IRE vs IND Live Cricket Score

3.4 OUT! IN THE AIR...GONE! Harshit Rana has his second. He bends his back and hits the deck hard, on off, gets some extra bounce as well. Tim Tector charges down the track and has a big swing across the line, but his head falls over and his bat turns in his hands too. He ends up slicing it high in the air towards mid off, where Shreyas Iyer settles under the high ball and takes a good catch. The Irish are in early trouble here. 30/3

1.5 OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Harshit Rana strikes on his return to the national side right away. He hits the deck hard, on middle. Ross Adair clears his front leg for the pull, but this is not that short for that shot. It catches the top edge and flies miles high in the air behind. Sanju Samson, the keeper, settles under the swirling ball and pouches it safely into his gloves. Ireland are 20/1 now. 20/1

3 OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Arshdeep Singh gets a wicket now. He goes fuller and on the sixth stump line, angling it away. Harry Tector, without moving his feet, goes for the big booming drive and ends up getting a thin outside edge. It flies behind, where Sanju Samson takes a regulation catch to his right. Ireland are 25/2. 25/2

14.3 OUT! TAKEN IN THE DEEP! Harshit Rana breaks the budding partnership and removes the Irish skipper. Rana digs this into the surface, on middle, takes pace off again. Lorcan Tucker picks it up and heaves it well but just does not get the elevation and hits it straight down the throat of deep mid-wicket. Tilak Varma does not have to move much and takes a fine catch. End of a 64-run stand. George Dockrell is the new man in. 115/5

7.1 OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Shivam Dube strikes with the first ball on his birthday. Dube goes into the surface, over middle. Calitz pivots on the back foot and shapes up for the pull, but fails to get on top of the bounce. It is skied off a top edge behind Prasidh Krishna at short fine leg. Krishna runs over his left shoulder as he goes after it. Keeps his eyes on the ball all the way through and takes a well-judged catch. Ireland are now 4 down for 51. 51/4

19 OUT! CAUGHT! Arshdeep Singh picks up a wicket on the last ball of his spell. Gareth Delany falls one run short of his fifty. Angled into the right-hander, on a short of a good length. Delany swivels to shovel it behind square leg but is tucked up for room. Skies it towards deep backward square leg, where Axar Patel runs in off the ropes and pouches it safely. 178/7

17.1 OUT! CAUGHT! Axar Patel strikes on his return to the attack. Floated up, outside off, on a length. Dockrell makes room to go big on the off side. This is bowled slower through the air and there is just enough turn for the ball to catch the outer half of the bat. It balloons to backward point, where Arshdeep Singh moves to his right and does the rest. End of a 16-ball 49-run stand. 164/6

19.1 OUT! TAKEN! Liam McCarthy holes out. Going across the left-hander from around the wicket, full in length. McCarthy gets down on a knee for the slog sweep but does not quite get hold of it. Hits it between deep mid-wicket and long on. Tilak Varma sprints to his left from long on and takes a good running catch. 178/8

20 OUT! RUN OUT! Ireland finish on 182/9. They just had to go for the second run, and Matthew Humphreys is found short. Darted in on a good length, on off. Humphreys shimmies down the track to go down the ground. He does not connect well and spoons it in front of long off. Matthew attempts the second run, but Tilak Varma charges towards the ball and throws it on the bounce towards the keeper. Sanju Samson stays beside the stumps and gathers the ball before whipping the bails off to catch Humphreys short of his crease. 182/9

8 OUT! CAUGHT! Fifty and out for Abhishek Sharma! Liam McCarthy gets his maiden T20I wicket, and it is a big one as well. He bangs this into the pitch, on middle, shoots up off the deck a bit. Abhishek Sharma looks to take it on with the big heave across the line, but his bat turns in his hands. He gets no power on the shot as it flies straight to deep mid-wicket, where Ben Calitz takes a good catch. India are 80/4, needing 103 from 72 balls. 80/4

1.1 OUT! CHOPPED ON! Jai Moondra strikes with his first ball in international cricket. Stuff of dreams, and he is over the moon. On a back of a length, outside off. Samson shapes up to cut it late and behind point. The ball comes back a bit to catch the inside edge and it crashes back onto the stumps. India are 16/1, chasing 183. 16/1

3.2 OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Matt Hollard is thrilled to bits. Not a wicket on the first ball like his fellow debutant, Jai Moondra, but the second ball will also do nicely. Cross-seam ball, fuller and on middle and leg. Kishan crouches and has a swipe across the line. The ball moves away off the seam to catch a top edge. It goes a long way up and behind the wicket. The keeper, Lorcan Tucker, turns around and settles himself under the skier and takes a fine catch. 45/2

5.1 OUT! TAKEN IN THE DEEP! Matt Hollard strikes again and gets rid of the Indian skipper. Fuller delivery, on middle, angling in a bit. Shreyas Iyer steps across, picks it up nicely and whips it powerfully, but unfortunately, he hits it straight towards deep square leg. George Dockrell moves a bit to his right, crouches low and takes a fantastic catch with the ball travelling at him quickly. India are 60/3, chasing 183 runs. 60/3

10.2 OUT! CAUGHT! An ambitious attempt but it does not come off for Tilak Varma. India slip further. Flatter and shorter, on middle. Varma goes for the reverse but the ball spins back a bit and catches the upper half of the blade. It balloons to backward point, where Ross Adair takes the easiest of catches. India are now 90/5, needing 93 runs in 58 balls. 90/5

12 OUT! CAUGHT! High but nowhere close to being long enough. Wicket number 3 for the debutant and he has his hands aloft in celebration. Takes pace off and bangs it into the deck, on off. Sundar stands tall to play the pull. The bat turns in his hand and it goes only as far as deep mid-wicket. Ben Calitz steadies himself under it and gobbles it up. India are 100/6, needing 83 runs in 48 balls. 100/6

16 OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! The extra ball brings in a big wicket for Ireland. Jai Moondra from over the wicket, hits the deck hard, on middle and off, gets some lift from the surface. Shivam Dube looks to work it across the line but he is surprised by the bounce and the ball hits him high on the bat. It lobs up towards the bowler, where Moondra dives forward to take a superb return catch. India are now 135/7, requiring 48 runs from 24 balls. 135/7

16.5 OUT! CAUGHT! Is that the final nail in the coffin? Ireland will want to believe so. Gareth Delany dishes out a googly, full and outside off. Axar Patel clears his front leg to launch it down the ground, but does not get fully underneath it and hits it against the turn. It flies flat towards long on, where Tim Tector gets low on his knees and takes a good catch. Ireland are two wickets away from the win now. 137/8

18.1 OUT! CAUGHT! Matthew Humphreys gets his second, and Harry Tector will be a relieved man. Tossed up, on a good length and on middle, Harshit Rana looks to slog it across the line and swings hard but gets it from the toe-end of the bat. It goes high in the air towards deep mid-wicket, where Ben Calitz moves to his left and takes an excellent reverse cup catch under pressure. Ireland can see the finish line now. 147/9

18.5 OUT! TAKEN! History has been created in Belfast as Ireland beat India for the very first time in international cricket. IRELAND WIN BY 34 RUNS. Matthew Humphreys tosses it up, full and on middle, Arshdeep Singh looks to slog it again but mistimes it high in the air towards long on. Tim Tector runs forward, keeps his eyes on the ball and takes a fantastic catch, tumbling to his right. All the Irish players run to Tector, and the celebrations begin on the pitch and in the stands as well, with the fans witnessing this special moment. 148/10