New Delhi. There is currently a phase of change going on in Indian cricket and on the strength of youth, Team India is continuously setting new records. The aggressive pace with which the team played cricket recently under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav, now the responsibility of carrying forward the same trend lies on the shoulders of the powerful middle-order batsman Shreyas Iyer. Team India is fully prepared for its Ireland tour, which is going to be historic and very special in many ways. Shreyas Iyer is going to make a new start in his international captaincy career with this tour. At the same time, the most curiosity among the fans is about the young sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who will register his name in the pages of cricket history as soon as he debuts on this tour.
If we turn the pages of history, the Irish cricket team has not been successful in winning even a single match against India till date. The first T20 match was played between the two teams in the year 2009. Since then, India and Ireland have come face to face a total of 8 times in the T20 format and the blue jersey team India has won all 8 matches. The interesting thing is that out of these 8 matches, 6 have been played on Irish soil. In such a situation, this young brigade captained by Shreyas Iyer will have both pressure and responsibility to maintain its invincible record.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi can make his T20 debut in Ireland on Friday.
Complete schedule of India-Ireland T20 series
The Indian team will play a short but very exciting series of only 2 T20 matches on this tour. The special thing is that this series will be decided within just 72 hours. Both the matches of the series will be played at the beautiful Sternum Cricket Ground in Belfast.
First T20 match: 26 June (Belfast)
Second T20 match: 28 June (Belfast)
At what time will the matches start according to Indian time?
There is a difference of 4 and a half hours (4:30 hours) between the time of Ireland and India (Indian Standard Time). Due to this time difference, Indian fans will not have to spend sleepless nights to watch the match. According to the local time of Ireland, these matches will start at 1:30 pm and the toss will take place at 1:00 pm. But it would be evening in India at that time. According to Indian time, both the matches will start live at 6:00 pm, while the toss will be taken at 5:30 pm. This means that after returning from office or work, fans can comfortably enjoy this exciting match.
Where will you be able to watch live broadcast and streaming?
If you do not want to miss even a single moment of this historic series, then let us tell you that the TV broadcast rights of this series in India are with Sony Sports Network. You can enjoy live matches on various Sony sports channels. At the same time, fans who want to watch the match digitally on their mobile, laptop or smart TV can enjoy live streaming on SonyLIV app and their official website.
Full squad of both teams:
For this series, India has given a great mix of youth and experienced players, while the command of Ireland is in the hands of Lorcan Tucker.
Indian T20 squad:
Shreyas Iyer (captain), Axar Patel, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Washington Sundar, Shivam Dubey, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Prince Yadav, Harshit Rana, Suyyash Shedge.
Ireland’s T20 squad:
Lorcan Tucker (captain & wk), George Dockrell, Stephen Doheny (wk), Harry Tector, Gareth Delany, Ben Calitz, Tim Tector, Ross Adder, Matthew Humphreys, Govin Hoey, Liam McCarthy, Ruben Wilson, Jay Mundra, Matthew Hollard.
