IND vs IRE 1st T20 Match Live Cricket Score Updates: Harshit Rana picked up Tim Tector. Ireland are three down. Earlier, Indian skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and opted to bowl first against Lorcan Tucker’s Ireland in the first of the two-match T20I series at the Civil Service Cricket Club in Belfast on Friday
Apart from that, it also marks the beginning of the new regime under Iyer, who replaced World Cup-winning captain Suryakumar Yadav. Iyer has been warming the bench, and many pundits and former cricketers have touted him as a deserving captain; now he has his opportunity.
Although the 50-over World Cup in South Africa next year is the team’s immediate priority, they will also focus on the 20-over World Cup Down Under, preparing and looking for suitable incumbents who can help the Men in Blue win their third consecutive T20 title.