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The second T20I between Ireland (IRE) and India (IND) is all set to be a mouthwatering encounter between the two strong sides and is slated to take place at the Civil Service Cricket Club in Stormont, Belfast, on Sunday, June 28. The start timing of the match has been brought forward by an hour, like it happened for the series opener as well. The game will now get underway at 6:00 PM Indian Standard Time.

The Irishmen had a wonderful start to the series, delighting the home crowd with a sweet 34-run win on Friday.

Their immediate goal now will be to win the second and final fixture and make the series theirs. If that does happen on Sunday, it will be a historic moment in Irish cricket, making it their maiden series win against India.

The Indian team, on the contrary, might be forced to make a couple of changes after their batting looked completely pale in the opener. They surely missed the stability in the middle order, which eventually cost Shreyas Iyer & Co a disappointing defeat to start their tour.

With a win in the series finale, the Men in Blue will be hopeful of a turnaround.

IRE vs IND 2026: Match Details

Match	Ireland vs India, 2nd T20I, India Tour of Ireland 2026
Date and Time (IST)	Sunday, June 28, 6:00 PM
Venue	Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast
Broadcast and Live Streaming	JioStar Network Channels and JioHotstar (App & Website)

Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast: Pitch Report

The pitch at the Civil Service Cricket Club in Belfast is expected to trickle down as the match progresses, making run-scoring a slightly difficult task in the second innings.

Due to the sluggish nature of the surface and lack of enough bounce in the deck, pacers might get the benefit by luring the batters to play big shots, only to result in loss of wickets. Batting first is expected to be an ideal decision on the Stormont wicket.

IRE vs IND 2026: Head-to-Head T20I Record

Matches Played	09
Won by IRE	01
Won by IND	08
No Results	00
First-ever Fixture	June 10, 2009 (IND Won)
Most Recent Fixture	June 26, 2026 (IRE Won)

IRE vs IND: Predicted Playing XIs Ireland

Tim Tector, Ross Adair, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker (C & WK), Ben Calitz, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Liam McCarthy, Matthew Humphreys, Jai Moondra, Matt Hollard

India

Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson/Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ishan Kishan (WK), Shreyas Iyer (C), Tilak Varma, Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna

IRE vs IND: Probable Best Performers of the Match Probable Best Batter: Abhishek Sharma Abhishek Sharma. (Source:Gettyimages)

On a sedated track for batting, attacking opener Abhishek Sharma marauded his blade heavily to max out the benefit of the powerplay overs, smashing a blazing-fast half-century off 20 balls before departing. Lack of support from the other end meant that the Indians lost the match despite Abhishek's scintillating start to the run chase. In the next game, the left-hander will be looking to build on his form and extend his stay further in the middle.

Probable Best Bowler: Jai Moondra

The young left-arm seamer from Ireland, Jai Moondra, caught the attention with an impressive outing in his maiden international encounter. He struck on his first ball in international cricket by picking up the big wicket of Sanju Samson and further added to the joy by picking up the well-set Shivam Dube (25 off 14) to end India's hopes. Beyond that, he did not allow the Indians to score quickly, giving away only 25 runs in his four-over spell. The ace pacer will be confident to prove himself once again after a thunderous outing.

Today's Match Prediction: Team batting first to win the match