Reigning T20I world champions, India, suffered a defeat against Ireland in the first of the two-match T20I series in Belfast on Friday.
It was the first time India took the field in a T20I game since winning the World Cup on home soil in March after beating New Zealand in the final.
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After captain Lorcan Tucker helped Ireland to a challenging total of 182/9, India’s star-studded batting line-up crumbled for 148 in 18.5 overs. The 34-run victory was Ireland’s first win over India in any format.
Shreyas Iyer, who has now been appointed as the captain of the Indian T20I side in place of Suryakumar Yadav, will hope that the Men in Blue bounce back in style and level the series.
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India vs Ireland 2nd T20I: Toss result
Toss: The toss is scheduled to take place at 5:30 p.m. IST.
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India vs Ireland 2nd T20I 2026: Predicted playing XI
India predicted playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Sanju Samson (wk), Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer (c), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Prasidh Krishna.
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Ireland predicted playing XI: Tim Tector, Ross Adair, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker (c&wk), Ben Calitz, Gareth Delaney, George Dockrell, Matthew Humphreys, Matthew Holard, Liam McCarthy, Jai Moondra.
India vs Ireland 2nd T20I: Win percentage
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Team |
Win probability |
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IND |
85% |
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IRE |
15% |
India vs Ireland 2nd T20I: Betting odds
India are the favourites to win this match as per Dafa.
