Ireland Announces Squads For South Africa Limited-Overs Series

Cricket Ireland has announced the national team squads for the upcoming limited-overs series against South Africa to be played at home. Ireland and South Africa will lock horns in three ODIs and three T20Is, beginning July 11.

The three-match series is part of the ICC World Cup Super League and will be played at Malahide. The T20I series will be riven between Malahide and Stormont. The three ODIs will be played on July 11, 13, and 16, while the T20I series will be played with the 1^st match on July 19, then July 22, and the last match on July 24.

Curtis Campher Returns To Ireland Squad For South Africa Odis; William Porterfield Retained

Ireland recalled all-rounder Curtis Campher for the ODI series against South Africa after getting fit from his ankle surgery. Also getting their maiden T20I call-ups are middle-order batter William McClintock, Ben White, and keeper Neil Rock for the T20I series that follows.

Campher replaces Kevin O’Brien in the Ireland ODI side after the veteran all-rounder announced his retirement from the 50-over format, but he’ll feature in the T20I series. William Porterfield, the senior top-order batter, is also retained in the squad despite managing only five runs in two innings in the Netherlands.

“The World Cup Super League series against South Africa represents our first such fixtures on home soil, and while a tough challenge awaits, we are confident the squad we have selected provides Graham Ford and Andrew Balbirnie with plenty of options. The sustained improvement of George Dockrell’s batting has provided us solidity and experience in the middle order, while it has been great to see our bowling strike force performing well in recent IP50 matches and at the two recent T20 Festivals,” Andrew White, the chair of selectors, said.

“With the recent ODI retirement of Kevin O’Brien, the value of having the experience of William Porterfield in the set-up is as crucial as ever, and his recent form at inter-provincial level has demonstrated that he is still hungry to succeed,” he added.

Here is the Ireland squad for the upcoming limited-overs series against South Africa:

ODI squad: Andrew Balbirnie (captain), Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Graham Kennedy, Josh Little, Andrew McBrine, Graeme McCarter, Barry McCarthy, William Porterfield, Simi Singh, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Craig Young

T20I squad: Andrew Balbirnie (captain), Mark Adair, George Dockrell, Shane Getkate, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, William McClintock, Kevin O’Brien, Neil Rock, Simi Singh, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Craig Young

Fixtures: ODI series: 1st ODI – July 11, 2nd ODI – July 13, 3rd ODI – July 16 (all Malahide)

T20I series: 1st T20I – July 19 (Malahide), 2nd T20I – July 22, 3rd T20I – July 24 (both Stormont)

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