On a day that was supposed to belong to a 15-year-old debutant, Ireland's older new brigade were the story instead. Ireland had secured their first victory over India.
Matt Hollard, aged 27, was named Player of the Match for his three wickets. Jai Moondra, the 29-year-old playing against the country of his birth, took 2-25. With Ireland's fast bowling stocks decimated by injury, both men were handed unlikely T20I debuts. They were the difference in a 34-run victory.
Moondra dominated post-match chatter, given his Indian connection. He came to Ireland in 2021 to complete a master's degree in electronics and communication from Technological University Dublin. His job with the tech company Intel has recently finished up. "Now I'm looking for a new one," he said.
Moondra is not on a Cricket Ireland central contract. Instead, he will receive just a match fee for his exploits. His visa situation is also tied to his employment, and needs to be resolved. You'd think both should be sorted quite soon after a debut display in which the left-armer clocked in at 88mph.
Moondra struck with his first ball in international cricket, having Sanju Samson bowled for 5. Hollard took one extra delivery to secure a maiden wicket, inducing Ishan Kishan to sky a chance to Ireland wicketkeeper Lorcan Tucker.
Ireland's bowling plans were well-thought-out and executed with sufficient quality. Moondra and Hollard bowled into the pitch, forcing India to hit to the bigger square boundaries. It helped that the outfield catching was good - a Harry Tector drop aside - a welcome improvement from the recent T20 World Cup, where poor fielding cost them a win over Sri Lanka.
Hollard added Shreyas Iyer to his list of scalps, perhaps a touch fortunate to see his full delivery flicked to a fielder in the deep. On the other hand, his dismissal of Washington Sundar was better thought out. A heavy delivery stuck in the surface, just a touch, as Sundar picked out deep midwicket.
Bowling the 16th over, with the required rate climbing to well over 10, Moondra hunkered down to secure the result. With his slightly slingy left-arm action, he beat Axar for pace. A slower ball into the pitch later did for Shivam Dube too, with Moondra taking a good low return catch.
To see two Irish bowlers operating around the 85mph mark is a rare phenomenon. That neither would likely be in the team were it not for injuries to the likes of Josh Little, Mark Adair and Barry McCarthy makes today's performance all the more remarkable.
Hollard, at least, was on the public's radar for at least a year. Originally from Johannesburg, he played club cricket in Balbriggan CC, Dublin last year. His extra pace saw him fast-tracked into the List A set-up at Leinster Lightning. After wintering with a first-class contract with Limpopo in South Africa, Hollard declared for Ireland this summer with a national deal.
Moondra, another Leinster Lighting regular, would not have been thought of as being that close to the international set-up. He featured in the Emerald Challenge first-class game, a 'best vs best' contest that served as preparation for a recent Test against New Zealand. Even then, if fellow left-armer Josh Little had not injured his ribs before this T20I, it's hard to imagine that he would feature here in Belfast. Let alone beat the IPL regulars, in India's team, for pace.
"I ran a fast bowling clinic 18 months ago and credit to Jai, he travelled across Dublin two nights a week and came in and trained with me for four months," Ireland's bowling coach Ryan Eagleson said. "A left-arm seamer is always a huge commodity in any form of cricket, especially T20 cricket.
"We've got six seamers out injured at the minute but in international cricket you need to have at least 10 or 12 seamers for back-up and competition for places.
"Jai has been on our radar, but the way he came in today, did that job, we've watched him for the Leinster Lightning over the last few years and he's done an outstanding job with the new ball and at the back end.
"He knew when to bowl a bouncer, his three-quarter seam, when to take pace off the ball. For somebody playing his first game I thought he was outstanding."
Not unexpectedly, the Indian support dwarfed Ireland's contingent in the stand. They would have wanted to see Sooryavanshi in full flight. Instead, as the match went on, they adopted fellow diaspora member Moondra. His friends sported handmade signs with his name and jersey number. Before the game was out, the crowd could be heard singing his name to the tune of "India, India."
"It's still trying to sink in," said Moondra. "It's a small step in a big [journey]."
Where he goes next is anyone's guess. With a Cricket Ireland-backed European T20 League set to finally kick off later this summer, a winning performance against India could not be better timed.
However, conventional wisdom suggests that the India batters will adjust to a sticky surface and return to form on Sunday. Ireland had their day out but they still are missing plenty of experience in their bowling stocks.
Whatever happens on Sunday or in the coming months, as Cricket Ireland tries to continue offering more playing opportunities to its match-starved players, Moondra and co. will always have this famous day in Belfast.