Belfast, June 26 -- India decided to field first against Ireland in the first T20I match of the bilateral series at the Civil Service Cricket Club in Belfast on Friday.

The 15-year-old batting sensation, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, will have to wait for his international debut as Shreyas Iyer decided to continue without him in the opening match.

After winning the toss, skipper Shreyas Iyer said, "We're going to field first. It looks like a good pitch. Yeah, it's a new surface for us, and it's the first time, and the majority of us haven't played over here. So, considering the conditions, the environment, and also the wicket, we have decided to field first."

On returning to Ireland and Gautam Gambhir's message to the team, he said, "Honestly ...