Ireland and India’s previous meeting came almost three years ago in the 2015 Cricket World Cup, with India claiming victory by eight wickets, while they have not faced each other in the shortest format of the game since the T20 World Cup in 2009.

[caption id=”attachment_59829″ align=”alignnone” width=”800″] Shikhar Dhawan scored 100 when the two sides last met in the 2015 World Cup[/caption]

The fixtures will take place on June 27 and 29 and act as preparation for an India side who face a gruelling two months of cricket across all formats against England.

[caption id=”attachment_47272″ align=”alignnone” width=”800″] Virat Kohli dominated England in 2016[/caption]

Following the T20 encounters, India will head across the Irish sea to compete in three T20Is and three ODIs before competing in a five-Test series.