Ireland aim for a historic finish as they look to win the series against world champions India in the final T20I. They earned their first ever win over India in any format at Belfast which will also host the second T20I. India hold the record of 16 straight unbeaten bilateral series win and will hope to keep that run alive.

Team India will look for a better performance in batting , bowling and fielding in today’s crucial match. Three dropped catches, poor batting and expensive spells from Prasidh Krishna and Washington Sundar cost India the first T20I. Shreyas Iyer started his captaincy in a poor way and now needs to lead India back with a strong performance.

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The confident Irish side recovered from 30 for 3 to score 182 for 9 before bowling India out for 148. Captain Lorcan Tucker spinner Matthew Humphreys and debutants Matt Hollard and Jai Moondra starred in Ireland’s memorable win.

Team News

Prince Yadhav is likely to replace Prasidh Krishna as the team may make one change in the playing XI. It is still not clear whether 15 year old wonder boy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will get a place in playing XI.

India Probable XI:- Abhishek Sharma , Sanju Samson (wk) , Ishan Kishan , Shreyas Iyer (c) , Tilak Varma , Washington Sundar , Shivam Dube , Axar Patel , Harshit Rana , Arshdeep Singh , Prince Yadhav.

Ireland will likely continue with the same playing XI for the series decider.

Ireland Probable XI:- Tim Tector , Ross Adair , Harry Tector , Lorcan Tucker (c & wk) , Benjamin Calitz , Gareth Delany , George Dockrell , Liam McCarthy , Matthew Humphreys , Jai Moodra ,Matthew Hollard.

Pitch Report

The Belfast pitch for the second T20I will likely play as two paced track where bowlers should get plenty of help. In the first few overs bowlers are expected to get good movement and extra bounce. The pitch will slow down later and the team winning the toss will likely choose to bat first.

Weather

There is a 20 to 25 percent chance of rain during the afternoon and evening but conditions are expected to improve later. Despite the rain threat a full match is still expected to take place.

Time

Series decider will begin at 6 PM IST.