Matt Gault
BBC Sport NI at Stormont

There was a definite sense of deflation in the press tent when news filtered through that Vaibhav Sooryavanshi would not be playing today.

It hasn't silenced the India fans here, though. There's loads of them and they're fired up to watch a bit of bat and ball in the sun.

For Sooryavanshi - well, there's always Sunday.

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A young club member becomes the first to bowl out India's teenage star Vaibhav Sooryavanshi during batting practice at Stormont before Ireland host India today in the first of two T20 internationals.

Maybe this is why he's not included today...

After all the pre-match anticipation of 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi making a record-breaking debut there's disappointment as he fails to make the India team.

As mentioned, it will be a pretty inexperienced Ireland side out there due to injuries to six of their regulars:

• Josh Little (stress fracture)
• Mark Adair (rectus muscle tear)
• Paul Stirling (torn calf muscle)
• Curtis Campher (hand fracture)
• Barry McCarthy (complete ACL tear)
• Jordan Neill (shoulder and foot injury)

Matthew Hollard and Jai Moondra are included for the first time while Reuben Wilson, who made his Test debut last month against New Zealand, is in line for T20 debut.

India captain Shreyas Iyer wins the toss and decides to field first at a sunny Stormont.

Michael McNamee speaks with Ireland's Ross Adair ahead of the T20 match against India.

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India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak has said 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has the "natural abilities" to make his mark in international cricket if selected for today's T20I against Ireland in Belfast (13:30 BST).

Should Sooryavanshi make his debut on Friday or in Sunday's second T20, he will break the world record as the youngest international, currently held by Sachin Tendulkar, who played a one-day international against Pakistan in 1989, aged 16.

Kotak has "no doubt" about the talent possessed by Sooryavanshi who top-scored in the Indian Premier League this season, hitting 776 runs in 16 innings for the Rajasthan Royals, while setting a new an all-time record 65 sixes in a single season.

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Ireland captain Lorcan Tucker speaking about Vaibhav Sooryavanshi:

"There's plenty of young lads on our side that will be mustard keen to get out there and play. I think it's pretty incredible for them to have a 15-year-old in their team.

"I didn't think that would ever be possible in this professional era of the game, especially with the amount of work that goes into professional cricket and the standard of players.

"So credit to him, I think he's a pretty special player. Hopefully we'll see him this week, it'll be a big moment for him, but it'll be great to spoil that party."

They can ignore him no longer. After smashing so many records since breaking through as a 13-year-old, India are likely to hand a debut to Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in today's first T20 international against Ireland in Belfast.

He will be 15 years and 91 days, younger even than India's most famous teenage prodigy, Sachin Tendulkar, who played a one-day international against Pakistan in 1989, aged 16 years and 205 days.

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BBC Sport NI's Faith Harper sets the scene as India get set to take on Ireland in the first of two T20 internationals which may see 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi make his debut.

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Matt Gault
BBC Sport NI at Stormont

Even as early as 10:30 BST, a decent crowd had congregated outside the ground, all keen to get in and grab a good position to catch a glimpse of India's next big thing.

Hello and welcome to our live text coverage of Ireland's first T20 against India at Stormont.

An injury-hit Ireland will look to upset the odds against world-class India and claim their first T20 win against the visitors, but must do so without six of their most experienced players.

For India, all eyes will be on whether teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi will make his record-breaking debut at the age of 15.

We will have live text and radio commentary so you don't miss any of the action, enjoy!

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