. "First four in 31 balls," informs Ian O'Brien on air

10.2

Looking at sanju doing fielding 8va ajuba for me

Ireland

(10.4/20 ov) 73/3

India

India chose to field.

Stats view

Current RR: 6.84

• Last 5 ov (RR): 29/1 (5.80)

Live Forecast:

IRE 145

22 runs off shedge

105 for 3..how do our players play differently in IPL alone

Dube with hattrick ball

Match stop due to rain

IRE 142-5(18)

CRR:7.89

India opt to bowl