ireland Achieved a memorable 2-0 victory in the T-20 series India After achieving a dramatic win by one run in the second and final match of the India tour of Ireland 2026 At the Civil Service Cricket Club in Stormont. Defending 154 runs, the hosts displayed disciplined bowling and maintained their composure in a tense final over to deny India victory by a narrow margin. Jai MundraHis excellent all-round impact with the ball earned him the Player of the Match award as Ireland secured one of their most important bilateral T20I series wins.
Harry Tector and Benjamin Callitz lead Ireland to a competitive score
Ireland suffered early blow after India decided to bowl first tim tector Departed for five. Ross Adair He increased the scoring rate somewhat by scoring an entertaining 16 runs, including two sixes, off just seven balls, before India’s bowlers regained control.
harry tector He then capped the innings with 53 from 47 balls, hitting five fours and a six and ensuring Ireland recovered from the early setbacks. lorcan tucker Contributed 15 years ago benjamin calitz Provided the late momentum that Ireland desperately needed. His aggressive innings of 37 runs in 23 balls with the help of three fours and two sixes pushed the host team towards a fightable score. George Dockrell Valuable scored 19 runs from 14 balls during the closing stages, as Ireland finished at 154/8 from their 20 overs.
India’s bowling effort was led by Prince YadavWho continued his impressive debut in international cricket with figures of 3/22 from four overs. Shivam Dubey achieved useful successes while claiming 2/25 Arshdeep Singh Took two wickets despite giving 35 runs. Harshit Rana Also struck once to keep Ireland within reach.
Ireland bowlers survive resistance from Tilak Verma to complete the sweep
India’s chase could hardly have started in a worse way as both the opening batsmen, sanju samson And Abhishek SharmaWas out for zero on the first two balls. The double blow left the visitors under immediate pressure, and although Ishan Kishan And Shreyas Iyer Tried to rebuild, both collapsed after promising start.
Tilak Verma Played a fighting innings under pressure and kept India’s hopes alive by scoring 55 runs in 46 balls with the help of three fours and a six. Akshar Patel Added 14, while Shivam Dubey briefly brought the momentum back towards the visitors by scoring 20 runs in 16 balls.
With the required rate climbing, Rana injected new life into the chase by hitting a quickfire 21 runs including two fours and a six in just 10 balls. India needed valuable final runs in the final over, and despite Prince hitting a six off the only ball he faced, the visitors finished on a very low score of 153/9.
Jai Mundra He proved to be a match-winner for Ireland with the ball, taking three important wickets for 32 runs. Matt Hollard He equaled that figure with an equally impressive spell of 3/26, striking repeatedly at crucial moments to derail India’s chase. Matthew Humphreys Taking one wicket, Harry Tector also made a crucial breakthrough.
Having already achieved an impressive 34-run win in the opening T20 match, Ireland produced an even more dramatic performance to sweep the series 2โ0. The hosts defeated India consecutively in both matches with disciplined bowling, timely batting contributions and excellent performance under pressure.
Here’s how fans reacted:
๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐! โ๏ธ
Ireland defeated India in Belfast to capture the T20 series. what a week!#backinggreen | #IREvIND | #feltesolar pic.twitter.com/wCflYEfbRu
– Cricket Ireland (@cricketireland) 28 June 2026
History is written in Belfast. โ๏ธ
– Ireland has defeated India 2-0 in the T20 series. ๐ฎ๐ช
One of the greatest moments ever in the history of Irish cricket. pic.twitter.com/5E9c5wbOdS
– Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) 28 June 2026
โ Born in India.
-Playing for Ireland.
โ Debut series vs India.
– Player of the Series.Jai Mundra, Hero of Ireland ๐ฅ pic.twitter.com/9QjO8OMNiY
– Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) 28 June 2026
Ireland won the second T20 match by 1 run and won the series.
next for #TeamIndia There is a T20 series against England.
Scorecard โถ๏ธ https://t.co/L8GAMNqUC4#IREvIND pic.twitter.com/lvGbGWPcVv
โ BCCI (@BCCI) 28 June 2026
Ireland won the T20 series 2-0#IREvIND #IrelandCricketTeam #Cricket pic.twitter.com/wn3yQOYNOD
โ CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) 29 June 2026
To recap, this bilateral tour and this historic series win against India was only possible because Ireland was granted full member status by the ICC in 2017 with enhanced funding.
Now imagine the same level of funding for the Netherlands, Scotland andโฆ pic.twitter.com/N3AgN5DTOI
-Ragav X (@ragav_x) 28 June 2026
Historic moments in Irish cricket.
โ Indian team lost by 1 run in the second T20 match ๐ฎ๐ณ๐จpic.twitter.com/dsLD96rE67โ Gaurav Patel (@Newssports2_0) 29 June 2026
Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s father looked very sad after India lost T20I series to Ireland ๐๐ญ
As he walked out of the Belfast stadium with his head bowed, fans came forward to console him. ๐ฅบ pic.twitter.com/ejO29XCFe5
– Jara (@JARA_Memer) 28 June 2026
Watch how Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Abhishek, Sanju, Shreyas and Team India applaud Ireland as they celebrate their T20 series win with the trophy. ๐
Vaibhav looked disappointed after missing the entire series. ๐ pic.twitter.com/X9DMWywc35
โ Sonu (@cricket_live247) 28 June 2026
๐จ India’s unique record ๐จ
โ India has lost a T20I series for the first time in 1,050 days, and meanwhile India has won 2 T20 World Cups
– Shreyas Iyer became the first Indian captain to lose to 11th-ranked Ireland.pic.twitter.com/M0OLf96U9J
– Ajay Jadeja (@AjayJadeja171) 28 June 2026
See also: Novak Djokovic reveals about his special friendship equation with Virat Kohli
