Ireland clinch shock 2-0 T20 series win over India
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- Ireland beat India by 1 run in the second T20I at Stormont (Ireland 154-8, India 153-9), claiming their first-ever T20 series win over India and India's first T20 series defeat since 2023.
- Harry Tector top-scored with 53 off 47 balls on his 100th cap, while debutants Jai Moondra and Matthew Hollard each took 3 wickets; the pair only played due to injuries to Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, and Josh Little.
- Jai Moondra, born in India and in Dublin since 2021, struck first ball to trap Sanju Samson lbw, then removed Abhishek Sharma and captain Shreyas Iyer to leave India reeling at 19-3.
- Tilak Varma's 55 off 46 kept India in contention through a 35-minute rain delay, but Harshit Rana was caught by Tim Tector off brother Harry with 8 still needed off the final two balls.
- Ireland's victory followed Friday's 34-run win — their first over India in any format in 12 attempts — capping a weekend that also included Ireland's first-ever Women's T20 World Cup match win.
- Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, the 15-year-old tipped to make his record-breaking India debut, sat out both matches before a sold-out 4,000-strong Stormont crowd.
Why it matters: Ireland have now beaten the world's top-ranked T20 side twice in 48 hours using two debutant bowlers — a result that punctures India's aura of invincibility in the format and validates Ireland's rise after their recent wins over England and Pakistan in prior years.
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