Ireland produced one of the biggest results in their T20I history, defeating reigning champions India by 34 runs in the opening two-match series at the Civil Service Cricket Club on Friday. It was Ireland’s first win in India by any means, giving the hosts a 1-0 lead in the series.Chasing 183 on an interesting pitch that gave support to the fast bowlers, India started well but failed to convert as the pitch spread. The visitors were bowled out for 148 as Ireland’s quick batting showed India’s impatience despite a heavy knock. Abhishek Sharma. The left-arm opener provided real resistance, running up to the 20-ball and briefly keeping India in the hunt. However, wickets continued to surround him as Ireland continued to press.Debutant pacer Jai Moondra enjoyed a dream start to his international career with a dismissal Sanju Samsonwho pulled the ball onto his stumps. Matt Hollard then struck out twice in quick succession, striking out Ishan Kishan and the new captain Shreyas Iyer. Kishan made a mistake trying to hit the leg side, while Iyer failed to clear the deeps after messing up a slow delivery.India reached 68/3 at the end of the Powerplay, but the aggressive Abhishek ended when he picked Ben Calitz and shot Liam McCarthy. From there, Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube and the underdogs were unable to form a productive partnership as Ireland completed a memorable victory.Earlier, India had made an impressive start when they chose to bat. Harshit Rana, returning from a four-month injury layoff, had figures of 3/24 as India reduced Ireland to 36/3 in the Powerplay.Ross Adair, Harry Tector and Tim Tector all got off early, with Rana chasing Adair and Tim through short ball routes, while Arshdeep Singh trapped Harry Tector by pulling him into the attacking drive.Shivam Dube accounted for Benjamin Calitz after the batsman hit two sixes off Prasidh Krishna, leaving Ireland struggling at 51/4.Captain Lorcan Tucker led the innings scoring 50 from 36 runs. As soon as he started looking, Tucker changed gears in a spectacular manner, taking Axar Patel with two fours and a six in an hour before reaching 35 in just 35 balls. His innings also marked the opening boundary for Prasidh Krishna before Harshit Rana returned to finish his stay.With Ireland on 115/5, Gareth Delany and George Dockrell launched a strong attack which proved to be the case. The duo added 49 runs in quick succession, targeting the Indian bowlers at the death.Delany missed half-centuries, scoring 49, while Dockrell made 19. The change came in the last over of Prasidh Krishna, where Delany and Dockrell smashed 27 runs, including six fours and threes in a row, completely changing the power of Ireland.Washington Sundar also faced a costly outing, conceding 19 runs in his only over, while the expensive Axar Patel added to India’s woes in the last over. The high scorer helped Ireland push their attack to a competitive 182/9.Harshit Rana finished as India’s top bowler with 3/24, while Arshdeep Singh took 2/28 and Axar Patel claimed two wickets. However, Ireland’s brilliant bowling practice and clinical performance during India’s chase saw them celebrate a record-breaking victory for the T20 world champions.The match also saw young batsman Vaibhav Sooryavanshi wait a long time to make his international debut, while India retained their regular opening act and did not include the 15-year-old in the playing XI.