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The second and final decisive match of the two-match T20 International series being played between India and Ireland will be played today, 28 June 2026, at the Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast. The young Indian team, captained by Shreyas Iyer, had to face a crushing and shocking defeat of 34 runs at the hands of host Ireland in the first T20 match played on the same ground. Now the biggest challenge before ‘Men in Blue’ is to save the series. The Indian team will take the field in this last match with the intention of making a strong comeback at any cost, so that it can avoid the embarrassment of losing the series against a team like Ireland.
Samson, Ishaan and Tilak have the last chance to prove themselves.
In the first T20 match of the series, the Indian batting order was completely scattered like a house of cards. The team’s star batsmen Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Tilak Verma and captain Shreyas Iyer himself had failed miserably to make any impact with the bat. In this ‘Do or Die’ match, there will be huge pressure on all these senior players to correct their past mistakes and take the team to a strong score. However, the eyes of cricket fans are fixed on whether the team management will re-expose confidence in these flopped batsmen or will give a chance to the young talents sitting on the bench.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi can debut: ‘God of Cricket’ Sachin Tendulkar’s 37 year old record will be broken
The biggest attraction in this decisive match is the possible debut of 15-year-old young batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. This left-handed explosive batsman from Bihar did not get a chance in the playing-11 of the first match, but today there is a strong possibility of him stepping into international cricket. If Vaibhav is included in the playing eleven today, he will only 15 years and 94 days Will make his international debut for India at the incredible age of .
With this he will break a historical record of the great batsman Sachin Tendulkar. Tendulkar played his first international match against Pakistan in 1989 at the age of 16 years and 205 days. This debut of Vaibhav will be recorded forever in the pages of Indian cricket history.
Samson or Sundar? Vaibhav Suryavanshi will fit in the team in place of which player?
Vaibhav Suryavanshi is a powerful top-order batsman, due to which a big puzzle has arisen for the team management to fit him. India already has a top order in the form of world No. 1 T20 batsman Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan.
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First equation: If the team management does not want to drop any of its top-3 batsmen, then they can show the way out to spin all-rounder Washington Sundar. Sundar’s performance in the first match was extremely disappointing; He gave away 19 runs in his only over and could score only 9 runs in 12 balls with the bat.
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Opening pair: If Vaibhav replaces Sundar, he can open the innings with Abhishek Sharma, which will give Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer a chance to play in the middle order.
Signs of big change in bowling too: Prince Yadav can replace Prasidh Krishna
Not only the batting, but also a major reshuffle can be seen in the Indian bowling attack today. The team management is seriously considering including young fast bowler Prince Yadav in the playing-11. Prince made his ODI debut against Afghanistan this month and is in great form at the moment. He can be included in the team in place of Prasidh Krishna, who is constantly struggling with poor form and line-length. Prasidh had given away 57 runs in his quota of 4 overs in the first T20 match without taking any wicket, which became the main reason for India’s defeat. At the same time, Suryansh Shedge and main spinner Ravi Bishnoi may have to sit out even today.
India’s probable playing eleven for the second T20 match (Probable Playing 11)
Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Tilak Verma, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh and Prince Yadav.