Belfast: On the one hand, India is the world champion in T20 cricket. Ireland on the other hand. There is no comparison between the two countries in cricketing style and weight. But in the first match of the T20 series, Ireland gave a big shock by defeating the world champions. The Irish lead 1-0 in the two-match series. Team India must win the second match to save the series.
And in that match Shreyas IyerIreland threw a challenge of 155 runs to win in front of the. India’s new T20 captain won the toss and sent the Irish in to bat first. Harshit Rana and Arshdeep Singh started with the ball. Ireland lost 2 wickets in the power play.
But they fought back with the bat of Harry Tucker. Hector scored 53 runs off 47 balls before being caught by wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan off Prince Yadav. He is Ireland’s top scorer. In the end, Ireland scored 154 runs after losing 8 wickets.
4️⃣ Overs
2️⃣2️⃣ Runs
3️⃣ Wickets 🔥A performance to remember from debutant Prince Yadav 👌
Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/L8GAMNqUC4#TeamIndia | #IREvIND pic.twitter.com/SHGcDBzKzz
— BCCI (@BCCI) June 28, 2026
In the first T20 match, 17 cricketers from both teams were caught out. That is the joint record for the most caught outs in a T20 match. Seven of the Irish’s eight wickets on Sunday were caught.
Ireland’s score was 58/3 in the first 10 overs. But in the last 10 overs, Ireland added 96 runs by batting.
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