India vs Ireland T20 Series: The Indian cricket team recently created history by winning the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 title. Team India became champion for the second consecutive time by defeating New Zealand in the final. After this big victory, the next international schedule of the Indian team has now been announced. As soon as IPL 2026 ends, Team India is going to take the field once again with a busy cricket calendar.

tour ireland in june

The Indian team will play a T20 series against the Ireland cricket team in the month of June. This series has been confirmed by Ireland Cricket’s High Performance Director Graham West. This series is considered an important preparation for Team India before the England tour, where the players will finalize their form and combination.

Big test before England tour

After the Ireland series, the Indian team will go on tour against the England cricket team from July 1 to July 19. During this period, 5 T20 International and 3 ODI matches will be played between the two teams. Before this, India will also play a Test and three ODI series against Afghanistan, which will end by June 20. In such a situation, the series against Ireland will act as an important warm-up for the players.

A chance for a new beginning for Ireland

This series is going to be very special for Ireland. The team’s experienced player Paul Stirling has recently resigned from the T20 captaincy. In such a situation, with the new captaincy, the team will take the field with the intention of making a new beginning. Graham West said that playing against a strong team like India will be a great opportunity for them to test their strategy, especially considering the preparations for the 2028 T20 World Cup.

Equations changed after the World Cup

Ireland’s performance was not special in the T20 World Cup 2026, where the team could not progress beyond the group stage. The team was disappointed after defeats against Sri Lanka and Australia, victory against Oman and a canceled match against Zimbabwe. After this, the process of change in the team started, in which change in captaincy was also seen.

History of India-Ireland matches

Many exciting matches have been played between India and Ireland in the last few years. Team India toured Ireland in 2018, 2022 and 2023. A large number of spectators attended these matches played on the Malahide ground in Dublin and a good competition was seen between the two teams. Now once again these two teams will face each other, where India will prepare for the tour of England, while Ireland will try to move in a new direction with the new captaincy.