India, June 28 -- The two T20Is versus Ireland were supposed to serve as a warm-up for World Cup winners India ahead of their tougher England series on the white-ball tour of UK. The visitors paid the price for taking Ireland lightly as the hosts embarrassed the star-studded line-up, completing a white-wash for their first-ever series win over the sub-continent giants.

Having beaten India for the first time ever on Friday, Ireland again defied the odds on Sunday to defend 20 runs in the final over and win by one run.

Appointed to take over from T20I World Cup-winning skipper Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer's first taste of the job has begun on a forgettable note. The defeat snapped India's record of 16 consecutive undefeated series or to...