Ireland vs India, 2nd T20I, India tour of Ireland, 2026 - Player HighlightsIRE vs IND, 2nd T20I, India tour of Ireland, 2026 - Player Highlights

Matthew Hollard to Tilak Varma, out Caught by Liam McCarthy!! That should be the game for Ireland. At least they will believe it is. McCarthy takes the catch and does a fist pump. Fifty and out for Tilak. He had to be there till the end to see India through but it does not pan out that way. Full and slanted across, Tilak has to reach for the lofted drive and he mistimes it straight up. McCarthy settles under it near extra cover and makes no mistake. Tilak Varma c Liam McCarthy b Matthew Hollard 55(46) [4s-3 6s-1]

Matthew Hollard to Tilak Varma, SIX, fifty for Tilak. It is also the first six for India today and it has taken them 17.1 overs. This is right in the slot and Tilak got hold of that. Length delivery around off, Tilak crouches low and heaves it a long way over deep mid-wicket

Matthew Humphreys to Tilak Varma, 1 run, 101ks speared into the blockhole, Tilak thought about the sweep but has to change and dig it out to long-on

Liam McCarthy to Tilak Varma, 1 run, 135ks good length ball on off, Tilak tucks it to square leg and the duo have to be content with a single

Liam McCarthy to Tilak Varma, 1 run, short of length delivery, Tilak is cramped for room but manages to pull it to deep square leg

Matthew Humphreys to Tilak Varma, 1 run, flatter delivery around off, Tilak knocks it square on the off-side and crosses over. The umpire has a word with him

Matthew Humphreys to Tilak Varma, 1 run, 106ks shortens the length, Tilak pulls towards deep mid-wicket

Liam McCarthy to Tilak Varma, 1 run, 136ks on a length and close to off, Tilak guides it to deep backward point

Liam McCarthy to Tilak Varma, 1 run, 125ks short and bowled into the wicket, Tilak rides the bounce and pulls to deep mid-wicket

Liam McCarthy to Tilak Varma, 2 runs, back of a length delivery, Tilak tucks it into the leg-side pocket and calls for two immediately. He puts the pressure on the fielder and nabs the second. Calitz swooped in and failed to gather the ball

Liam McCarthy to Tilak Varma, FOUR, gift from McCarthy and Tilak cashes in. Short and angled across, poor delivery with third man inside the ring, Tilak makes room and carves it over the backward point region, one bounce and over the ropes

Harry Tector to Tilak Varma, 1 run, 84ks fraction short around off, Tilak chops it in front of extra cover and retains strike

Harry Tector to Tilak Varma, no run, slower and close to off, Tilak works it to the left of the bowler and Tector makes a diving stop

Harry Tector to Tilak Varma, 1 run, 83ks tossed up on off, Tilak whips it with a strong bottom to long-on

Matthew Hollard to Tilak Varma, 1 run, full and outside off, Tilak eases it down to long-off

Matthew Hollard to Tilak Varma, 1 run, angled across the left-hander, Tilak guides it to backward point and rotates strike

Matthew Hollard to Tilak Varma, 2 runs, 125ks back of a length around off, Tilak shuffles and tucks it to mid-wicket. The ball hardly leaves the inner circle and the pair scamper back for the second

Matthew Humphreys to Tilak Varma, 1 run, 105ks fraction short and outside off, Tilak chops to point and the duo cross over

Matthew Humphreys to Tilak Varma, 1 run, dragged short, Tilak pulls to deep square leg

Matthew Humphreys to Tilak Varma, 1 run, short and spinning down leg, Tilak pulls backward of square and settles with a single

Liam McCarthy to Tilak Varma, 1 run, short of length outside off, Tilak cuts late to short third and a fumble from the fielder allows the single

Liam McCarthy to Tilak Varma, no run, oops! The wobble seam length delivery that climbs up sharply and hits Tilak Varma around the hip bone. He wanted to pull and missed - goes down in instalments and is receiving treatment from the physio. A few stretches and he is good to go again...

Liam McCarthy to Tilak Varma, 1 run, looks to flick a full delivery and gets a thick leading edge rolling towards mid-off for a quick single

Liam McCarthy to Tilak Varma, 2 runs, 132ks skiddy short ball on off, Tilak swivels and pulls to the left of deep mid-wicket

Liam McCarthy to Tilak Varma, no run, banged in short outside off, a bit too high as Tilak lets it go

Harry Tector to Tilak Varma, 1 run, that drifts in late on middle and leg, Tilak prods across and swipes it to the left of deep square leg

Harry Tector to Tilak Varma, 1 run, shorter and wider of off, Tilak cuts to the right of the diving fielder at backward point

Matthew Hollard to Tilak Varma, no run, back of a length outside off, Tilak looks to cut and gets a thick inside-edge that escapes past off pole to the right of the keeper

Matthew Hollard to Tilak Varma, 1 run, good length on the stumps at 130ks, knocked away to the left of mid-wicket

Matthew Hollard to Tilak Varma, 1 run, pitched up just outside off at 129ks, Tilak chips the drive to the right of mid-off for a quick single

Harry Tector to Tilak Varma, 1 run, short outside off, Tilak cuts wide of cover and keeps strike with a quick single

Harry Tector to Tilak Varma, 1 run, short on leg stump, Tilak swivels and drags the pull to backward square leg

Harry Tector to Tilak Varma, 1 run, sprayed down leg once again and this time the hard sweep travels to the left of deep backward square leg

Harry Tector to Tilak Varma, 2 runs, full delivery drifting down leg, Tilak sweeps to the left of backward square leg

Liam McCarthy to Tilak Varma, 1 run, length delivery on the stumps, Tilak knocks it into the mid-wicket pocket for an easy single

Liam McCarthy to Tilak Varma, no run, good length outside off, Tilak Varma cuts and finds backward point

Jai Moondra to Tilak Varma, leg byes, FOUR, Ireland review for leg before against Tilak. That is clearly missing leg stump. Not sure why they have reviewed this. No spike on UltraEdge and the impact is outside leg stump. Not out. Tilak Varma missed the flick and it flew away to the fine leg fence off the front pad. It was a length ball and Tilak got beaten on the inside-edge

Jai Moondra to Tilak Varma, out Ishan Kishan Run Out!! Oh dear! Another one goes down and this time it is a run out. Tilak dabbed it to backward point and took a few steps out of his crease in anticipation of a quick single. Ishan Kishan responded and ran a long way down the pitch, trusting the call from his partner. Unfortunately for India, the ball went straight to hand and Ross Adair pings the bull's eye with a magnificent throw. There was never a single there and Ishan Kishan was left stranded in the middle. Ishan Kishan run out (Ross Adair) 12(11) [4s-1]

Jai Moondra to Tilak Varma, 1 run, length ball outside off, punched away to the right of cover for a quick single

Jai Moondra to Tilak Varma, FOUR, lovely timing once again from Tilak Varma! Flicks the full delivery from off stump and hits it in the gap through mid-wicket to the left of the fielder

Jai Moondra to Tilak Varma, FOUR, drifting into hip line, Tilak plays the glance and times it really well to beat the fielder at short fine to his right

Matthew Hollard to Tilak Varma, 1 run, short of length outside off, Tilak stabs to the left of short extra cover and nabs a quick single

Matthew Hollard to Tilak Varma, 1 run, back of a length outside off at 134ks, Tilak drops it in front of backward point with soft hands and hurries through for a quick single

Matthew Hollard to Tilak Varma, no run, 132ks full outside off, Tilak toe-ends the drive to mid-off

Jai Moondra to Tilak Varma, no run, short of length on the stumps, Tilak looks to nudge leg-side and gets a thick leading edge to the right of cover

Jai Moondra to Tilak Varma, 2 runs, pitched up outside off, Tilak slices the drive to the right of deep backward point