Vaibhav sooryavanshi debut

Shreyas Iyer’s India side on its Europe tour will first play against Ireland in two Twenty20 internationals at Stormont. The last time these two teams met at Malahide was in 2023 in a three-match series. This summer has begun for Ireland with a one-off Test match with New Zealand in Belfast in May, and now they host India and will end with a five-match ODI series against Afghanistan.

For India matches, expecting a bigger crowd, some 5,000 seats have been installed to accommodate spectators. BCCI is keeping its fingers crossed in view of the recent anti-immigrant violence in Belfast. The situation is being closely monitored after days of unrest and even the possibility of moving the matches out of Belfast was also discussed. For the present, India is scheduled to play two T20Is on June 26 and 28 at Stormont Cricket Ground in Belfast, although the Inter-Provincial T20 Festival in Lisburn was called off.