India’s T20 series loss to Ireland: An appetiser with lingering bitterness

All eyes will be on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi as the T20 World Cup champions take on Ireland in a two-match series in Belfast starting from 26 June. Team India has already arrived in Ireland, and there’s a special following for them this time. Only 15, Sooryavanshi has been handed a maiden India call-up by the selectors and there are hopes that he may get a game in the two-game series. He is also a part of the squad for the five-match The start time of the two T20Is between India and Ireland has been brought forward by an hour, with both matches now scheduled to begin at 1:30 pm local time (6 pm IST) in Belfast. T20Is involving India in Ireland generally start at 2:30 pm local time (7 pm IST), but the timing has been changed at the last minute to avoid a direct clash with the 2026 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup match between India and Australia, which begins India’s white-ball tour of Ireland and England begins on Friday with a two-match T20I series in Belfast. Between June 26 and July 19, Team India will play seven T20Is and three ODIs. Led by Shreyas Iyer, the world champions will first take on hosts Ireland at the Civil Service Cricket Club Ground. The two sides first met in a T20I during the ICC World T20 in 2009, when India secured an eight-wicket victory in Nottingham. Overall, India and Ireland have The timings for the two matches in the upcoming India vs Ireland T20 series 2026 have been changed. Both matches were originally expected to start at 7.30 PM IST, but now they have been preponed to 6 PM IST. That means, in local time, the games will start at 1.30 PM on 26 June and 28 June. Both India vs Ireland T20s will be played at the Civil Service Cricket Club in Belfast . And reportedly, the timings were changed