Goa, June 25 -- Cricket Ireland (CI) has announced a change in the start timings for the upcoming India vs Ireland T20I series in Belfast following discussions with Sony Sports, the broadcast rights holder for the series in India. The decision was taken to minimise a scheduling clash with a high-profile Women's T20 World Cup 2026 fixture involving India.

Originally, both T20Is were scheduled to begin at 1:30 PM local time, which corresponds to 7 PM IST. However, Cricket Ireland has now decided to bring the start time forward by one hour. As a result, both matches will commence at 6 PM IST.

While the opening T20I on June 26 does not overlap with any major Indian cricket event, the second match on June 28 coincides with India Women's clas...