A short ball from Harshit Rana and Benjamin Calitz slams it over the infield for a four. He hits it over mid-off for the boundary. The shot brings up 100 for Ireland. They have made yet another comeback after losing early wickets in the game against India.

IRE 102-3 (13.2)

Eight runs come off Axar Patel's second over. Harry Tector slams the spinner for a four through cow corner. This is turning out to be a good partnership for Ireland. They have added 40 off 27 for the fourth wicket.

IRE 88-3 (12)

2, 1, 4, 6, N1, 6, 1 - Suryansh Shedge leaks runs this time! Benjamin Calitz targets the medium pacer and slams him for a four and a six before giving the strike to Harry Tector on what turns out to be a front-foot no-ball. Tector then hits a six over long-off to make it a really big over. Twenty-two runs come off it.

IRE 80-3 (11)

Suryansh Shedge is off to a good start in his international career! The medium pacer bowls an economical over of three runs against Ireland. It is worth noting that Shedge is a batting all-rounder.

IRE 53-3 (9)

OUT! Prince Yadav gets his first T20I wicket! He follows it up with a fiery celebration. What a moment for the rising India star, who made his ODI debut against Afghanistan earlier this month! Coming to the dismissal, Prince bowls a good-length delivery outside off-stump and Lorcan Tucker gets an edge to the wicketkeeper while trying to go across.

Lorcan Tucker c Ishan Kishan b Prince Yadav 15(18) [4s-2]

IRE 48-3 (7.3)

This is the first over of Prince Yadav's T20I career, and he bowls well. The pacer gets hit for a four by Lorcan Tucker on the second ball but makes good improvement to keep his over economical. That is also the end of the Powerplay.

IRE 44-2 (6)

Arshdeep Singh bowls a six-run over. There are some drops of rain falling on the players. However, the action continues, with Prince Yadav gearing up to bowl the next over.

IRE 38-2 (5)

Harshit Rana concedes six runs in his second over. India have started off brilliantly with the ball. Ireland, on the other hand, need to re-strategise. They need a good partnership to make a comeback here.

IRE 32-2 (4)

OUT! A dropped catch on the previous ball, but it doesn't impact much as Arshdeep Singh dismisses Ross Adair on the next delivery. The batter tries to move to the leg side and create room for himself. Arshdeep bowls a hard length and Adair ends up edging it in the air for an easy catch at extra cover.

Ross Adair c Tilak Varma b Arshdeep Singh 16(7) [4s-1 6s-2]

IRE 21-2 (2.2)

OUT! Tim Tector is GONE! Harshit Rana provides India with an early breakthrough. The batter tries to hit a shot and gets it from the inside half of his bat. The ball carries to Abhishek Sharma at mid-wicket.

Tim Tector c Abhishek Sharma b Harshit Rana 5(6) [4s-1]

IRE 22-1 (1.5)

1, 0, 0, 0, 6, 6 - Ross Adair misses two out-swinging deliveries from Arshdeep Singh while also playing a dot ball before slamming two maximums down the ground. Thirteen runs come off the first over. Ireland are off to a flying start.

IRE 13-0 (1)

Tim Tector is on the strike, Ross Adair is at the other end. Arshdeep Singh has the new ball in hand. Here we go... The left-arm pacer starts with a fuller delivery outside off-stump. Tector chips it for a single.

Ireland are playing the same XI that helped the side script the historic win over India in the first T20I on June 26. On the other hand, India have dropped Prasidh Krishna and Washington Sundar, while handing debuts to Suryansh Shedge and Prince Yadav.

"We are happy batting first. We want to get a good read on the pitch. Hopefully it plays pretty similar today," said Ireland captain Lorcan Tucker.

While speaking about Ireland's historic win, he said, "I think the way we put it together in the second innings, the way we shut them down. There was very long periods without boundaries, I think we were able to really dig in, put them under pressure, and the fact we were able to close out the game when they had some big hitters towards the end was exceptional."

"We're going to bowl first considering the weather condition. It can pour any time, so we want to maximize the advantage of it," said India captain Shreyas Iyer after winning the toss.

"I think the trend is it's just important to adapt to the conditions as quickly as possible. And they were pretty smart in terms of making bowling changes and also scoring off the back foot and front foot, clearing right in the front. So it's important that we play smart cricket rather than having a set pattern and see to it that we back our instincts as well at the same time," he added.

India (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson(w), Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer(c), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Suryansh Shedge, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav.

Ireland (Playing XI): Tim Tector, Ross Adair, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker(w/c), Benjamin Calitz, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Liam McCarthy, Matthew Humphreys, Jai Moondra, Matthew Hollard.

India captain Shreyas Iyer wins the toss and opts to bowl first against Ireland in this must-win game. He also confirmed the two debutants for India. India trail 0-1 in the series after losing the first game by 34 runs.

This has been confirmed! Two players -- Suryansh Shedge and Prince Yadav -- will make their debuts today. While Prince has already represented India in two ODIs, this is the first international game for Suryansh. This means Vaibhav Sooryanvanshi will have to continue to wait for his time.

Boria Majumdar, NDTV's Consulting Editor, informs that Suryavansh Shedge might make his debut for India today. The 23-year-old all-rounder impressed with his performances in IPL 2026 while playing for the Punjab Kings. He continued his good run with India A as well in the recently concluded tri-nation A series. The player was included in the India squad as a replacement for Nitish Reddy.

Ireland defeated India by 34 runs in the first T20I in Belfast on June 26. This turned out to be the first-ever victory for the Irish side against India across formats. The hosts will aim to make it even better with a series-clinching win today. Easier said than done, as India will come into this game aiming for an improved show.

As per AccuWeather, there are chances of rain during the game. It predicts a 49 per cent chance of rainfall around 5:30 PM IST. For the next hour, the prediction reduces to 25 per cent. It further predicts a 20 per cent chance of rainfall around 7:30 PM IST.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi got his maiden national call-up this time, but he didn't get an opportunity in the first match against Ireland. Will the 15-year-old wonderkid get a debut today? No official word on it yet as we continue to wait.

India Squad: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson(w), Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer(c), Tilak Varma, Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Suryansh Shedge, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Prince Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi.

Ireland Squad: Tim Tector, Ross Adair, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker(w/c), Benjamin Calitz, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Liam McCarthy, Matthew Humphreys, Jai Moondra, Matthew Hollard, Stephen Doheny, Reuben Wilson, Gavin Hoey.

Hello everyone, welcome to the live blog of the India vs Ireland second and final T20I match in Belfast. This is a must-win contest for the visitors, who lost the opening game by 34 runs. Stay connected for the live score and updates from the game.