Test – Day 3: Ireland battle with bat to leave Test in balance after Day Three
DEHRADUN – A heroic combined batting effort from Ireland, headlined by half-centuries from Andy Balbirnie and Kevin O’Brien, ensured they set Afghanistan a tricky target…
Test – Day 2: Irish bowlers fight back after Afghanistan takes early honours
DEHRADUN – Ireland fought back in the second half of the day to bowl Afghanistan out for 314, but lost captain William Porterfield early to…
Test – Day 1: Murtagh mounts an Irish rescue, before Afghanistan digs in
DEHRADUN – After bowling Ireland out for 172 in 60 overs, Afghanistan reached 90-2 in reply on day one of the one-off Test between five-day…
PREVIEW: Focus on the contest, not the occasion, as Ireland, Afghanistan gear up for historic Test
Ireland may no longer be newbies in the longest format, but in almost every other way they find themselves in uncharted waters as they gear…
Test trophy unveiled!
DEHRADUN – The captains of the Ireland and Afghanistan Test squads have unveiled the trophy that the two sides will play for in the one-off…
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Jarrod Kimber chats to Warren Deutrom
ESPN Cricinfo’s Jarrod Kimber spent time with Cricket Ireland CEO Warren Deutrom ahead of Ireland’s first game in the ICC World Twenty 20 last week…
World T20 Tour Diaries – Day 16 Craig McDermott
The day after Ireland’s exit from the ICC World Twenty 20, former Australian opening bowler, and current Consultant Bowling Coach for Cricket Ireland, Craig McDermott…
Ireland go out of World Twenty 20
Rain has the final say as Ireland were dumped out of the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 with their must win match against the West Indies…
World T20 Tour Diaries – Day 15 Andrew White
On the eve of the do-or-die match against the West Indies at the World Twenty20, Andrew White gave us thoughts from the camp in Colombo…
Ireland v West Indies – Match preview from Sri Lanka
The stage is set. After Australia’s Duckworth-Lewis win last night against the West Indies; in a thriller that was unfortunately struck by the weight of…
We have a full squad to choose from says Porterfield
Ireland captain plays down health issues in team, says he has a full squad to choose from for the crucial showdown between Ireland and the…
Eye on the Sky ahead of today
West Indies are ahead of Ireland on Net-Run Rate and that might come into play if the rain comes into play today in Colombo.As if…
Straight Shoot-out for Super 8 Spot
Ireland’s cricketers face a winner takes all clash with West Indies this afternoon in their final group game of the ICC World Twenty20.Ireland’s cricketers face…
Australia beat the West Indies on D/L by 17 runs
Australia beat the West Indies by 17 runs on Duckworth-Lewis Method which means the final Group B match between Ireland and the West Indies becomes…
World T20 Tour Diaries – Day 14 Boyd Rankin
Fast Bowler Boyd Rankin is the latest to give us his views from Colombo, he chats about the disappointment of Wednesday, waiting on a favour…
World T20 Tour Diaries Day 13 – Tim Murtagh
Tim Murtagh writes the latest edition of the ‘World T20 Tour Diaries’. He tells us all about his journey into Irish cricket and his experience…
Ireland v Australia Match Highlights
Video Highlights of Ireland’s seven wicket loss to Australia in the opening match of Group B of the ICC World Twenty 20 on Wednesday in…
Porterfield rues Irish performance
William Porterfield rued his team’s abject top-order batting display, saying Ireland could have stretched Australia had it put on another 40-45 runs on what he…
World T20 Tour Diaries – Day 12 Niall O’Brien
Niall O’Brien reflects on defeat to Australia but a happier day visiting the Arklow Boys home yesterday which helped put things into perspective somewhat.It wasn’t…
Ireland visit Arklow Orphanage in Colombo
The Ireland cricket team took some time off from their practice and training schedule to visit the Arklow Orphanage Boys Home 35 miles south of…
