After suffering a shock defeat in the series opener, India national cricket team will be hoping to keep the series alive when they face Ireland cricket team in the second and final T20I on Sunday.
Ireland stunned India by 34 runs in the opening game to register their first-ever international victory over the Men in Blue. While the hosts now have a chance to clinch a historic series win, India must win to avoid a rare bilateral T20I series defeat against Ireland.
India vs Ireland 2nd T20I weather report
The second T20I will be played at Stormont Cricket Ground (Civil Service Cricket Club) in Belfast.
According to AccuWeather, rain could play a minor role during the contest, although a full match is still expected.
Belfast weather forecast
- Rain probability: 25%
- Cloud cover: 34%
- Humidity: 57%
While there is a slight chance of passing showers,
the forecast is largely encouraging, and fans can expect uninterrupted cricket unless weather conditions deteriorate unexpectedly.
Can weather influence the toss?
Although the rain threat is relatively low, overcast conditions could still influence captaincy decisions at the toss. If there is moisture in the surface or overhead cloud cover, both teams may prefer to bowl first and exploit any early movement with the new ball.
What's at stake
Ireland enter the match with momentum after pulling off one of the biggest upsets in their cricket history. A victory would secure their first-ever T20I bilateral series win over India.
India, meanwhile, will be desperate to respond after a disappointing batting display in the first T20I. Despite a fighting half-century from Abhishek Sharma and late resistance from Shivam Dube, the visitors fell 34 runs short and now need a win to salvage the series.
India vs Ireland 2nd T20I squads
India: Shreyas Iyer (captain), Tilak Varma, Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Suryansh Shedge, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, Prince Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Harshit Rana, Prasidh Krishna.
Ireland: Lorcan Tucker (captain), Ross Adair, Harry Tector, Tim Tector, Benjamin Calitz, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Stephen Doheny, Matthew Humphreys, Gavin Hoey, Liam McCarthy, Reuben Wilson, Jai Moondra and Matthew Hollard.
