Spinny Cup 2026: Ireland Ends India’s Historic 16-Consecutive T20 Series Winning Streak. They defeated Team India by 1 runs in the 2nd and final T20I game and won the series by 2-0 at Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast. Now I will share the details of this IPL game match in my way.
2nd T20I (India Vs Ireland)
Game Date: 28th June 2026
Details: Team India captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bowl first in the 2nd and final game against Ireland at Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast. Two changes for India and debutants Prince Yadav and Suryansh Shedge are playing in the place of Prasidh Krishna and Washington Sundar. No changes for Ireland.
π¨ Toss π¨#TeamIndia have won the toss and elected to bowl first in the 2οΈβ£nd #IREvIND T20I.
Updates βΆοΈ https://t.co/L8GAMNqUC4 pic.twitter.com/j5ujlsVfsH
— BCCI (@BCCI) June 28, 2026
Ireland scored 154/8 in their 20 overs after batting first. That’s an excellent recovery from Ireland after a shaky start, but they still look 15-20 runs short of a competitive total. They were reeling at 58/3 at the halfway mark, having once again lost a couple of wickets inside the powerplay. Harry Tector held the innings together while Benjamin Calitz injected momentum with a brisk 23-ball 37. The pair stitched together a 50-plus stand and looked set to push Ireland beyond 170 before Shivam Dube struck twice in two balls to halt the charge. Tector carried on bringing up a well-made fifty and helped Ireland finish on 154/8. Debutant Prince Yadav impressed with figures of 3/22 from his four overs, while Dube and Arshdeep Singh picked up two wickets apiece. This should be a straightforward chase for India, but after what unfolded in the series opener, Ireland certainly can’t be ruled out. Harry Tector scored 53 runs of 47 balls and Benjamin Calitz scored 37 runs in 23 balls. For Team India, debutant Prince Yadav picked 3 wickets for 22 runs in his 4 overs.
Innings Break!
Debutant Prince Yadav leads the attack as #TeamIndia restrict Ireland to 1οΈβ£5οΈβ£4οΈβ£
Over to our batters to chase this π
Updates βΆοΈ https://t.co/L8GAMNqUC4#IREvIND pic.twitter.com/sVNokM77PG
— BCCI (@BCCI) June 28, 2026
Team India unable to chase the target and scored 153/9 in 20 overs and lost the game by just 1 run and series by 0-2. What a win! The Ireland players make their way around the ground to thank the supporters before being embraced by the support staff. June 28, 2026 will go down as one of the greatest days in Irish cricket history. They’ve not only beaten the reigning T20 World Champions but also snapped India’s 16-series winning streak in T20Is. Ireland were the better side across the two matches. They understood the conditions better, their batters put runs on the board and the bowlers backed it up with disciplined performances. Their fielding was outstanding as well, and they outplayed India in all three departments. What’s even more remarkable is that they achieved this without several first-choice players, including Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, Paul Stirling and Joshua Little. A truly memorable series victory for the hosts. India’s chase unravelled right at the start as both openers, Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma, fell for golden ducks in the very first over. Jai Moondra landed the early blows and added another prized wicket by cleaning up Shreyas Iyer. Ishan Kishan’s run-out, courtesy of a direct hit from Ross Adair, left India in deep trouble. Tilak Varma and Axar Patel then attempted to rebuild with useful partnerships of over 30 for the fifth and sixth wickets, with Tilak anchoring the chase. He looked set to take India home but fell soon after bringing up a fighting fifty. With 35 needed off the last two overs, Harshit Rana sparked late hope with a flurry of boundaries, reducing the equation to 8 off the final 2 balls. But he holed out to a full toss off the penultimate delivery, effectively sealing a famous victory for Ireland. The hosts were outstanding with the ball throughout. Jai Moondra set the tone with his opening burst and was superbly supported by Matthew Hollard and Liam McCarthy through the middle overs, while Matthew Humphreys and Harry Tector also played their parts. Tector, entrusted with defending 20 in the final over, rode his luck a little and closed out one of Ireland’s most memorable wins. Tilak Varma scored 55 runs of 46 balls and Harshit Rana score 21 runs of 10 balls. For Ireland, Jai Moondra & Matthew Hollard picked 3 wickets each.
Ireland win the 2οΈβ£nd T20I by 1 run and clinch the series.
Up next for #TeamIndia is the T20I series against England.
Scorecard βΆοΈ https://t.co/L8GAMNqUC4#IREvIND pic.twitter.com/lvGbGWPcVv
— BCCI (@BCCI) June 28, 2026
IRE: 154/8 in 20 overs
IND: 153/9 in 20 overs
Result: Ireland won by 1 run
Series Result: Ireland won by 2-0
Man of the Match: Jai Moondra
Man of the Series: Jai Moondra
A thrilling finish saw Ireland complete a stunning 2-0 T20I series triumph over reigning Men's #T20WorldCup champions India π€©
π: https://t.co/4ioMZJrw2N pic.twitter.com/PAw6icT5Zu
— ICC (@ICC) June 28, 2026
Stats
– This will be the first T20I series that India will fail to win since January 2024.
– Shreyas Iyer became the fourth India captain after Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill to lose his maiden T20I in charge.
– Suryansh Shedge & Prince Yadav are the 120th and 121st debutants for India in T20 Internationals and only Pakistan have had more caps (125) in the format.
– The last T20I debutant was Harshit Rana in Jan 2025, making this the first India cap in 513 days is the longest between two debutants for India in the format; the previous most was 451 days bw caps of Bhuvneshwar Kumar (cap #45, Dec 25, 2012) and Mohammed Shami (cap #46, Mar 21, 2014).
– Youngest at the time of 100th T20I (FM teams)
25y 239d Shadab Khan
25y 310d Shaheen Afridi
26y 204d Harry Tector *
– Two sixes conceded in 1st over of an T20I inngs (India)
R Ashwin vs NZ Nagpur 2016
Shardul Thakur vs NZ Auckland 2020
Arshdeep Singh vs Ire Belfast 2026
– 65-run stand between Harry Tector & Ben Calitz is the second highest for Ireland for any wicket vs India in T20Is, only behind 72 between Stirling & Balbirnie for the first wicket in Dublin in 2022.
– 50-plus scores in 100th T20I (FM teams)
Glenn Maxwell (104*)
Rohit Sharma (85)
Jos Buttler (73)
David Warner (70)
Quinton de Kock (65)
Ross Taylor (53)
Harry Tector (53)
– Best figures on T20I debut for an Indian seamer
4/10 Barinder Sran vs Zim Harare 2016
4/22 Shivam Mavi vs SL Wankhede 2023
3/9 Bhuvneshwar Kumar vs Pak Bengaluru 2012
3/17 Navdeep Saini vs WI Lauderhill 2019
3/22 Prince Yadav vs Ire Belfast 2026 *
3/23 Jasprit Bumrah vs Aus Adelaide 2016
– Indian batters dismissed 1st ball of a T20I innings
KL Rahul
Prithvi Shaw
Rohit Sharma
Sanju Samson X 2
Abhishek Sharma
– Both India opening batters dismissed for ducks in a T20I innings
Rohit & Rahane vs Pak Mirpur 2016
Gill & Jaiswal vs SA Gqeberha 2023
Samson & Abhishek vs Ire Belfast 2026
– Most ducks in T20Is in a calendar year (FM teams)
7 Saim Ayub (2025)
6 Richard Ngarava (2024)
6 Abhishek Sharma (2026) *
– Both opening batters dismissed for first ball ducks in a T20I innings (FM teams)
Tamim & Soumya vs WI Basseterre 2018
Samson & Abhishek vs Ire Belfast 2026
– Slowest T20I 50s for India (by balls)
56 KL Rahul vs SA Trivandrum 2022
54 G Gambhir vs Aus Melbourne 2012
49 SK Yadav vs USA New York 2024
48 V Kohli vs SA Bridgetown 2024
45 V Kohli vs Pak Dubai 2021
45 T Varma vs Ire Belfast 2026 *
– Shreyas Iyer is the second Indian captain in T20Is to lose each of their first two matches in charge after Rishabh Pant.
– Hitting first ball in T20I career for a six (India)
Suryakumar Yadav off Jofra Archer Ahmedabad 2021
Ramandeep Singh off Andile Simelane Centurion 2024
Prince Yadav off Harry Tector Belfast 2026
– Indiaβs run of 16 consecutive T20I series unbeaten have come to an end. Among Full Member teams, the previous longest was 11 by Pakistan bw 2016 and 2018.
– One run defeat for India in T20Is
vs NZ Chennai 2012
vs WI Lauderhill 2016
vs Ire Belfast 2026 *
– One run win for Ireland in T20Is
vs Sco Dublin 2019
vs Net Vooburg 2024
vs Ind Belfast 2026 *
– The last time India lost consecutive T20Is before this series was back in August 2023 in the West Indies, incidentally their last series defeat.
From debut to standout performer! βοΈ
Jai Moondra caps a brilliant series.#BackingGreen | #IREvIND | #FailteSolar pic.twitter.com/5I1ylzFCPf
— Cricket Ireland (@cricketireland) June 28, 2026
ππππππ πππ! βοΈ
Ireland defeat India to seal the T20I series in Belfast. What a week!#BackingGreen | #IREvIND | #FailteSolar pic.twitter.com/wCflYEfbRu
— Cricket Ireland (@cricketireland) June 28, 2026
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