india tour of ireland, 2026

Axar Patel to Matthew Humphreys, out Matthew Humphreys Run Out!! 1 run completed. Sliced down the ground, nowhere close to the middle and it rolls towards long-off. They look to come back for two but it's a flat throw from Tilak and Humphreys is well short. Matthew Humphreys run out (Tilak Varma/Sanju Samson) 2(3)

Axar Patel to Liam McCarthy, out Caught by Tilak Varma!! Another wicket for Axar who has been assigned this final over! Full in the slot, he goes for a big slog sweep but doesn't get enough to clear the midwicket boundary. Tilak runs across and hangs on safely. Liam McCarthy c Tilak Varma b Axar Patel 7(5) [4s-1]

Arshdeep Singh to Gareth Delany, out Caught by Axar Patel!! Oh Delany seems to be through the shot too early. Held in the surface perhaps or just deceived by the slight change of pace? 131kph, back of a length delivery angled in, he goes for the pull and miscues it to deep backward square. Gareth Delany c Axar Patel b Arshdeep Singh 49(32) [4s-3 6s-3]

Axar Patel to George Dockrell, out Caught by Arshdeep Singh!! Balloons off the edge and it's a simple catch for Arshdeep moving across at backward point. Flat on a good length, he makes room to cut but fails to get on top of it. Axar comes back well after a couple of expensive overs. George Dockrell c Arshdeep Singh b Axar Patel 19(10) [4s-2 6s-1]

Harshit Rana to Lorcan Tucker, out Caught by Tilak Varma!! Picks out the fielder in the deep! Slower one from Harshit, sits up around the waist from short of length and Tucker spots the variation nicely. He connects well with the pull shot but it goes straight down the throat of Tilak t deep midwicket. Third wicket for Harshit and it's the big one of the Ireland captain. A good knock comes to an end. Lorcan Tucker c Tilak Varma b Harshit Rana 50(36) [4s-5 6s-2]

Shivam Dube to Benjamin Calitz, out Caught by Prasidh Krishna!! Just finished his over and standing at fine leg - catching practice for Prasidh Krishna. Shivam Dube digs it short and denies any room for Benjamin Calitz on the pull shot. It loops up off the thick top-edge and settles in the safe hands of Prasidh at fine leg. Prasidh ran back and had his eyes on the ball all the while which made a tough catch look easy in the end. Benjamin Calitz c Prasidh Krishna b Shivam Dube 15(11) [6s-2]

Harshit Rana to Tim Tector, out Caught by Shreyas Iyer!! Down goes wicket number 3. Extra bounce doing the trick for Harshit Rana. Seam up length delivery that kept climbing onto the batter who was on the charge. Tector wanted to go downtown with the loft but ended up skewing it towards mid-off off the thick toe end. Shreyas steadies himself and jogs to his right before completing the catch. Tim Tector c Shreyas Iyer b Harshit Rana 17(12) [4s-2 6s-1]

Arshdeep Singh to Harry Tector, out Caught by Sanju Samson!! There is the wicket number 2 for India. Classic teaser from a left arm seamer. Fuller and shaping away in the channel outside off - Harry Tector drives sans any feet and feeds a thick outside-edge to the right of the keeper. Samson completes the straightforward catch with a dive. Harry Tector c Sanju Samson b Arshdeep Singh 0(3)

Harshit Rana to Ross Adair, out Caught by Sanju Samson!! Gee. Where did that go? 137ks skiddy short ball outside off, Ross Adair seeks to pull and uses no feet whatsoever. The ball flies off the thick top-edge behind the stumps and Samson hangs onto it after a brief sprint across to his left. Ross Adair c Sanju Samson b Harshit Rana 12(7) [4s-2]

Matthew Humphreys to Arshdeep Singh, out Caught by Tim Tector!! They have done it! An injury-ridden Irish team have stunned the World Champs in Belfast. Historic day for them as they beat India for the very first time and do so without at least five of their regulars. Fired in full, Arshdeep tries launching it down the ground but miscues it off the toe-end. Goes high in the air and Tim Tector takes a comfortable catch that sparks off big celebrations. Arshdeep Singh c Tim Tector b Matthew Humphreys 2(4)

Matthew Humphreys to Harshit Rana, out Caught by Benjamin Calitz!! This time the catch is taken and any chances of a miracle are wiped out for India. Rana was the last hope. Fired in on a length, he swings violently, gets it right off the toe-end and holes out at deep midwicket. Ireland players erupt in big celebrations. Harshit Rana c Benjamin Calitz b Matthew Humphreys 8(9) [6s-1]

Gareth Delany to Axar Patel, out Caught by Tim Tector!! It's not happening for India. This is very smartly bowled, keeping it wide outside off and probably the googly as well. Makes Axar reach for the big shot and he can only hit it as far as long-on. No mistake from Tim Tector. India eight down. Axar Patel c Tim Tector b Gareth Delany 15(16) [4s-1]

Jai Moondra to Shivam Dube, out Caught&Bowled!! This could well be the game for Ireland. Brilliant from Moondra, hitting the pitch hard on a back of a length and getting it to kick up on Dube. He tries working it through the on-side but gets a soft leading edge that is wonderfully caught diving forward in followthrough. Ireland are feeling it... Shivam Dube c and b Jai Moondra 25(14) [4s-1 6s-2]

Matthew Hollard to Washington Sundar, out Caught by Benjamin Calitz!! Matthew Hollard is the man for Ireland. He gets his third and once again, it is the short ball doing the trick for him. It gets big on Sundar outside off and the bat face turns on impact whilst playing the pull shot. Travels high into the air and settles in the bucket hands of Calitz at deep mid-wicket. Washington Sundar c Benjamin Calitz b Matthew Hollard 9(12)

Matthew Humphreys to Tilak Varma, out Caught by Ross Adair!! Half the side back in the hut. India in trouble? Tilak Varma shapes up to play the reverse sweep, but the length was short and he was forced to drag it from middle and leg stump. Off the thick inside half and picks out the man at backward point. Tilak Varma c Ross Adair b Matthew Humphreys 19(21) [4s-3]

Liam McCarthy to Abhishek Sharma, out Caught by Benjamin Calitz!! First wicket in T20Is for Liam McCarthy. Abhishek Sharma was stuck at the non-striker's end for a long time and did that upset his rhythm? He plays a pull shot without much conviction and gets it off the inside half, with bat face turning on impact. Flat it goes to the fielder at deep mid-wicket to his left. Abhishek Sharma c Benjamin Calitz b Liam McCarthy 49(20) [4s-7 6s-2]

Matthew Hollard to Shreyas Iyer, out Caught by George Dockrell!! Matthew Hollard has his second. A full ball on and around off, but Iyer had shuffled a long way across and whip-flicked it (off the pads) flat square on the leg-side. Did not get the timing right and picked out the lurking fielder at deep square to his right. Shreyas Iyer c George Dockrell b Matthew Hollard 3(7)

Matthew Hollard to Ishan Kishan, out Caught by Lorcan Tucker!! Matthew Hollard strikes with his second ball in international cricket. He roars in delight and celebrates in style. A leg stump length ball, enticing Ishan Kishan to play a whippy flick off the pads. A thick leading edge swirls high in the air behind the stumps for the keeper to run around and take a well-judged catch. Ishan Kishan c Lorcan Tucker b Matthew Hollard 1(5)

Jai Moondra to Sanju Samson, out Bowled!! A wicket off his first ball on international debut for Jai Moondra. What a dream start for Moondra. He bowls a 139ks length delivery in the channel outside off. Was going away with the angle, but Samson tried to force it into the off-side with hard hands and skewed a thick inside-edge back onto the stumps. Hit the base of middle and leg. Sanju Samson b Jai Moondra 5(4) [4s-1]