India, June 25 -- The two T20Is between India and Ireland will now start an hour earlier at 6 PM IST instead of the originally scheduled 7 PM IST (2:30 PM local time). Cricket Ireland confirmed on Thursday that the decision was taken to minimise the overlap with Sunday's crucial Women's T20 World Cup 2026 clash between India and Australia.

Harmanpreet Kaur's India women are in a must-win situation heading into their final two Group A matches against Bangladesh and Australia, with another defeat potentially ending India's campaign.

Sources within Cricket Ireland confirmed that the revised timings were specifically intended to ensure the men's and women's matches clash as little as possible. The Women's T20 World Cup Group A fixture betwe...