Overview
- Ireland completed a 2-0 T20I sweep of India with a one-run win in the second match at Stormont on Sunday, June 28, handing India their first bilateral T20I series defeat to Ireland and ending a 16‑series unbeaten run.
- The second match saw India finish 153-9 chasing 155 after weather interruptions, with Tilak Varma’s 55 and late hitting from Harshit Rana not enough to overturn Ireland’s total.
- Debutant Jai Moondra produced a match‑changing opening spell in the chase, taking three early wickets including both Indian openers and captain Shreyas Iyer, and was one of several inexperienced Irish bowlers who exploited the conditions.
- India’s only two debutants for the series, Prince Yadav and Suryansh Shedge, arrived with Prince claiming 3/22 on debut, while India’s staff defended leaving 15‑year‑old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi out of the XI and said established players would be given time.
- The defeats have sharpened calls for immediate selection and tactical changes and place pressure on captain Shreyas Iyer and coach Gautam Gambhir as India head to a five‑match T20I series in England beginning July 1.