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Ireland Edges India by One Run in Second T20 to Complete Series Sweep
Ireland posted 154 for 8 and held off India’s chase to win by one run in Belfast. The victory completed a 2-0 series sweep after a 34-run win two days earlier.
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Ireland defeated India by one run in the second T20 international at Stormont in Belfast on 28 June 2026. The home side reached 154 for 8 after a slow start, then restricted India to 153 for 9 despite a late push from Tilak Varma and Harshit Rana. Harry Tector scored 53 runs to lead Ireland’s innings and marked his 100th T20 international appearance.
India-born seamer Jai Moondra took three wickets in the chase, removing Sanju Samson with his first ball in international cricket, then dismissing Abhishek Sharma in the same over and later removing captain Shreyas Iyer. A rain delay interrupted India’s innings. Tilak Varma made 55 and Harshit Rana added 21, but the target proved just out of reach.
Al Jazeera reported that Ireland completed the series sweep after winning the opening match by 34 runs on 26 June. Fifteen-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who scored 776 runs in the 2026 Indian Premier League season for Rajasthan Royals, again did not receive a debut.
Sooryavanshi’s next opportunity to play international cricket is scheduled for Wednesday’s first T20 against England at Chester-le-Street.
