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The Ireland Men's tour of the UAE
DUBAI, UAE – The Ireland Men’s cricket team will begin a three-match T20I series against Italy Men on Friday, before a two-match T20I series against the UAE Men, as part of its preparations for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup next month.
The 15-player squad arrived in Dubai on 15 January and have been training at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai.
The Ireland Men’s squad for series’ against Italy and the UAE:
- Paul Stirling (captain) (Northern Knights)
- Mark Adair (Lisburn / Northern Knights)
- Ross Adair (Lisburn / Northern Knights)
- Ben Calitz (Lisburn / Northern Knights)
- Curtis Campher (Clontarf / Munster Reds)
- Gareth Delany (Leinster / Munster Reds)
- George Dockrell (Phoenix / Leinster Lightning)
- Matthew Humphreys (Lisburn / Northern Knights)
- Josh Little (Pembroke / Leinster Lightning)
- Barry McCarthy (Pembroke / Leinster Lightning)
- Harry Tector (Pembroke / Leinster Lightning)
- Tim Tector (Pembroke / Leinster Lightning)
- Lorcan Tucker (Pembroke / Leinster Lightning)
- Ben White (Phoenix / Munster Reds)
- Craig Young (North Down / North West Warriors)
THE UAE SERIES’
Ireland Men will play a three-match T20I series against Italy, followed by a two-match T20I series against the UAE:
- 23 January 2026: Ireland Men v Italy Men – 1st T20I (Sevens Stadium, Dubai; starts 10am)
- 25 January 2026: Ireland Men v Italy Men – 2nd T20I (Sevens Stadium, Dubai; starts 10am)
- 26 January 2026: Ireland Men v Italy Men – 3rd T20I (Sevens Stadium, Dubai; starts 6pm)
- 29 January 2026: Ireland Men v UAE Men – 1st T20I (Dubai International Stadium; starts 6pm)
- 31 January 2026: Ireland Men v UAE Men – 2nd T20I (Dubai International Stadium; starts 10am)
* All times local to venue
COVERAGE OF THE UAE FIXTURES
Ireland Men v Italy Men series
- There will be no livestream but match clips will be available
- Scorecard: https://cricketireland.ie/matches/
- Live Blog: https://cricketireland.ie/backing-green-live-blog/
Ireland Men v UAE Men series
- A livestream will be available via Youtube (link)
- Scorecard: https://cricketireland.ie/matches/
- Live Blog: https://cricketireland.ie/backing-green-live-blog/
HEAD-TO-HEAD
Ireland Men v Italy Men
- T20Is: 1 played – Ireland won the only match so far
Ireland Men v UAE Men
- T20Is: 11 played – Ireland won 4, UAE won 7
key points
- Ireland Men’s squad is en route to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026
- The squad stopped in Dubai to play five T20Is as part of preparations for the tournament
- First match is on Friday
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