India and Ireland are into the first of two T20 internationals at Stormont Cricket Ground in Belfast, and the first question hanging over the match is whether 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will be handed a debut. If selected, he would become the youngest Indian debutant.
That is the detail drawing attention to the opening game. A first cap at 15 would be unusual in any setting, but it comes in a match that already carries a clear edge: India have won all eight T20s between the teams, and Ireland are trying to change that while missing six of their most experienced players.
Before play, Sport NI's Faith Harper set the scene for live coverage, as a decent crowd gathered outside the ground by 10:30 BST. Matt Gault was reporting from Stormont Cricket Ground, where both text and radio commentary were part of the build-up.
The balance of the contest is obvious, but so is the reason people are watching closely. Ireland are looking for their first T20 win against India, yet they are doing it with a depleted group, and that makes Sooryavanshi's name the one that could define the day before a ball is even settled.
What happens next is straightforward: the team sheets will decide whether the teenager's place in the history books is written now or left waiting for the second T20 international.
