Ireland Cricket Team 2024
| Team | Ireland |
| Nickname | - |
| Governing body | Cricket Ireland |
| Captain | Andrew Balbirnie, Paul Stirling |
| Coach | Heinrich Malan |
| First Test | v. Pakistan at The Village, Malahide; 11–15 May 2018 |
| First ODI | v. England at Stormont, Belfast; 13 June 2006 |
| First T20I | v. Scotland at Stormont, Belfast; 2 August 2008 |
The Ireland National Cricket Team represents Afghanistan in men's international cricket. The Ireland Cricket team is administered by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB). Ireland is a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and plays all three formats.
Ireland National Cricket Team History:
- Modern cricket was introduced in Ireland by the English in the towns of Kilkenny and Ballinasloe (early 19th century). The first Ireland Cricket Team played in 1855.
- While an Irish Cricket union was set up in 1923, some clubs refused to recognize it. In 2001, Cricket Ireland became the official oversight body for cricket in Ireland recognised by all cricket clubs in the country.
- Ireland joined the ICC as an Associate Member in 1993. The Ireland National Cricket Team participated in the ICC Trophy, finishing seventh in 1994.
- Ireland was granted the ICC status and qualified for the ODI World Cup for the first time in 2007. They registered a historic win over Pakistan in the competition and advanced ahead of the group stage.
- Qualified for the 2011 World Cup too where they registered a historic win over England.
- In 2017, the ICC granted the Ireland Cricket Team the Test status. They played their first Test in 2018 against Pakistan.
Ireland National Cricket Team ICC World Cup record:
Ireland has played in three editions of the ICC World Cup so far. They made their debut in the 2007 edition and finished at the eighth spot in the 16-team competition. In 2011, they won two games and finished in the 11th spot out of 14 teams. In 2015, 3 wins and as many losses saw them finish at the sixth spot in the 14-team competition.
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| 2007 | Super 8 | 8/16 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | Group Stage | 11/14 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Group Stage | 9/14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Ireland National Cricket Team ICC T20 World Cup record:
Ireland has played in seven editions of the ICC T20 World Cup so far. They made their debut in the competition in 2009 and won 1 out of 5 games. Their best performance in the tournament came in 2022 when they won 3 games.
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| 2009 | Super 8 | 8/12 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Group stage | 9/12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | Group stage | 9/12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | Group stage | 13/16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Group stage | 15/16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | Group stage | 1st round | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Super 12 | 10/16 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Ireland Team Today/Current Ireland cricket team:
Here is the list of prominent players who are part of the current Ireland cricket team: Andrew Balbirnie, Paul Stirling, Curtis Campher, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker(w), George Dockrell, Mark Adair, Andy McBrine, Graham Hume, Craig Young, Joshua Little, Neil Rock, Barry McCarthy, Theo van Woerkom
COMPLETED / Match 30 / Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground
Match abandoned without a ball bowled
COMPLETED / 3rd T20I / Sharjah Cricket Stadium
155/7 (20 ov)
98/10 (17.2 ov)
Afghanistan won by 57 runs.
COMPLETED / Match 6 / Sportpark Westvliet
161/6 (20 ov)
158/5 (20 ov)
Ireland won by 3 runs.
COMPLETED / 2nd T20I / Sharjah Cricket Stadium
152/9 (20 ov)
142/8 (20 ov)
Afghanistan won by 10 runs.
COMPLETED / 1st T20I / Sharjah Cricket Stadium
111/10 (18.4 ov)
149/6 (20 ov)
Ireland won by 38 runs.
COMPLETED / 3rd ODI / Sharjah Cricket Stadium
236/9 (50 ov)
119/10 (35 ov)
Afghanistan won by 117 runs.
COMPLETED / 3rd ODI / Sheikh Zayed Stadium
284/9 (50 ov)
215/10 (46.1 ov)
Ireland won by 69 runs.
COMPLETED / 2nd ODI / Sheikh Zayed Stadium
169/10 (30.3 ov)
343/4 (50 ov)
South Africa won by 174 runs.
COMPLETED / 2nd T20I / Sheikh Zayed Stadium
195/6 (20 ov)
185/9 (20 ov)
Ireland won by 10 runs.
COMPLETED / Match 2 / Sportpark Westvliet
150/8 (20 ov)
149/8 (20 ov)
Ireland won by 1 runs.
COMPLETED / 1st ODI / Sharjah Cricket Stadium
310/5 (50 ov)
275/8 (50 ov)
Afghanistan won by 35 runs.
COMPLETED / 1st ODI / Sheikh Zayed Stadium
132/10 (31.5 ov)
271/9 (50 ov)
South Africa won by 139 runs.
COMPLETED / 1st T20I / Sheikh Zayed Stadium
171/8 (20 ov)
174/2 (17.4 ov)
South Africa won by 8 wickets
COMPLETED / 1st Test / Tolerance Oval
155/10 (54.5 ov)
263/10 (83.4 ov)
Ireland won by 6 wickets
Ireland Squad
Matthew Foster
Bowler
Fionn Hand
All Rounder
Matthew Humphreys
Bowler
Gavin Hoey
All Rounder
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