India National Cricket Team vs Ireland Cricket Team Match Scorecard: A Historic Series That Shocked the World
One of the most wonderful spectacles in the cricketing world was borne witness to in Belfast at the Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, during the final week of June 2026. But India, the reigning T20 World Champions, suffered a rare series defeat, 2-0 against Ireland, after going for nearly three full years unbeaten across 16 consecutive series. The India national cricket team vs Ireland cricket team match scorecard is that of a team that punched way above its weight, and an Indian side that never really got itself going in Ireland. Let’s break down everything that happened across both matches. 1st T20 | 26 June 2026 | Stormont, Belfast | Match 1 India had won the toss and decided to bowl first. The call from Shreyas Iyer, leading India in T20Is for the first time, to bowl first was rather obvious as he noticed seam and swing on offer. The early prognosis was a successful one; Ireland lost three wickets in the power play, but from then on, the fightback from the Irishmen was magnificent. Ireland were wobbling at 36/3 after the end of six overs, but skipper Lorcan Tucker batted with poise and purpose to score a fifty, which steadied their innings. Tucker added an important 64-run fifth-wicket partnership with Gareth Delany. Delany hit him for a quick-fire 49 off 32 balls before India reclaimed the initiative. Prasidh Krishna had a torrid day, conceding 57 runs in the spell and Washington Sundar, who gave away 19 in one over. Ireland eventually ended their innings with 182/9 in the allotted 20 overs, a good total on that track. India’s chase started with a piece of history at the T20I debut. Jai Moondra, who is Indian, took Sanju Samson’s wicket on the first ball he bowled in T20Is chasing 183. Wickets kept falling at regular intervals for India, and although a lively 49 off 20 balls from Abhishek Sharma in the powerplay provided signs of promise, they never quite steadied the innings. Ireland’s two debutants – Moondra and Matt Hollard – then took over, as Abhishek fell for 49 at deep midwicket. India were all out for 148 in 18.5 overs, losing by 34 runs. 1st T20I Scorecard – June 26, 2026 Ireland Innings: 182/9 (20 overs) Batter Dismissal R B 4s 6s SR TH Tector c Samson b Rana 8 6 1 0 133.33 GR Adair c Samson b Rana 12 7 1 1 171.43 HT Tector c & b Arshdeep 5 5 1 0 100.00 BF Calitz c Iyer b Rana 18 18 1 1 100.00 LJ Tucker (c) b Dube 50 36 5 2 138.89 GJ Delany c sub b Washington 49 32 4 3 153.13 GH Dockrell b Arshdeep 15 13 1 0 115.38 L McCarthy not out 11 8 1 0 137.50 MJ Humphreys b Axar 3 3 0 0 100.00 J Moondra not out 2 2 0 0 100.00 Extras (b 2, lb 3, nb 1, w 7) 13 Total 182/9 (20 overs) FOW: 20-1 (Adair, 1.5), 25-2 (HT Tector, 2.6), 30-3 (TH Tector, 3.4), 51-4 (Calitz, 7.1), 115-5 (Tucker, 14.3), 164-6 (Dockrell, 17.1), 178-7 (Delany, 18.6), 178-8 (McCarthy, 19.1), 182-9 (Humphreys, 19.6) India Bowling: Bowler O M R W Econ Arshdeep Singh 4 0 28 2 7.00 Harshit Rana 4 0 24 3 6.00 Axar Patel 4 0 29 1 7.25 Washington Sundar 4 0 42 1 10.50 Prasidh Krishna 4 0 57 0 14.25 India Innings: 148 all out (18.5 overs) Batter Dismissal R B 4s 6s SR SV Samson b Moondra 5 6 1 0 83.33 Abhishek Sharma c Adair b Hollard 49 20 5 4 245.00 Ishan Kishan (†) c sub b Hollard 22 14 3 1 157.14 SS Iyer (c) b Hollard 3 4 0 0 75.00 NT Tilak Varma c Adair b Moondra 11 12 1 0 91.67 Washington Sundar c Dockrell b Hollard 9 12 0 0 75.00 S Dube c & b Moondra 25 14 2 2 178.57 AR Patel c TH Tector b Delany 15 16 1 0 93.75 Harshit Rana b Humphreys 0 2 0 0 0.00 Arshdeep Singh c TH Tector b Humphreys 0 3 0 0 0.00 Prasidh Krishna not out 1 4 0 0 25.00 Extras (b 1, lb 3, nb 0, w 4) 8 Total 148 all out (18.5 overs) FOW: 16-1 (Samson, 1.1), 45-2 (Kishan, 3.2), 60-3 (Iyer, 5.1), 80-4 (Abhishek, 7.6), 90-5 (Tilak, 10.2), 100-6 (Washington, 11.6), 135-7 (Dube, 15.6), 137-8 (Axar, 16.5), 147-9 (Rana, 18.1), 148-10 (Arshdeep, 18.5) Ireland Bowling: Bowler O M R W Econ J Moondra 4 0 26 2 6.50 MK Hollard 4 0 28 3 7.00 L McCarthy 4 0 25 0 6.25 MJ Humphreys 3.5 0 38 2 9.88 GJ Delany 3 0 27 1 9.00 Result: Ireland won by 34 runs. Player of the Match: Matt Hollard (3/28) Also Read: Sri Lanka National Cricket Team Vs India National Cricket Team Match Scorecard 2nd T20 | 28 June, 2026 | Stormont, Belfast | Match 2 India was down in the series 0-1 coming into the second game and needed to lift themselves. They’ve rung in just one more change, handing Suryansh Shedge and Prince Yadav their T20I debuts today, after winning the toss again and opting to field. It was now India’s opportunity to tie the series and save face. And then what ensued was one of the most thrilling finishes in T20 international cricket. Ireland’s start to the innings was shaky with two wickets falling in the first three overs. Harry Tector came in early and played the anchor role perfectly, with his 53 off 47 balls, including five fours and a six; he kept Ireland alive. They were backed up by a blazing 37 off 23 balls from Ben Calitz. With Prince Yadav having Toby Tucker out first ball and Shivam Dube cleaning up, both Keith Calitz and Mark Adair had a mass of willow between balls; fortunes suggested that Ireland would be lucky to break 150. And then George
