28 June,2026 06:56 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Prince Yadav (Pic: BCCI)
Ireland scored 58 runs for the loss of three wickets at the end of 10 overs against India in Belfast.
Harry Tector was the top scorer for the hosts, scoring 16 runs in 22 balls. Skipper Lorcan Tucker departed after a well-made 15.
For India, Price Yadav and Harshit Rana picked up a wicket each as pacers dominated on an overcast day.
Earlier, after winning the toss, Shreyas Iyer said he was looking to bowl first due to overcast weather conditions. The Indian captain confirmed teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will have to wait for his debut.
"We're going to bowl first considering the weather condition. It can pour any time, so we want to maximize the advantage of it. [On what he wants his side to do differently after Friday's defeat while chasing] I think the trend is it's just important to adapt to the conditions as quickly as possible. And they were pretty smart in terms of making bowling changes and also scoring off the back foot and front foot, clearing right in the front. So it's important that we play smart cricket rather than having a set pattern and see to it that we back our instincts as well at the same time. We've got two changes. Suryansh Shedge and Prince Yadav come in. Both are making their debut. So these are the two changes we've made." Iyer said.
Ireland captain, Lorcan Tucker said he was happy to bat first. The Irish team come into the game with confidence, having beaten India on Friday.
"We are happy batting first. We want to get a good read on the pitch as quickly as possible. [On hoping the conditions play similarly after winning the previous match] Hopefully it plays pretty similar today. [On what pleased him most about Ireland's performance in the opening T20I] I think the way we put it together in the second innings, the way we shut them down. There was very long periods without boundaries." Lorcan Tucker said.
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