Now it's time for Shreyas Iyer as the new skipper on the Ireland tour, with Tilak Varma being his deputy and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi being added to the side. Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bowl first.
Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma gave India a blistering start, scoring 89 and 52. Ishan Kishan also played a knock of 54 runs, and Shivam Dube's 26 runs off 8 deliveries helped India to post a mammoth total of 255/5, and then Jasprit Bumrah's masterclass as the speedster picked 4/15 in four overs and won the POTM in the final as India won by 96 runs.
India's Playing XI In 1st T20I vs Ireland
This is a new beginning for Shreyas Iyer as he has been the vice-captain of the ODI squad and also has the experience of leading in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He is the only skipper to have led three franchises, Delhi Capitals (DC), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), and Punjab Kings (PBKS) to the final.
India’s Playing XI for 1st T20I vs Ireland: Sanju Samson (wk), Abhishek Sharma/ Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer (c), Tilak Varma, Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Prasidh Krishna/ Prince Yadav
India's playing XI vs Ireland: Every change since the T20 World Cup 2026 final
Apart from Shreyas, Harshit Rana replaces Varun Chakravarthy from the final squad, as the latter is still recovering from the toe injury he suffered during the IPL 2026 while playing for KKR. Rana returns to the side after missing out on the IPL and the T20 World Cup. This is a crucial time for the pace bowling all-rounder.
Prasidh Krishna comes in place of Jasprit Bumrah, who has been given rest, provided the workload management. Krishna had a decent IPL, but bowled well in the recently concluded ODI series vs Afghanistan.
Change 1 – Shreyas Iyer IN, Suryakumar Yadav OUTChange 2 – Harshit Rana IN, Varun Chakravarthy OUTChange 3 – Prasidh Krishna IN, Jasprit Bumrah OUTChange 4- Washington Sundar IN, Hardik Pandya OUTHence then, the article about india s playing xi vs ireland every change since the t20 world cup 2026 final was published today ( ) and is available on cricketaddictor ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
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