India national cricket team facing Ireland national cricket team at the Civil Service Cricket Club in Stormont, Belfast, Ireland. The series is being held after a gap of three years since the last time the Men in Blue team toured Ireland; They won the series under the captaincy of Jasprit Bumrah.
Now it’s Shreyas Iyer’s time as the new captain on the Ireland tour, Tilak Verma is his deputy and Vaibhav Suryavanshi has been included in the team. Shreyas Iyer won the toss and decided to bowl first.
India’s playing eleven in ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 final
Suryakumar Yadav was the captain of the Men in Blue in the T20 World Cup 2026 final against New Zealand. He led the team to its third trophy and achieved many achievements. The Men in Blue became the first team to win the trophy on home soil and the tournament three times and defend the ICC T20 World Cup title.
Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma gave a fast start to India by scoring 89 and 52 runs. Ishan Kishan also scored 54 and Shivam Dubey scored 26 off 8 balls, helping India post a mammoth score of 255/5, and then the fast bowler took 4 for 15 in four overs and won the POTM in the final as India won by 96 runs.
India’s playing XI for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 final against New Zealand: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Tilak Verma, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Varun Chakraborty, Arshdeep Singh and Jasprit Bumrah.
India’s playing eleven in the first T20 match against Ireland
This is a new beginning for Shreyas Iyer as he has been the vice-captain of the ODI team and also has the experience of leading in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He is the only captain to lead three franchises, Delhi Capitals (DC), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) to the finals.
Shreyas Iyer would like to take on new responsibilities and make a fresh start on a positive note. Given the form and leadership excellence he has shown in recent times, all eyes will be on him.
India’s playing XI for the first T20 match against Ireland: Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Abhishek Sharma/Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Tilak Verma, Washington Sundar, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Prasidh Krishna/Prince Yadav.
India vs Ireland playing eleven: Every change since the T20 World Cup 2026 final
After the T20 World Cup, Shreyas Iyer became the captain of India in place of Suryakumar Yadav. Due to Shreyas’ poor form and increasing age and Shreyas’ excellent form, the selectors took a tough decision and dropped SKY from the leadership role and also from the team.
Apart from Shreyas, Harshit Rana has replaced Varun Chakravarthy in the final squad, as Varun is still recovering from a toe injury he suffered while playing for KKR during IPL 2026. Rana has returned to the team after being out of IPL and T20 World Cup. This is an important time for the fast bowling all-rounder.
Washington Sundar replaces Hardik Pandya, who has been ruled out of the series due to a quadriceps strain and fitness concerns. This will be a big drawback as Pandya will be missing the experience of bowling with the new ball and batting in the middle overs.
Prasidh Krishna replaces Jasprit Bumrah, who has been rested, providing workload management. Krishna had a good IPL, but he bowled well in the recently concluded ODI series against Afghanistan.
- Change 1 – Shreyas Iyer in, Suryakumar Yadav out
- Change 2 – Harshit Rana in, Varun Chakraborty out
- Change 3 – Prasidh Krishna in, Jasprit Bumrah out
- Change 4- Washington Sundar in, Hardik Pandya out
