- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR3.4 Catching practice for Iyer and Ireland falling away early. Tim Tector charges down the track to the length ball outside off. He looks to go over the off side but ends up slicing it high. Iyer moves to his left from mid-off and catches it easily and safely 30/31.5 Straight up! Samson wants it, Samson takes it. Rana continues to test Adair with the short ball. And in return, Adair looks to play the pull again. Not much footwork, and he only top edges it. The wicketkeeper barely had to move 20/12.6 Nicked and gone. Arshdeep's swing both ways has created that uncertainty and Harry Tector perishes. Full length ball outside off, inviting the drive. He goes at it with little feet movement. The ball goes the other way and takes the outside edge while going to the wicketkeeper. India strike twice in three overs 25/214.3 And Tucker's heroics come to an end, as Harshit Rana picks up his third! He picked up this slower ball earlier on, as the offcutter jags in from a length outside off, but hits it straight to Tilak Varma at deep midwicket. This time, no mistakes in the catching department, and India have their fifth 115/57.1 A wicket off the first ball for the birthday boy Dube. Starts off by bowling it on a back of a length on middle and leg. Calitz goes for the horizontal-bat, down-to-up pull. Only gets a top edge. Prasidh runs back from short fine leg and takes it safely 51/418.6 Oh, Arshdeep denies Delany a half-century! This is a length ball angling in from outside off. It cramps the batter who makes a late adjustment and ends up flicking it up in the air, but straight to deep square leg. A very good knock, which along with Tucker's and Dockrell's, will have given their bowlers something to bowl at 178/717.1 And the wily, experienced spinner ends this partnership, that was just starting to look very dangerous! Tosses this full and wide and Dockrell tries to slap it away. The ball lobs up off the toe end and Arshdeep at backward point runs to his right to get under it and send Dockrell on his way. Good little cameo he played, allowing Delany to also bat his way into form. But he has to go now 164/619.1 And another one falls! Liam McCarthy can't get enough on the slog sweep and Axar gets his second! This is flung quick and full, probably too full for that shot, and he hits it to deep midwicket's left. Tilak makes no mistake 178/819.6 Skips out to this length ball, and he slices it as he tries to go down the ground. Doesn't have enough legs to go to long-off, dropping short of the fielder. But as the batters attempt two, the throw to Samson catches Humphreys well short of his crease as Samson takes the bails off. Ireland finish on 182 182/9Extras9 (lb 3, nb 1, w 5)TOTAL182/9 (20 Overs, RR: 9.1)Did not bat: MK HollardFall of wickets: 1-20 (Ross Adair, 1.5 ov), 2-25 (Harry Tector, 2.6 ov), 3-30 (Tim Tector, 3.4 ov), 4-51 (Ben Calitz, 7.1 ov), 5-115 (Lorcan Tucker, 14.3 ov), 6-164 (George Dockrell, 17.1 ov), 7-178 (Gareth Delany, 18.6 ov), 8-178 (Liam McCarthy, 19.1 ov), 9-182 (Matthew Humphreys, 19.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Arshdeep Singh 4 0 28 2 7 12 2 1 0 0 Harshit Rana 4 0 24 3 6 13 3 0 3 0 M Prasidh Krishna 4 0 57 0 14.25 6 4 5 0 0 S Dube 3 0 18 1 6 8 2 0 1 0 AR Patel 4 0 33 2 8.25 8 2 2 0 0 Washington Sundar 1 0 19 0 19 1 2 1 1 1
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR7.6 Abhishek cannot believe he has found deep midwicket to perfection. Back of a length ball on middle and leg, he hangs back to heave it across the line. Calitz in the deep makes no mistake and that is that from Abhishek for today. It was an offcutter and that is perhaps what robbed him of the pace he needed to hit it out 80/41.1 Strikes with his first ball in international cricket, Moondra! That is some way to announce your arrival. Bowls it on a length and angles it away. Samson hangs back to slap it away, only manages an inside edge back onto the stumps 16/13.2 Straight up, Tucker takes it nicely. Hollard now strikes with his second ball in international cricket. Spears it full and straight on leg. Kishan looks to flick it away but gets a leading edge that goes straight up. Tucker just takes a few steps back, settles under it - while Hollard watches anxiously - and pouches it safely. A loud scream with punches in the air from Hollard to celebrate, and Ireland strike twice inside the powerplay 45/25.1 Finds the fielder in the deep to perfection. Not a memorable start with the bat for Captain Shreyas Iyer. Full on off. He once again moves across, so this ball is on his pads. He flicks it nicely off the middle of his bat - to his own dismay - and finds deep square leg where Dockrell pulls off a sliding catch 60/310.2 Oh boy, India's job just got tougher as Tilak makes a meal of this reverse-sweep! This is on a length and he premeditates and get low and hits it straight to backward point. India lose half their side! 90/511.6 Top edge, and it's taken! Washington was on 9 off 11 and he's not been able to time any of his shots today. It's the same thing again as he tries to take on this short ball and it's a simple catch at deep midwicket. That's a third wicket on debut for Matt Hollard! Washington didn't read the cutter. Ireland now 80.76% favourites! 100/615.6 Oh, what a take! Moondra does close the over out well, and how! He's got another wicket! And it's the big one of Shivam Dube! Back-of-length delivery stops on Dube, who pushes at it early. The ball bobs back towards Moondra who has to run forward and put in a dive. The two debutants are repaying every ounce of faith the Ireland management have shown in them! 135/716.5 Ireland inch closer to making history! Axar slogs it to long-on! Wrong' un tossed up full and wide and Axar looks to slog it. he ends up dragging it towards long-on and Tector has to dive in front to grab that! 137/818.1 This time Rana doesn't get away! Rana looks to take on this length ball and gets it off the toe end and it's hit straight to deep midwicket! 147/918.5 High in the air, and it's taken. And that's the moment. Ireland have made history in Belfast. After eight failed attempts, they finally have their first win over India in international cricket, and what a time to do it to! India, the World Champions playing their first T20I after their World Cup triumph, have been shell-shocked. The players all immediately mob Humphreys, who has heroically closed out his spell with an injured hand. Lorcan Tucker's T20I captaincy has gotten off to as great a start as he could have dreamed of! Arshdeep is cramped for room as he tries for another hoick and skies it. Tim Tector runs in and takes the catch to deliver the knockout blow to the world champions! 148/10Extras11 (lb 3, nb 1, w 7)TOTAL148 all out (18.5 Overs, RR: 7.85)Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Sanju Samson, 1.1 ov), 2-45 (Ishan Kishan, 3.2 ov), 3-60 (Shreyas Iyer, 5.1 ov), 4-80 (Abhishek Sharma, 7.6 ov), 5-90 (Tilak Varma, 10.2 ov), 6-100 (Washington Sundar, 11.6 ov), 7-135 (Shivam Dube, 15.6 ov), 8-137 (Axar Patel, 16.5 ov), 9-147 (Harshit Rana, 18.1 ov), 10-148 (Arshdeep Singh, 18.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB MJ Humphreys 3.5 0 38 3 9.91 8 4 2 1 0 J Moondra 4 0 25 2 6.25 12 0 2 2 0 L McCarthy 3 0 29 1 9.66 5 4 0 2 0 MK Hollard 4 0 28 3 7 13 4 0 2 1 HT Tector 3 0 22 0 7.33 4 1 1 0 0 GJ Delany 1 0 3 1 3 3 0 0 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
India , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Ireland led the 2-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
13.30 start, First Session 13.30-15.00, Interval 15.00-15.20, Second Session 15.20-16.50
Match days
26 June 2026 (20-over match)
T20I debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 36 runs, 3 wickets)
- Ireland: 50 runs in 6.5 overs (41 balls), Extras 2
- Ireland: 100 runs in 12.6 overs (78 balls), Extras 4
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 35 balls (LJ Tucker 38, GJ Delany 11, Ex 2)
- LJ Tucker: 50 off 35 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Ireland: 150 runs in 16.4 overs (101 balls), Extras 8
- Over 17.3: Review by India (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - G Morrison, Batter - L McCarthy (Struck down)
- GJ Delany: 50 off 31 balls (4 x 4, 3 x 6)
- Innings Break: Ireland - 182/9 in 20.0 overs (J Moondra 2)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 68 runs, 3 wickets)
- India: 50 runs in 3.4 overs (23 balls), Extras 4
- Over 9.4: Review by Ireland (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - G Morrison, Batter - NT Tilak Varma (Struck down)
- India: 100 runs in 11.5 overs (72 balls), Extras 8
Match Coverage
All Match News'A small step in a big journey' for Moondra, Hollard and Ireland
The two bowlers on debut combined to take five wickets as Ireland secured their first-ever win against India in international cricket
Ireland expose the fine margins that define T20 cricket
India's first T20I defeat to Ireland was less about an off day and more about how quickly Ireland adapted to conditions their opponents misread
Lorcan Tucker: 'Pretty special to beat the world champions at home'
"We had some tough periods in it, but we stayed in it and were diligent," the Ireland captain said after maiden win over India
Tucker, Delany, Hollard and Moondra shine in Ireland's historic win over India
Harshit Rana's three wickets upon return to action went in vain
No Vaibhav Sooryavanshi as India bowl vs Ireland
Ireland handed debuts to Jai Moondra and Matt Hollard



