By Admin 
The second T20 match is to be played between England and Ireland on Friday in Dublin, in which the English team will go with the intention of capturing the series with a win. England won the first match of the series against Ireland by four wickets. With this, England have taken a 1-0 lead in the series of three matches. If the England wins a single match of the remaining 2 of the series, then the England team will win the T20 series against Ireland for the first time.
England will have high hopes in batting with Jose Butler and Philip Salt. At the same time, Adil Rashid and Jamie overton have the ability to turn the dice of their bowling.
On the other hand, the Ireland team will have expectations in batting with Ross Adire and Harry Tector. Craig Young and Matthew Humming can make significant contribution to the team in bowling.
A total of 3 T20 matches have been played between England and Ireland since 2010. In May 2010, the match between the two countries was inconclusive, after which Ireland won by 5 runs against England in the T20 World Cup on 26 October 2022. England registered the first T20 win against Ireland on 17 September 2025 against Ireland.
Large scores have been seen on the pitch of Dublin’s The Village Ground. Here fast bowlers get more help. The toss winning team will prefer fielding first. On Friday, the maximum temperature in Dublin will be 17 ° C, while the minimum temperature can be 10 ° C. There is also a possibility of rain here on this day.
Ireland team: Paul Sterling (Captain), Ross Adire, Harry Tector, Lorcon Tucker (wicketkeeper), George Docarel, Curtis Camper, Gareth Delani, Barry Macarthi, Graham Hume, Matthew Humming, Craig Young, Benjamin White, Jordan Neel, Benjamin Calitz.
England team: Philip Salt, Jose Butler (wicketkeeper), Jacob Bethle (captain), Rehan Ahmed, Sam Karan, Tom Banton, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Liam Dawson, Adil Rashid, Luke Wood, Scott Curry, Jordan Cox, Tom Hartley, Soni Baker.