MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) has announced that it has acquired the exclusive media rights to telecast the 2018 India Tour of Ireland that comprises two T20Is to be played on June 27 and June 29, 2018, in Malahide, Ireland.

The matches will be broadcasted at 8:30 PM IST with English commentary on SONY SIX channels and Hindi commentary on SONY TEN 3 channels. Live coverage of the matches will begin with the sports network’s flagship studio show, Extraaa Innings, with a pre-match (7:30 PM), mid-match (10:00 PM) and post-match (12:15 AM) segments on both match days. The panel for Ireland hosts an impressive line-up of experts that includes Sunil Gavaskar, Ajay Jadeja, Alan Wilkins, Niall O'Brien, Deep Dasgupta, Murali Kartik, John Kenny and Anjum Chopra.

SPN’s cricket portfolio comprises seven major international cricket boards – Cricket Australia, England and Wales Cricket Board, Pakistan Cricket Board, Sri Lanka Cricket, Cricket South Africa, Cricket West Indies and Zimbabwe Cricket Board.