Ireland completed a historic 2-0 T20I series whitewash over India after securing a thrilling one-run victory in the second match in Belfast, marking the first time Ireland have beaten India in a bilateral series in any format.
The win also made Ireland the first team to whitewash the reigning T20 World Cup champions in a bilateral T20I series.
After winning the toss, India opted to field first. Ireland posted 154/8 in their 20 overs, with Harry Tector top-scoring with 53 runs, while Ben Calitz contributed 37. George Dockrell made 19, Ross Adair added 16, and captain Lorcan Tucker scored 15.
For India, Prince Yadav claimed three wickets, while Arshdeep Singh and Shivam Dube picked up two each. Harshit Rana took one wicket.
Chasing 155, India fell just short, finishing on 153/9 in 20 overs. Tilak Varma led the chase with 55 runs, while Harshit Rana scored 21 and Shivam Dube added 20. Axar Patel made 14, Ishan Kishan 12, and Shreyas Iyer 10.
Jay Mundra and Matt Houlard starred with the ball for Ireland, taking three wickets each, while Matthew Humphreys and Harry Tector claimed one apiece.
The series marked another unwanted milestone for Indian captain Shreyas Iyer. Under his leadership, India suffered their first-ever T20I series defeat to Ireland after also losing to them for the first time in any format in the opening match.
