India vs Ireland 1st T20I Live Score: Ireland Crumbling In Powerplay, Home Side Three Down

Indian bowlers have maintained total control over the Irish batters.

Tim Tector comes out of his crease and goes for a big one. Captain Shreyas Iyer has a comfortable catch.

Arshdeep Singh removes Harry Tector. Full-length ball outside off stumps as the ball angled in outside from the batter. Tector has a big edge, and Sanju Samson has a comfortable catch.

A short ball from Harshit Rana and Ross Adair goes for a fancy pool. It hits the top edge and Sanju Samson has an easy catch.

A last ball six has provided Ireland with the start they needed.

Arshdeep Singh opens the bowling for India.

An exciting game is likely to be on the cards.

Harshit Rana has returned to the Indian team after missing out on the T20 World Cup due to a knee injury.

Tim Tector, Ross Adair, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker(w/c), Benjamin Calitz, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Liam McCarthy, Matthew Humphreys, Jai Moondra, Matthew Hollard.

Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson(w), Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer(c), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi needs to wait for his India debut as things stand.

Indian captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and decided to field first.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's debut will make him India's youngest debutant, breaking Sachin Tendulkar's long standing record.

The India vs Ireland 1st T20I match will start at 6 PM IST. The live telecast will be available on Sony Sports Network, while the live streaming will be available on the Sony LIV app and website.

Seamers should get some assistance from the overcast conditions. The pitch might be sluggish in nature but batters will likely to have an easy time as time goes on.

"Vaibhav is here for the first time (in a senior team environment). I have seen him in the U19. But I think he is an outstanding talent. We all know how he is playing in IPL."

"I am sure that he will get his dues and his opportunities. So I do not think that just to give him an opportunity, we should drop someone who has already been scoring runs. That also would not be right. Obviously, it depends on the team management that what we plan to do in this match, which is a different thing. But I think it is a very thin line between trying to give somebody an opportunity and you are being unfair to some other player,"

Ross Adair, Tim Tector, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker (Captain), George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Benjamin Calitz, Liam McCarthy, Reuben Wilson, Matthew Hollard, Jai Moondra.

Sanju Samson, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna.

In eight encounters played between India and Ireland, Men In Blue have won all the games.

A scattered thunderstorm may cause disruption in the match. There are chances of showers during the day, but conditions are likely to improve when the match is about to start at 6 PM. The temperature will hover between 16 and 23 degrees.

Hello and Welcome to the live blog of the India vs Ireland 1st T20I match, to be played in Belfast on Friday. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is touted to make his senior debut, while this will also be Shreyas Iyer's debut as India's T20I captain.