All Unwanted Records By India After 1st Ever Defeat vs Ireland On Shreyas Iyer’s Captaincy Debut

Shreyas Iyer - (Source: AFP)

On Friday, Ireland scripted history as they beat India for the first time in their history. The Locran Tucker-led side handed India a 34-run defeat in the first T20I in Belfast. The recently concluded match marked Shreyas Iyer’s first-ever game as India’s T20I captain.

Shreyas Iyer’s new journey didn’t get off to the desired start as he became the fourth India captain to lose on his captaincy debut. It was not a normal defeat, but an embarrassing one. Hence, Shreyas Iyer and India scripted several unwanted feats, and this article will shed light on that.

All Unwanted Records Scripted By India and Shreyas Iyer In 1st T20I vs Ireland

India Players To Lose On T20I Captaincy Debut

Virat Kohli
Rishabh Pant
Shubman Gill
Shreyas Iyer

First Ever Defeat vs Ireland

Not just T20Is, but this is India’s first-ever defeat against Ireland in any format. In the previous 8 occasions, the Irish never beat India. However, they now boast one win in 9 matches.

Ireland wins against Test Playing Nation Team in T20Is:

vs England (1 in 4)
vs Pakistan (1 in 5)
vs South Africa (1 in 7)
vs Bangladesh (3 in 11)
vs West Indies (3 in 9)
vs Afghanistan (7 in 26)
vs Zimbabwe (8 in 18)
vs India (1 in 9)*

Best bowling figures for Ireland vs India in T20Is:

4/35 - Peter Chase, Malahide, 2018
3/28 - Matt Hollard, Belfast, 2026, Today*
3/40 - Kevin O'Brien, Malahide, 2018
3/42 - Mark Adair, Malahide, 2022

Also Read: Jai Moondra Scripts History With Sanju Samson’s Dismissal On 1st Ball Of Ireland Debut

Never Lost A Series Under Suryakumar Yadav

Interestingly ever since Suryakumar Yadav took over as India's T20I captain, the Men in Blue never lost a bilteral series from 2024 to 2026. However, with just a solitary defeat under Shreyas Iyer's captaincy, India cannot win the ongoing series.

The India vs Ireland T20Is are of just two matches and India, at best, can only level the series when they lock horns against each other on Sunday, June 28. If India lose the upcoming match, then Gautam Gambhir would also become the first India coach to lose a series against Ireland.

T20 World Cup Winners Losing 1st Match After Winning Title

India have become the first team in the history of the T20I cricket to lose their first match after lifting T20 World Cup title twice. Even after the 2024 T20 World Cup, India lost to Zimbabwe.

England is one more team to have repeated the feat but just once, which was in 2023 when they lost to Bangladesh.

Last three men's T20 World Cup champions all lost their first T20I after lifting the title: