Prince Yadav had a memorable outing in the second T20I between India and Ireland. The pacer made his international debut in the format on Sunday, June 28, in Belfast.
He struck in his second over to claim his maiden T20I wicket, dismissing Ireland skipper Lorcan Tucker. Prince came on to bowl the final over of the innings as India bowled first. He claimed two wickets in the over to give the team a solid finish.
On the fourth ball, he first got rid of Harry Tector, who made 53 runs off 47 balls. He then struck again on the last ball, sending Liam McCarthy back to the hut. Prince ended with magnificent figures of 3/22 from four overs on his T20I debut.
Fans lauded the pacer on social media for his impressive performance with the ball.
“Excellent bowling by Prince yadav. Prince has a top notch yorker, he will be match winner like Bumrah for India in the white ball cricket,” a fan tweeted.
“What a memorable debut from Prince Yadav. He has all the ingredients to become legend of this format like Bumrah. He can swing the ball, has good cutters and also has good control over yorkers. Most Importantly he doesn’t leak runs like Arshdeep, Prasidh and Harshit Rana,” another fan wrote.
Below are some other reactions from fans on X –
India restricted Ireland to 154/8 from their 20 overs. Having lost the opening T20I of the two-match series, the Men in Blue are in a must-win position to draw level.
Prince Yadav’s figures stand among the best on T20I debut for an Indian pacer
Having impressed in the IPL 2026 season, with a solid performance in domestic cricket, Prince has carried his form on the international stage as well. His figures of 3/22 on T20I debut stand among the best by an Indian pacer.
Barinder Sran leads this list with figures of 4/10 against Zimbabwe in 2016. Shivam Mavi follows with 4/22 against Sri Lanka in 2023. Bhuvneshwar Kumar (3/9), Navdeep Saini (3/17), Prince Yadav (3/22), and Jasprit Bumrah (3/23) all have three wickets on their T20I debuts.
Prince will next be seen in action during the upcoming T20I series in England in July, where India will play five T20Is.
Edited by Rishab Vm
