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Ireland upstage world champions India to win T20 series at home

Ireland beat India by one run in the second T20, securing a landmark series victory over the reigning world champions.

Foto: Al Jazeera

Landmark series win

Ireland have achieved a historic series victory over T20 world champions India, winning the second match by a tense one run in Belfast. India once again chose not to debut teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.

Tector shines in 100th game

Harry Tector marked his 100th T20 international with a fine half-century (50), helping Ireland recover from a slow start to post 154-8 at Stormont.

Moondra's early strikes

India-born Jai Moondra, who took a wicket with his first ball in international cricket on Friday, continued his form by trapping Sanju Samson lbw off the first ball of India's chase. He also dismissed Abhishek Sharma in the same over and soon removed India captain Shreyas Iyer.

India fight back but fall short

After a rain delay, India regrouped with Tilak Varma scoring 55 and Harshit Rana adding 21 late on, but they finished on 153-9, falling one run short.

Sooryavanshi waits for debut

India's 15-year-old batting prodigy Sooryavanshi, who was the leading run-scorer in this season's Indian Premier League with 776 runs for Rajasthan Royals (including a century and five fifties), was left out of both matches. His next chance to make an international debut will come in Wednesday's first T20 against England at Chester-le-Street.

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