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India’s white-ball tour of Ireland gets underway tomorrow on Friday, June 26, with two-match T20I series at the Civil Service Cricket Club (Stormont) in Belfast. The contest marks the beginning of a new chapter for the Indian side, with Shreyas Iyer set to lead the team in T20Is for the first time. The series has generated significant interest among fans, particularly because 15-year-old batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is expected to make his international debut. The youngster impressed throughout IPL 2026 and has now earned his maiden call-up to the senior national side.
Why is the match starting earlier than usual?
Unlike India’s usual T20I start time of 7:00 PM IST, both matches in the Ireland series will begin at 6:00 PM IST (1:30 PM local time). Cricket Ireland decided to bring forward the start time by an hour to reduce the scheduling clash with India’s crucial Women’s T20 World Cup fixture against Australia on June 28. While some overlap remains unavoidable, the revised timing will allow fans to follow a larger portion of both matches.
India vs Ireland 1st T20I : Match Details
- Match: India vs Ireland, 1st T20I
- Date: June 26, 2026
- Venue: Civil Service Cricket Club (Stormont), Belfast
- Toss Time: 5:30 PM IST
- Match Start Time: 6:00 PM IST
Where to watch India vs Ireland 1st T20I on TV?
Indian viewers can watch the first T20I live on the Sony Sports Network, which holds the television broadcast rights for the series.
Where to watch India vs Ireland 1st T20I live streaming?
India vs Ireland 1st T20I will be available for the viewers on the Sony LIV app and website.
Where to get live score and updates from the 1st T20I?
For every live updates and scores from the match, follow TimesofIndia.Com
Squads for India and Ireland for T20I series:
INDIA: Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Shivam Dube, Tilak Varma (Vice-Captain), Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Suryansh Shedge (replaced injured Nitish Kumar Reddy)IRELAND: Lorcan Tucker (Captain), Ross Adair, Ben Calitz, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Stephen Doheny, Matthew Humphreys, Gavin Hoey, Matthew Hollard, Liam McCarthy, Jai Mundra, Harry Tector, Tim Tector, Reuben Wilson
