Ireland Wins First Cricket Match Against India

愛爾蘭在板球賽中首次擊敗印度

Jun 26, 2026, 22:47
AsiaSports

Introduction

Ireland beat India by 34 runs on June 26, 2026. This is the first time Ireland won a match against India.

愛爾蘭在 2026 年 6 月 26 日以 34 跑之差擊敗印度。這是愛爾蘭首次在比賽中戰勝印度。

Main Body

India started the game. Ireland lost some players early. Then, Lorcan Tucker and Gareth Delany scored many runs. Ireland finished with 182 runs.

印度率先開球。愛爾蘭在比賽初期失去了部分球員。接著，Lorcan Tucker 與 Gareth Delany 取得了許多得分。愛爾蘭最終以 182 跑完賽。

India tried to score more runs. Abhishek Sharma played well. But other players failed. Ireland's new players, Jai Moondra and Matt Hollard, played very well. India finished with 148 runs.

印度試圖取得更多得分。Abhishek Sharma 表現出色，但其他球員未能發揮。愛爾蘭的新球員 Jai Moondra 與 Matt Hollard 表現極佳。印度最終以 148 跑完賽。

India did not pick a young player named Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. Captain Shreyas Iyer wanted to keep the old team. Some people are angry about this choice. Shreyas Iyer lost his first game as captain.

印度沒有選擇一名叫 Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 的年輕球員。隊長 Shreyas Iyer 希望維持原有的陣容。有些人對此決定感到憤怒。Shreyas Iyer 在擔任隊長的首場比賽中落敗。

Conclusion

Ireland leads the series 1-0. The second game is on Sunday, June 28.

愛爾蘭目前以 1-0 領先系列賽。第二場比賽將於 6 月 28 日星期日舉行。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 Talking About the Past

In the story, we see how to describe things that already happened. To do this, we often add -ed to the word.

Examples from the text:

  • Start →\rightarrow Started
  • Finish →\rightarrow Finished
  • Play →\rightarrow Played
  • Want →\rightarrow Wanted

⚠️ The 'Rule Breakers'

Some words are 'special' and do not use -ed. You just have to memorize them!

Look at these changes:

  • Win →\rightarrow Won
  • Lose →\rightarrow Lost
  • Beat →\rightarrow Beat (stays the same!)

🚫 Saying 'No' in the Past

When we want to say something did NOT happen, we use: did not + the basic word.

  • Incorrect: India did not picked... ×\times
  • Correct: India did not pick... ✓\checkmark

Vocabulary Learning

beat (v.)
To win against someone in a game or competition
Example:Our team can beat the other team today.
match (n.)
A game played by two people or teams
Example:I am going to watch a football match.
scored (v.)
To get points in a game
Example:The player scored a goal in the last minute.
failed (v.)
To not succeed in doing something
Example:He failed the test because he did not study.
choice (n.)
Something you pick when you have different options
Example:Chocolate is my favorite choice of ice cream.
series (n.)
A set of related games played one after another
Example:The team won three games in the series.
Practice A2 words in a crossword→