The BCCI announced on Saturday that the reigning world champions India will play two Twenty20 Internationals in Ireland on June 26 and June 28, respectively, in preparation for their white-ball assignment in England.
The Indian squad will compete for the first time since 2007 at Belfast, where both games will take place.
“Team India (Senior Men) will travel to Ireland for a two-match T20I series in June 2026. Having toured Ireland three times in the past eight years (2018, 2022 and 2023). This tour will mark India’s return to Belfast for the first time since 2007,” BCCI said in a statement.
The BCCI statement was released two days after Graham West, Ireland’s director of high performance, confirmed the series.
India will go to England for five Twenty20 Internationals and three One-Day Internationals (ODIs) from July 1–19 after hosting Afghanistan for a one-off Test and a three-match ODI series that ends on June 20.
In the last seven years, India has made three trips to Ireland, each time drawing sizable crowds to Malahide on the outskirts of Dublin.
The India series is part of their summer plans, West stated on Thursday.
“With qualification secured for the T20 World Cup in 2028, Paul’s (Stirling) decision to stand down as T20 captain provides the opportunity for the new captain to begin implementing their style and methodology, starting with the India series in June,” West had said.
