Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:49pm on 26 Jun 2026,Friday Sports
Ireland stunned T20 World Cup champions India by 34 runs in Belfast to register their first-ever victory over India in any format and take an unassailable lead in the two-match series. Chasing 183, India were bowled out after only Abhishek Sharma's explosive 50 off 20 balls offered resistance. Ireland's inexperienced attack, missing several first-choice bowlers through injury, impressed with debutants Jai Moonda and Matt Hollard making crucial breakthroughs. Earlier, India had reduced Ireland to 68/4 before the hosts recovered to post 182/9. The defeat also marked a disappointing start to Shreyas Iyer's tenure as T20 captain and ended India's three-year unbeaten bilateral T20 series run.
