2nd-(Ire 154/8)(ind 74/5*) - Page 2

India lost Sanju off India born Jai MOODRA 1st ball on debut

Other debutant HOLLAND removed Ishan Kishan in his 2nd ball on debut

Abhisheck was dropped on 38

India will loose all matches in Eng if they keep dropping catches in Eng as well

Prasidh k 57 runs in 4 over and Sundar W 1/0/19/0 really hurts us otherwise we could win by 18th over

135/7*

Ireland now about to win as dube out off JAI MOONDRA

(Ireland 52/4 close the door for India

20 ball 46

137/8 *

Ireland beat India 😂😇😂😇😂😇🎟️

What a news 🤣

India captain says " I am impress of our bowling"

But india poor in bowlig / Fielding and batting -- when it matter the most

We need to win tommorow to Square the series 1/1

Scorecard summary

Ireland1 Inn

182/9(20 overs)

Lorcan Tucker

50 (36)

Harshit Rana

3/24 (4)

Gareth Delany

49 (32)

Arshdeep Singh

2/28 (4)

Axar Patel 2 for 29 ( 99 wkts in the Format)

India2 Inn

148/10(18.5 overs)

Abhishek Sharma

50 (24)

Matt Hollard

3/28 (4) MOTM on debut💞 1000 dollar Award )

Shivam Dube

25 (14)

Matthew Humphreys

3/38 (3.5)🌹

(Jai Moondra on debut

2 wkts / Ireland gave him 500 dollar award )

Ireland🌲🌿

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India 🖥️👁️

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2nd T20I, Belfast, June 28, 2026, India tour of

Preview

India's playing XI and game plans under scrutiny as Ireland dream big

It wasn't a case of everything going wrong for India in the first T20I, but enough things did not go to plan and Ireland, familiar with the conditions, cashed in

Big picture - India have a record to defend

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.

Form guide

India LWWWW (last five completed T20Is, most recent first)

Ireland WWLLW

In the spotlight: Jai Moondra and Harshit Rana

Jai Moondra, born in the same town of Tonk in Rajasthan as another international left-arm seamer, Khaleel Ahmed, chose a different route to international cricket, qualifying to play for Ireland and then taking a wicket first ball on international debut, incidentally against the country of his birth. He is not extraordinarily tall, but he used the conditions well on Friday. Can he play a part in a series upset against his country of birth?

Harshit Rana was desperately unlucky when he injured himself in the warm-up round of the T20 World Cup, missing both India's title win and then the IPL. He returned to top-flight cricket not having missed a beat, banging the hard length, and returning figures of 4-0-24-3. He will want to establish himself firmly in the XI, especially in the absence of the resting Jasprit Bumrah.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi gets some fielding practice in, Ireland vs India, 1st men's T20I, Belfast, June 26, 2026

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi gets some fielding practice in•Getty Images

Team news: Do India still keep Vaibhav Sooryavanshi out?

Washington was always going to be a dicey selection given Ireland's lack of left-hand batters and no vacancy in India's top five. He scored his runs for Gujarat Titans batting at No. 4. If Suryansh Shedge makes it in time, he could replace Washington in the XI. Or Vaibhav Sooryavanshi could make his much-anticipated international debut, pushing everyone one slot down.

India (probable) 1 Sanju Samson (wk), 2 Abhishek Sharma/Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, 3 Ishan Kishan, 4 Shreyas Iyer (capt.), 5 Tilak Varma, 6 Washington Sundar/Suryansh Shedge, 7 Shivam Dube, 8 Axar Patel, 9 Arshdeep Singh, 10 Harshit Rana, 11 Ravi Bishnoi/Prasidh Krishna/Prince Yadav.

Ireland have no reason to tinker with the combination that gave them the series lead.

Ireland (probable) 1 Tim Tector, 2 Ross Adair, 3 Harry Tector, 4 Lorcan Tucker (capt, wk), 5 Ben Calitz, 6 Gareth Delaney, 7 George Dockrell, 8 Matthew Humphreys, 9 Matt Hollard, 10 Liam McCarthy, 11 Jai Moondra.

Pitch and conditions

Expect more of the same from the pitch: i'ma bit of slowness, a bit of extra bounce, bringing the big square boundaries into play. The weather continues to be fair.

Stats and trivia

🌿🌲Lorcan Tucker has scored a half-century in each of the three T20Is that he has captained Ireland in.

🤣👀Prasidh Krishna has conceded a total of 125 runs in his last two T20Is: 68 against Australia in 2023 and 57 against Ireland on Friday. That is the most for any bowler in consecutive T20Is, going past Gambia's Musa Jobarteh's 124.

India have won toss opted bowling

Suyash Shedge & prince Yadav debut

So no Suryavanshi.......

Suryansh Shedge & Prince Yadav are the 120th and 121st debutants for India in T20 Internationals –

only Pakistan have had more caps (125) in the format.

The last T20I debutant was Harshit Rana in Jan 2025, making this the first India cap in 513 days💚🌲

– the longest bw two debutants for India in the format; the previous most was 451 days bw caps of Bhuvneshwar Kumar (cap #45, Dec 25, 2012) 💞

and Mohammed Shami (cap #46, Mar 21, 2014)💞

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Teams:

Ireland (Playing XI): Tim Tector, Ross Adair, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker(w/c), Benjamin Calitz, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Liam McCarthy, Matthew Humphreys, Jai Moondra, Matthew Hollard

India (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson(w), Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer(c), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Suryansh Shedge, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav

Rana & Arshu A wicket each

After 3 over 26/2*

Ireland : 154/8

Tector 53, Dockrell ( 159 T20 matches - playing vs 29 team -- out 19) Calitz 37.

Arshdeep Singh-4-0-35-2
Harshit Rana

3-0-17-1

Prince Yadav

4-0-22-3 debut
Shivam Dube

3-0-25-2
Suryansh Shedge2-0-25-0

Axar 4/0/28/0 (99)

Axar ends series 35 ball 35 runs no four or no six *

Indian opener both out 0 happen 1st time * in t20I

India 71/5