Eire gamers have fun a wicket through the second T20I in opposition to India on the Civil Service Cricket Membership in Belfast, June 28, 2026. — X/@cricketireland
Eire clinched their first collection win over India as Jai Moondra and Matthew Hollard dismantled the reigning T20 World Cup winners’ batting line-up with three-wicket hauls to safe a razor-thin one-run win in Belfast on Sunday.
India, who misplaced to Eire for the primary time in Friday’s first T20I conflict, might solely handle 153-9 after the hosts, batting first, posted 154-8.
The loss marked India’s first T20I bilateral collection defeat since 2023, and the primary time they have been routed within the 20-over format since 2019.
Tilak Varma top-scored for India with a 55-run knock off 46 deliveries, smashing three fours and a six, whereas Shivam Dube made 20 from 16 balls, together with two fours.
Axar Patel contributed 14 off 18 deliveries, whereas Ishan Kishan and captain Shreyas Iyer scored 12 and 10 respectively.
India suffered early setbacks as each openers, Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson, have been dismissed for first-ball geese, whereas debutant Suryansh Shedge managed only one run.
Harshit Rana fought laborious for India with a brisk 21 off 10 deliveries however was dismissed when the guests wanted eight runs from the ultimate two balls. Trying to clear the boundary for six, he was caught on the rope.
Prince Yadav struck a six off the ultimate supply, but it surely proved too little too late as Eire sealed a well-known collection victory.
Jai Moondra and Matt Hollard claimed three wickets every to guide Eire’s bowling assault, whereas Matthew Humphreys and Harry Tector chipped in with one wicket apiece.
Batting first, the hosts have been restricted to 154-8 of their allotted 20 overs regardless of a combating half-century from Harry Tector and important contributions by Ben Calitz.
The Irish aspect suffered early setbacks as openers Tim Tector and Ross Adair have been dismissed for 5 and 16 respectively by Harshit Rana and Arshdeep Singh.
Tector top-scored for his aspect with 53 off 47 deliveries, together with 5 fours and one six, earlier than being dismissed by debutant Prince Yadav.
Skipper Lorcan Tucker contributed 15 runs from 18 deliveries, together with two fours, earlier than falling to Yadav whereas Calitz scored 37 off 23 balls, that includes three fours and two sixes, earlier than being dismissed by Shivam Dube.
Dube struck once more to take away Gareth Delany for a first-ball duck, whereas George Dockrell’s 19-run contribution was ended by Arshdeep. Liam McCarthy made two runs earlier than being dismissed by Yadav, whereas Jai Moondra remained unbeaten on one because the innings concluded.
Prince Yadav led India’s bowling assault with 3/22 in 4 overs, adopted by two wickets every for Shivam Dube and Arshdeep Singh, whereas Harshit Rana chipped in with one wicket.
