Rahul Dravid's side was ruled to be one over short of its target at the scheduled finish of the Ireland innings, an International Cricket Council statement said.
Man of the match Jacques Kallis claimed two wickets, two catches and scored an unbeaten 91 as South Africa beat India by four wickets in the first ODI.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Ajit Agarkar and S Sreesanth, who are down with viral flu, were left out for the first ODI.
The Indians are hoping to erase the bitter memories of the 4-0 loss in South Africa by winning the three-match series, beginning in Belfast on Tuesday.
The match was reduced to 31 overs a side following a near five-hour delay in start due to rain.
Zee Television has accused the Indian Cricket Board of adopting double standards.
They will face India on June 23 and South Africa the following day ahead of a three-match ODI series between the two test-playing nations in Belfast.
Standing in the first slip and observing Mahendra Singh Dhoni's match-reading skills convinced Sachin Tendulkar that he was ready for India captaincy, something he told the BCCI when he was asked for his suggestion back in 2007.
Alex Ferguson has been ruled out of attending Manchester United's two pre-season friendlies -- by his wife Cathy.
'It is only because of Yuvraj that we are holding this trophy,' Tendulkar said.
India beat South Africa by six wickets in a rain-truncated 31-overs-a-side third and final ODI and clinched the series 2-1.
Sachin Tendulkar became the first player to reach 15,000 runs in one-day internationals while steering India to a six-wicket win over South Africa in the Future Cup in Belfast on Friday.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who missed the opening match against South Africa, has recovered from a viral flu and is expected to play the second ODI.
India captain Rahul Dravid paid tribute to his South African counterpart, saying Kallis stays till the end and often makes a difference between two teams.
Vernon Philander claimed four wickets in a 42-run victory over Ireland in a rain-curtailed ODI.
Ireland bowler Alex Cusack enjoyed a dream debut, picking up three wickets for 15 runs in the only four overs that he bowled.
He is yet to recover from a groin injury and seemed uncertain to play the one-off one-dayer on Saturday.
The veteran all-rounder will lead a 14-member squad to play against India and Ireland in place of Graeme Smith.
A research suggests that in some ways, narcissism might actually be a positive attribute.
The series involves three ODIs against South Africa and another against Ireland in Belfast.
George Best will be buried in Belfast on Saturday after a funeral service at Stormont, Northern Ireland's parliament buildings.
Dr Reddy's Laboratories on Monday said it has, for the first time, started testing a drug in Europe with the initiation of Phase I clinical trials for its cardiovascular drug candidate RUS 3108 in Belfast, Ireland.
Images from the World Cup qualifying matches played on Wednesday night.
ICICI OneSource, which has 8,000 staff in Bangalore and Mumbai, plans to create 1,000 jobs in its call centre in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
British newspapers paid tribute to former Manchester United great George Best on Saturday as they offered their last respects to a footballing genius.
Champions Chelsea and second-placed Manchester United beat Middlesbrough and Portsmouth respectively in the Premier League.
Decommissioned aircraft carrier INS Vikrant's voyage came to an end on Friday as workers at the Darukhana ship-breaking yard in Mazgaon docks in Mumbai began scrapping down the warship.
World Cup qualifiers Portugal were held 1-1 by Northern Ireland.
The tournament offers the five remaining places at the next ICC Cricket World Cup in the West Indies.
England were seventh last month but in the latest edition, issued by FIFA, they are down to 11th
Indian IT major HCL said on Wednesday that it will add 300-400 more jobs during this fiscal at its business process outsourcing centre in Northern Ireland, making the country a hub for its European operations.
Indian IT major HCL Technologies Ltd has decided to create 250 jobs in Northern Ireland as part of its call centre expansion plan
'I still don't know why I was ruled unfit when I was fit enough to play'
Dwayne Bravo's century from only 65 balls couldn't prevent the West Indies from losing by six wickets.
Dwayne Bravo's century from only 65 balls couldn't prevent the West Indies from losing by six wickets.
