India National Cricket Team are facing Ireland National Cricket Team at the Civil Service Cricket Club in Stormont, Belfast, Ireland. This series is being held after a gap of three years since the last time the Men in Blue side visited Ireland; they won the series under Jasprit Bumrah’s captaincy.
Now it’s time for Shreyas Iyer as the new skipper on the Ireland tour, with Tilak Varma being his deputy and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi being added to the side. Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bowl first.
India’s Playing XI At ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 Final
Suryakumar Yadav was the captain of the Men in Blue in the T20 World Cup 2026 final against New Zealand. He led the side to their third trophy and achieved several milestones. The Men in Blue became the first side to win the trophy at home, and win the tournament three times, and also to defend the ICC T20 World Cup title.
Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma gave India a blistering start, scoring 89 and 52. Ishan Kishan also played a knock of 54 runs, and Shivam Dube’s 26 runs off 8 deliveries helped India to post a mammoth total of 255/5, and then Jasprit Bumrah’s masterclass as the speedster picked 4/15 in four overs and won the POTM in the final as India won by 96 runs.
India’s Playing XI for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 final against New Zealand: Suryakumar Yadav (Captain), Sanju Samson (Wicketkeeper), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, and Jasprit Bumrah
India’s Playing XI In 1st T20I vs Ireland
This is a new beginning for Shreyas Iyer as he has been the vice-captain of the ODI squad and also has the experience of leading in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He is the only skipper to have led three franchises, Delhi Capitals (DC), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), and Punjab Kings (PBKS) to the final.
Shreyas Iyer will be looking to don the new responsibility and will look to start a new beginning positively. As all eyes will be on him, considering the form and leadership excellence he has shown in recent times.
India’s Playing XI for 1st T20I vs Ireland: Sanju Samson (wk), Abhishek Sharma/ Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer (c), Tilak Varma, Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Prasidh Krishna/ Prince Yadav
India’s playing XI vs Ireland: Every change since the T20 World Cup 2026 final
Shreyas Iyer replaces Suryakumar Yadav as the India captain post the T20 World Cup. The latter’s poor run of form and age catching up, and Shreyas’ excellent form, made the selectors take a tough call and drop SKY from the leadership role and also from the squad.
Apart from Shreyas, Harshit Rana replaces Varun Chakravarthy from the final squad, as the latter is still recovering from the toe injury he suffered during the IPL 2026 while playing for KKR. Rana returns to the side after missing out on the IPL and the T20 World Cup. This is a crucial time for the pace bowling all-rounder.
Washington Sundar replaces Hardik Pandya, who has been ruled out of the series citing a quadriceps strain and fitness concerns. This will be a big miss as Pandya’s bowling with the new ball and experience in the middle overs with the bat will be missing.
Prasidh Krishna comes in place of Jasprit Bumrah, who has been given rest, provided the workload management. Krishna had a decent IPL, but bowled well in the recently concluded ODI series vs Afghanistan.
- Change 1 – Shreyas Iyer IN, Suryakumar Yadav OUT
- Change 2 – Harshit Rana IN, Varun Chakravarthy OUT
- Change 3 – Prasidh Krishna IN, Jasprit Bumrah OUT
- Change 4- Washington Sundar IN, Hardik Pandya OUT
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