Ireland secures historic victory over India in T20 match at Stormont

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Ireland 182-9; India 148; Ireland win by 34 runs Three wickets on debut from Ireland’s Matt Hollard Ireland defeated India for the first time in men’s international cricket with an unexpected 34-run victory over the World T20 champions at Stormont. Ireland recovered from 51-4 to post 182-9 before an attack inspired by debutants Matt Hollard and Jai Moondra rendered India all out for 148 with seven balls remaining. This was the tourists’ first defeat since winning a second successive T20 World Cup in March. Continue reading...

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Ireland secured a historic 34-run victory over reigning T20 World Champions India in the series opener. Despite India's strong start, Ireland's disciplined pace attack and a crucial counter-attacking partnership in the death overs proved decisive. Lorcan Tucker's fifty and a late surge from Gareth Delany and George Dockrell propelled Ireland to 182, a total India couldn't chase, falling for 148.

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India rested wonderkid Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and lost to Ireland for the first time in men's international cricket on Friday. Ireland was made to bat first in the Twenty20 and recovered from 51-4 to rack 182-9 at Stormont. India was all out for 148 with seven balls remaining and lost by 34 runs in its first match since winning a second successive T20 World Cup in March.