Day: February 23, 2018

Stirling stars as Ireland defeat Hong Kong in close, rain-affected match

Paul Stirling remarkably smashed 156 runs for the second time in just over a week as Ireland held on to beat Hong Kong by three runs in a rain-affected match in Pretoria, South Africa.The two teams last met in a 50-over match in 2016, when Ireland prevailed by 70 runs in Belfast, a match that…