Ireland secured a historic victory in Belfast by defeating a transitional Indian side by 34 runs in the series opener. Despite winning the toss and opting to bowl under overcast conditions, the visitors failed to contain the local batsmen before collapsing during a demanding run chase against a highly disciplined Irish bowling attack at the Stormont Ground.

Newly appointed captain Lorcan Tucker led his team by example, stabilizing the innings with a composed half-century to lay down a solid foundation against the visiting seamers.

Following his departure, Gareth Delany accelerated the scoring rate significantly, smashing three sixes during his brief cameo to push the home side to a highly competitive baseline.

Harshit Rana remained the pick of the bowling unit, claiming three vital wickets while extracting clever variations from the damp surface to check the late surge.

India started their chase with immense boundary acceleration, courtesy of an explosive 20-ball fifty from Abhishek Sharma, who regularly cleared the local ropes during the initial powerplay.

However, the batting line-up collapsed dramatically after his exit, losing key top-order resources in rapid succession to the accurate left-arm spin variations of Matthew Humphreys.

Matthew Hollard then dismantled the lower order completely, securing a memorable international triumph for the hosts as the final Indian batting pair fell well short.

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However, the batting line-up collapsed dramatically after his exit, losing key top-order resources in rapid succession to the accurate left-arm spin variations of Matthew Humphreys.

Matthew Hollard then dismantled the lower order completely, securing a memorable international triumph for the hosts as the final Indian batting pair fell well short.

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