Ireland vs India, 1st T20I
India tour of Ireland 2026 · T20I · · Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast
Ireland won by 34 runs (Ireland 182/9, India 148).
Match report
Ireland (IRE) faced India (IND) in the 1st T20I of India tour of Ireland 2026, a T20I match, at Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast. Play began on Friday, 26 June 2026 at 12:30 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
India won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Gareth Morrison and Roly Black, with Dean Cosker as match referee.
Ireland made 182/9 in 20 overs, with Lorcan Tucker top-scoring on 50 from 36 balls. Harshit Rana was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 24. India made 148 in 18.5 overs, with Abhishek Sharma top-scoring on 49 from 20 balls. Matt Hollard was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 28.
Result: Ireland won by 34 runs. Matt Hollard was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
Ireland · 1st innings: 182/9 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Tector | c Shreyas Iyer b Harshit Rana | 17 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 141.67 |
| Ross Adair | c Sanju Samson b Harshit Rana | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 171.43 |
| Harry Tector | c Sanju Samson b Arshdeep Singh | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorcan Tucker | c Tilak Varma b Harshit Rana | 50 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 138.89 |
| Benjamin Calitz | c Prasidh Krishna b Shivam Dube | 15 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 136.36 |
| Gareth Delany | c Axar Patel b Arshdeep Singh | 49 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 153.13 |
| George Dockrell | c Arshdeep Singh b Axar Patel | 19 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 190 |
| Liam McCarthy | c Tilak Varma b Axar Patel | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 140 |
| Matthew Humphreys | run out (Sanju Samson) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Jai Moondra | not out | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Extras: 9 · Did not bat: Matt Hollard
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arshdeep Singh | 4 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 7 |
| Harshit Rana | 4 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 6 |
| Prasidh Krishna | 4 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 14.25 |
| Shivam Dube | 3 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 6 |
| Axar Patel | 4 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 8.25 |
| Washington Sundar | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
India · 1st innings: 148 (18.5 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abhishek Sharma | c Benjamin Calitz b Liam McCarthy | 49 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 245 |
| Sanju Samson | b Jai Moondra | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 125 |
| Ishan Kishan | c Lorcan Tucker b Matt Hollard | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Shreyas Iyer | c George Dockrell b Matt Hollard | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 |
| Tilak Varma | c Ross Adair b Matthew Humphreys | 19 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 90.48 |
| Washington Sundar | c Benjamin Calitz b Matt Hollard | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Shivam Dube | c & b Jai Moondra | 25 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 178.57 |
| Axar Patel | c Harry Tector b Gareth Delany | 15 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 93.75 |
| Harshit Rana | c Benjamin Calitz b Matthew Humphreys | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 88.89 |
| Arshdeep Singh | c Harry Tector b Matthew Humphreys | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Prasidh Krishna | not out | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
Extras: 11
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Humphreys | 3.5 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 9.91 |
| Jai Moondra | 4 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 6.25 |
| Liam McCarthy | 3 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 9.67 |
| Matt Hollard | 4 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 7 |
| Harry Tector | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 7.33 |
| Gareth Delany | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Latest overs
- Over 19 (IND, Matthew Humphreys): 1 runs, 146/10 – W • 1 • W
- Over 18 (IND, Jai Moondra): 9 runs, 145/8 – 1 wd • • 6 • 1
- Over 17 (IND, Gareth Delany): 3 runs, 136/8 – 1 W 1 • • 1
- Over 16 (IND, Jai Moondra): 6 runs, 133/7 – W wd 1 1 1 • 2
- Over 15 (IND, Matthew Humphreys): 14 runs, 127/6 – 6 1 1 1 wd • 4
- Over 14 (IND, Matt Hollard): 4 runs, 113/6 – 1 1 1 • • 1