India vs Ireland T20Is' timings revised to avoid overlap with Women’s T20 World Cup

Cricket Ireland announced a scheduling shift for the upcoming two-match T20I series against India, locking in a 1:30 PM local start time, which translates to 6:00 PM IST. While international T20s involving the Indian men's team usually kick off at 7:00 PM IST, organisers deliberately advanced the start time by an hour.

India vs Ireland T20I series timings changed

This change was made to accommodate the highly anticipated India-Australia Women's T20 World Cup clash on Sunday, June 28, which is set to begin at Lord's at 7:00 PM IST.

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No overlap with Women's T20 World Cup 2026

Though the revised schedule cannot completely prevent a broadcast overlap between the two high-profile fixtures, the hour-long buffer was designed to minimize the conflict. Cricket Ireland confirmed that the crucial Women's World Cup match was a primary factor when finalizing the itinerary. To make this happen, the hosts coordinated with Indian media partner Sony Sports. Although the broadcaster typically favors the prime 7:00 PM IST slot for maximum viewership, they agreed to the earlier start to mitigate the scheduling clash.

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Following the brief two-match stint in Ireland, the Indian team will head to England for a multi-format tour featuring highly variable timings. Out of the five subsequent T20Is, only two, the matches in Manchester on July 4 and Southampton on July 11, will stick to the traditional 7:00 PM IST window. The remaining three fixtures in Chester-le-Street, Nottingham, and Bristol are slated for late-night viewing at 10:00 PM IST. Once the shortest format wraps up, the three-match ODI series will return to a more standard routine, with all games scheduled for 3:30 PM IST.

Ireland's squad for T20I series vs India:

Ross Adair, Ben Calitz, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Stephen Doheny, Matthew Humphreys, Gavin Hoey, Matt Hollard, Liam McCarthy, Jai Moondra, Harry Tector, Tim Tector, Lorcan Tucker (capt/wk), Reuben Wilson

India's squad for T20I series vs Ireland:

Shreyas Iyer (captain), Tilak Varma (vice-captain), Ravi Bishnoi, Abhishek Sharma, Suryansh Shedge, Prasidh Krishna, Sanju Samson, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Ishan Kishan, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Shivam Dube, Prince Yadav, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi.