Ireland vs India 2026 Schedule

Jasprit Bumrah-led team India will square off against Ireland in a three-match T20I series, slated to begin on Friday, August 18. The Men in Blue are heading to their next assignment on back of the T20I series loss against the West Indies under the leadership of Hardik Pandya.

However, BCCI’s selection committee decided to play a second-string side against Ireland as the regular team will shift their focus towards the crucial Asia Cup which will commence on August 30. While Bumrah will lead the Men in Blue, Ruturaj Gaikwad has been named his deputy.

On the other hand, Paul Stirling will lead the 15-member Irish squad. Speaking about their head-to-head records in T20Is, both teams have met on five occasions and the Men in Blue have asserted their dominance against Ireland on all the occasions.

Considering that the 2023 ODI World Cup is on the horizon, Bumrah will look to come all guns blazing in his comeback series. Ireland and India last locked horns in a two-match T20I series in 2022 wherein the latter outrightly dominated to win both the matches.

The Indian squad will look to make the most from the series in order to have a say in the World Cup Squad. A crucial series awaits as both sides will be looking to push through and clinch the series.