Day: March 4, 2019

Ireland looking to keep series hopes alive after washout

For Ireland’s team, the showers which ruined the second ODI against Afghanistan were more frustrating than most – it came with the two sides locked in perhaps their most keenly contested bout to date on this tour.After assessing the pitch, the selectors went with increased spin options in the second ODI, with James Cameron-Dow and…

Interview: Tim Murtagh on the ODI series and being up for the fight

DEHRADUN – Tim Murtagh feels his sides performance in the first One-Day International was “fairly meek”, and felt the fight shown by the Ireland team in the second match was an important marker in the series.Middlesex paceman Murtagh, 37, had a stellar 2018, capping off a memorable year on the field being named the International…