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Ireland’s historic dominance: everything changed for India The ground in Belfast has ushered in a new era for the history of Irish cricket. In the two-match T20 series, Ireland not only won the series by defeating world champion India 2-0, but also registered a historic clean sweep. This tour was no less than a nightmare for the Indian team under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer. After defeating India for the first time on the international stage, Ireland showed that they are now capable of challenging bigger teams.
India lost in a thrilling match, Harshit Rana’s hard work went in vain In the second T20 match of the series, the Indian team, which set a target of 155 runs to win, faltered. At one time the match was completely tilted in favor of Ireland, but Harshit Rana’s stormy innings of 21 runs in 10 balls breathed life into the Indian camp. India needed 8 runs on the last two balls. Prince Yadav kept the hopes alive by hitting a six, but India’s hopes of victory were dashed when Harshit Rana was caught out on the second last ball of the innings and the team lost this historic match by just 1 run.
The unbeaten journey of 16 series ended in Belfast This defeat is a big blow for Indian cricket. This is the first time in the last 7 years that India has faced a clean sweep in a T20 series. Earlier, the Indian team had remained undefeated in the last 16 T20 series and tournaments, which also included big tournaments like two T20 World Cups. India had maintained its dominance after a 3-2 defeat at the hands of West Indies in 2023, but the flop show of Indian batsmen on the pitches of Belfast proved to be an end to this wonderful record. This victory of Ireland will be recorded as a major upset in world cricket.
