Overview
- Ireland beat India by 34 runs after posting 182 for 9 and bowling the visitors out for 148, with Lorcan Tucker making 50 and Gareth Delany scoring 49.
- Two Irish debutants changed the game as Jai Moondra dismissed Sanju Samson with his first ball and Matt Hollard removed Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer, both finishing with multiple wickets.
- India's chase relied on Abhishek Sharma's rapid 49 but suffered a collapse that saw six wickets fall for 100 runs and the tourists all out with seven balls to spare.
- Prasidh Krishna conceded heavy runs late in Ireland's innings, including a 27-run over, and India will reassess their death-overs bowling and allocation before the series decider.
- Following Friday's shock defeat, India face a series-deciding second T20I where selectors must weigh giving 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi a debut against preserving the established top order ahead of the England tour.