IND vs IRE Highlights: Ireland defeat T20 World Champions; Win their 1st match against India

IND vs IRE LIVE Highlights: Ireland have won the first match of the T20I series against India. They have created history as this is their first win against India in cricket.

IND vs IRE LIVE Score: Ireland defeated India in the first match. (X images)

IND vs IRE Highlights: India won the toss and decided to field first in the game. Ireland did not have a good start. But courtesy of Tucker and Delany, they managed to post 182/9 at the end of their 20 overs. In the chase, Abhishek Sharma looked brilliant, scoring a 19-ball half-century. However, the other batters failed to support. India kept losing wickets in regular intervals and falling apart in the chase. In the end, India were bundled out for 148 as Ireland won the first-ever cricket match against them. They go into the second T20I leading 1-0.

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• 26 Jun 2026, 09:33:15 PM IST

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: WICKET!!! IRELAND WIN!!!

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: IN THE AIR AND TAKEN!!! Ireland have won this match by 34 runs. This is their first T20I win against India. What a brilliant performance.

  India - 148 (20)

• 26 Jun 2026, 09:29:34 PM IST

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: Rana departs!!!

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: IN THE AIR AND TAKEN!!! Harshit Rana departs. That is the ninth wicket.

  India - 147/9 (18.1)

• 26 Jun 2026, 09:28:01 PM IST

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: The last two overs

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: India now need 36 runs off the last two overs to win this game. Ireland need two wickets to create history.

  India - 147/8 (18)

• 26 Jun 2026, 09:24:46 PM IST

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: Harshit Rana fighting for India

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: In the air and a maximum!!!! Six from Harshit Rana. India need a few more of those from him.

  India - 145/8 (17.3)

• 26 Jun 2026, 09:20:39 PM IST

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: WICKET!!!!

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: Axar Patel looks to clear the boundary and he gets holed out in the deep. India lose their eighth. Ireland close in on history.

  India - 137/8 (16.5)

• 26 Jun 2026, 09:16:41 PM IST

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: GONE!!! DUBE GOES!!

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: WICKET!!! Shivam Dube falls. He was crucial for India at this stage. That is the seventh wicket. This game is surely Ireland's to lose.

  India - 135/7 (16)

• 26 Jun 2026, 09:10:37 PM IST

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: SIX!!!

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: Much needed six from Dube. India now need 54 runs to win this off 30 balls.

  India - 129/6 (15)

• 26 Jun 2026, 09:03:25 PM IST

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: Things getting really tough

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: India are now 115/6 from 14 overs. They need 68 runs off 36 balls. The required rate is over 11 at present.

  India - 115/6 (14)

• 26 Jun 2026, 08:54:05 PM IST

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: WICKET!!!!

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: Washington Sundar falls. This is turning into a nightmare for India. Ireland are in complete control of this game.

  India - 100/6 (12)

• 26 Jun 2026, 08:53:14 PM IST

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: 100 up for India

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: India reach 100. They need 83 runs now of 49 deliveries to win this.

• 26 Jun 2026, 08:46:29 PM IST

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: TAKEN!!!

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: Tilak Varma goes for the reverse sweep and the catch is taken at short third. That is the fifth wicket. These are not good signs for India.

  India - 90/5 (10.2)

• 26 Jun 2026, 08:35:14 PM IST

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: WICKET!!!

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: In the air and taken!!! Abhishek Sharma falls. Goes back for 50 off 20 balls. India lose their fourth wicket.

  India - 80/4 (8)

• 26 Jun 2026, 08:32:11 PM IST

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: Abhishek Sharma's half-century

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: Abhishek Sharma gets to his half-century. He has taken just 19 deliveries to get there. His knock has kept India ahead of the required rate.

  India - 78/3 (7.3)

• 26 Jun 2026, 08:25:11 PM IST

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: End of the powerplay!!!

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: So, that is the end of the powerplay. India will be happy with the score, but the fact that they have lost three wickets will hurt them. Abhishek Sharma however has looked in sublime touch.

  India - 68/3 (6)

• 26 Jun 2026, 08:20:50 PM IST

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: WICKET!!!

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: IN THE AIR AND TAKEN!!! Shreyas Iyer departs. India lose their 3rd. Not a great start with the bat on his captaincy debut.

  India - 60/3 (5.1)

• 26 Jun 2026, 08:14:40 PM IST

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: Abhishek Sharma knows only one way

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: India might have lost two wickets, but Abhishek Sharma is unaffected. He is killing this chase.

  India - 57/2 (4)

• 26 Jun 2026, 08:09:57 PM IST

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: WICKET!!!

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: Another debutant picks up a wicket in his first over. Ishan Kishan looks to go big but gets a top edge. India two down.

  India - 45/2 (3.2)

• 26 Jun 2026, 08:07:36 PM IST

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: Abhishek Sharma destroys McCarthy

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: Abhishek Sharma has picked up from where he left T20Is. 21 runs off that over. India are well on the way towards the target.

  India - 45/1 (3)

• 26 Jun 2026, 08:05:45 PM IST

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: There is no stopping Abhishek Sharma

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: Abhishek Sharma wants to finish this as early as possible. He is off to 32 off just nine deliveries.

  India - 38/1 (2.4)

• 26 Jun 2026, 08:03:58 PM IST

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: There is no stopping Abhishek Sharma

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: Abhishek Sharma is enjoying himself in Ireland. A four to start the third over.

  India - 28/1 (2.1)

• 26 Jun 2026, 08:02:31 PM IST

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: MAXIMUM!!!!

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: Abhishek Sharma is unfazed. He is playing this game his way. A huge six on the leg side.

  India - 24/1 (2)

• 26 Jun 2026, 07:59:12 PM IST

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: WICKET!!!!

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: WHAT A START FOR MOONDRA!!!! Good length ball at the off stump. Samson tries to to guide that to the off-side but gets it off the inside edge. The ball goes onto the stumps. Samson departs.

  India - 16/1 (1.1)

• 26 Jun 2026, 07:56:41 PM IST

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: Abhishek Sharma gets going!!!

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: IN THE AIR AND A SIX!!!! Now Abhishek Sharma gets going!!!! He does it in his own style. A maximum to start.

  India - 12/0 (0.5)

• 26 Jun 2026, 07:55:48 PM IST

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: FOUR!!!

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: Samson gets going with a boundary. A full delivery and Samson chips it over cover.

  India - 5/0 (0.3)

• 26 Jun 2026, 07:50:58 PM IST

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: Back for the chase

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: So, we are back for the chase. Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson walk out to open the innings for India. They will look to give the Men in Blue a powerful start in this chase.

• 26 Jun 2026, 07:40:32 PM IST

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: India need 183 to win the first match

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: So, that is the end of the first innings. Ireland have posted 182/9batting first.

• 26 Jun 2026, 07:38:42 PM IST

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: WICKET!!!

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: Axar Patel with the final over and starts off with a wicket. Varma takes a stunning catch in the deep.

  Ireland - 178/8 (19.1)

• 26 Jun 2026, 07:37:28 PM IST

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: CAUGHT!!!

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: Arshdeep gets a wicket. India will now try to keep the total under 190. Delany misses his half-century by just one run.

  Ireland - 178/7 (19)

• 26 Jun 2026, 07:33:14 PM IST

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: Final 2

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: 18 overs done in the innings. India will try and tighten up in the final two overs.

  Ireland - 168/6 (18)

• 26 Jun 2026, 07:28:13 PM IST

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: WICKET!!!

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: IN THE AIR AND TAKEN!!!! Dockrell departs. This partnership was looking dangerous and India have taken the wicket at the right time.

  Ireland - 164/6 (17.1)

• 26 Jun 2026, 07:26:52 PM IST

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: Krishna destroyed!!!

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: Delany and Dockrell have changed the momentum of the game completely. 27 runs off that Krishna over. Three huge sixes.

  Ireland - 164/5 (17)

• 26 Jun 2026, 07:21:31 PM IST

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: Dockrell and Delany taking down the Indian bowlers

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: Well, Sundar has been kept very late, and he has started off expensively. He has conceded 19 runs off his first over.

  Ireland - 137/5 (16)

• 26 Jun 2026, 07:14:08 PM IST

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: WICKET!!!!

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: Harshit Rana again, and he gets Lorcan Tucker this time. He has been brilliant on his return. Ireland lose their skipper at an important stage.

  Ireland - 115/5 (14.3)

• 26 Jun 2026, 07:10:14 PM IST

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: Tucker's half-century

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: A couple and Lorcan Tucker completes his half-century. What a brilliant knock under pressure.

  Ireland - 111/4 (14)

• 26 Jun 2026, 07:05:45 PM IST

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: Big over for Ireland

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: Ireland are on the move. Lorcan Tucker is moving and ensuring that the team stays in the game. 16 runs off that Axar Patel over.

  Ireland - 102/4 (13)

• 26 Jun 2026, 06:58:34 PM IST

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: DROPPED!!!

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: This time, Abhishek Sharma drops an easy catch. Gareth Delany steps out and mistimes a big shot. The ball goes high up in the air and towards the long-off region. Sharma gets underneath that but in the end drops it.

  Ireland - 78/4 (11)

• 26 Jun 2026, 06:55:29 PM IST

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: Axar welcomed with a wonderful shot

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: Lorca Tucker launches into Axar and gets a beautiful maximum.

  Ireland - 76/4 (10.3)

• 26 Jun 2026, 06:52:28 PM IST

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: Halfway through the first innings

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: That is the end of the 10th over. So, half of the first innings is done.

  Ireland - 68/4 (10)

• 26 Jun 2026, 06:48:03 PM IST

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: Ireland trying to recover

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: After the loss of those four wickets, Ireland are now trying to recover. They would look to get somewhere near 150 to pose a challenge to India.

  Ireland - 65/4 (9)

• 26 Jun 2026, 06:39:57 PM IST

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: IN THE AIR AND TAKEN!!!

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: Shivam Dube comes and picks up the wicket of Calitz. It is his birthday today, and he has got the best possible gift.

  Ireland - 51/4 (7.1)

• 26 Jun 2026, 06:37:57 PM IST

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: Ireland building some momentum

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: A couple of sixes in the first over of Kirshna. Calitz is building some momentum for Ireland as they reach 50.

  Ireland - 51/3 (7)

• 26 Jun 2026, 06:32:04 PM IST

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: End of powerplay!

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: That is the end of the powerplay. Shreyas Iyer will be very happy with how things have gone. India are in complete control of the game at present.

  Ireland - 36/3 (6)

• 26 Jun 2026, 06:20:20 PM IST

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: WICKET!!! HARSHIT ON FIRE!!!

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: GONE!!! Harshit Rana gets his second. Good length at the off and middle. Tim Tector goes down the track and looks to go inside out over covers. All he manages is a slice. The ball goes high up in the air and is taken by Shreyas Iyer at extra cover.

  Ireland - 30/3 (3.4)

• 26 Jun 2026, 06:15:39 PM IST

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: WICKET!!!!

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: HARRY TECTOR GOES!!! Beautiful delivery from Arshdeep Singh. Full and at the off stump, moving away a tad. Tector looks to drive that but gets an outside edge. Samson takes the catch and India have their second.

  Ireland - 25/2 (3)

• 26 Jun 2026, 06:13:34 PM IST

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: DROPPED!!!!

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: IN THE AIR AND DROPPED!!!! Tim Tector looks to go over long-on but gets it off the top edge. The ball goes towards the mid-wicket region. Shivam Dube runs towards it and then he parries it towards the boundary.

  Ireland - 24/1 (2.3)

• 26 Jun 2026, 06:09:46 PM IST

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: WICKET!!!!

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: IN THE AIR AND TAKEN!!!! Ross Adair departs. He was looking to pull that delivery but mistimed it. The ball went high up in the air and Sanju Samson did not make a mistake. Ireland lose their first.

  Ireland - 20/1 (1.5)

• 26 Jun 2026, 06:07:11 PM IST

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: Not a good start for Harshit!!

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: Harshit Rana is making a comeback after a long injury layoff and has been welcomed with two boundaries.

  Ireland - 18/0 (1.2)

• 26 Jun 2026, 06:05:06 PM IST

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: Good first over for Arshdeep

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: The first couple of deliveries were a bit too full from Arshdeep. Then he found the length, allowing the ball to do a bit. He finishes a good first over. Although he was taken for a six off the last ball.

  Ireland - 10/0 (1)

• 26 Jun 2026, 06:00:08 PM IST

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: Live action

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: So, we are all set for the action to begin. Tim Tector and Ross Adair will be opening for Ireland. For India, it will be Arshdeep Singh starting with the new ball.

• 26 Jun 2026, 05:55:52 PM IST

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: Time for the National Anthems

  IND vs IRE LIVE Score: The two teams are out there for the National Anthems. We will get on the way soon after this.