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Cricket Ireland president Bryan O'Donnell believes that the "impactful" T20 International series win over India recently will transform the national team into a "more acceptable opposition" globally, and open avenues for challenging assignments. Ireland stunned India 2-0 recently at Belfast to register their first ever series win over the reigning T20 world champions in any format. "Well, it's going to be fairly instantaneous because it is a huge lift for our players and on that basis, they will probably become available in other areas of the game," O'Donnell told PTI. "A huge amount of impact because it elevates the players. It lifts the potential performance of Irish cricket hugely," he added. But the real impact of the win over a storied opponent, O'Donnell thought, will be the changed perception around Irish cricket. "I think we would be more acceptable as opposition than we may have been heretofore. So, you know, it is a moving elevation. "It is showing a return on the level

India's loss against Ireland marks their first-ever T20I series defeat since their 2-3 loss against the West Indies in 2023

SonyLIV will stream the Ireland vs India 2nd T20 match through its app and website

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India's fragile batting will be under scrutiny after a shock defeat in the opener, while Ireland chase a historic series victory in Belfast

India are now the eighth Test-playing nation Ireland have defeated in a T20I game

SonyLIV will stream the Ireland vs India 1st T20 match through its app and website

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The USA vs IRE match will begin at 10:30 AM local time (8 PM IST i.e. 7:30 PM Pakistan time). There is forecast of thunderstorm from 5:30 PM IST i.e. 5 PM Pakistan time. Check Florida hourly forecast