IND vs IRE, 2nd T20I: A second rain interruption has occurred at the at the Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast on June 28, Sunday amid the second and final T20I between Team India and Ireland. As things stand, the Men in Blue are on the backfoot after losing four wickets in a pursuit of a modest 154. Amid the rain, it is worth exploring which team will win if showers washes out the proceedings.
IND vs IRE, 2nd T20I: Who will win if rain washes out the proceedings at the Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont in Belfast?
As things stand, the Irishmen are ahead as far as the Duckworth-Lewis par-score is concerned. With the reigning T20 World Champions at 54/4 after 8 overs, the DLS par score is 69, meaning the hosts are some way ahead. With a minimum of five overs needed to determine a result of a T20I, Ireland will win if rain washes out the proceedings in Belfast. The match will resume at 9:15 PM and 4:45 PM local time.
IND vs IRE, 2nd T20I: Did Vaibhav Sooryavanshi get a debut for Team India against Ireland?
With the reigning World T20 champions needing to level the series to avoid their first T20I series defeat since 2023, the massive question was whether or not 15-year-old batting prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will be handed a debut. Neverthless, the tourists instead went with Suryansh Shedge and Prince Yadav as their debutants in place of Washington Sundar and Prasidh Krishna, given both underperformed in their previous outing.
Harry Tector starred for the home side with a 37-ball 53, while Ben Calitz also stood up with his 23-ball 37. While the Men in Blue’s fielding was sloppy, they did well to restrict the runs, keeping Ireland to 154 in 20 overs. Prince took three wickets, while Arshdeep Singh and Shivam Dube picked up two scalps each. Jai Moondra came out firing with the ball, dismissing both Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma for golden ducks. The left-arm seamer also dismissed Shreyas Iyer for 10, while Ishan Kishan was run-out, leaving India reeling.
