In the ICC Cricket World Cup qualifier match on Sunday, Sri Lanka defeated Ireland by 113 runs. After the defeat, Ireland's captain Andrew Balbirnie said, he is disappointed not to make it to the super six of the tournament.
Ireland's top order had crumbled in the first 10 overs and they were 34-4. However, Curtis Campher's 120 and George Dockrell's 69 gave Ireland hope in the match.
Batting first, Ireland's top order collapsed against Brandon McMullen's lethal bowling. They were 33/4 after 8.2 overs. Paul Stirling and Andrew Balbirnie were dismissed on a golden duck by McMullen in consecutive balls. Harry Tector was also dismissed cheaply at 6 of 10.
After suffering a shocking defeat against Oman in the World Cup Qualifier, Ireland skipper Andrew Balbirnie said that it didn't take his team by 'surprise'.
The ICC Cricket World Cup qualifiers will kickstart tomorrow with matches between Zimbabwe and Nepal and West Indies and the USA from Zimbabwe. Each match will be high stakes, with teams contesting for two places at the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 in India that gives the two victors nin
The English have been pinning down one team after another since appointing Ben Stokes as their Test captain and former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum as the Test team head coach.
Andrew Balbirnie will lead a strong Ireland side, abundant with pacers, in the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe, from which two teams would make it to the main event in India later in the year.
Ireland skipper Andrew Balbirnie believes that his fellow teammate Harry Tector possesses all the qualities and attributes to become one of the 'greatest' Irish cricketers.
Andrew Balbirnie will lead a strong Ireland squad that will take on England at Lord's in the one-off Test from June 1. Little, who returned from the IPL to play in the Bangladesh series, was rested for the Test considering the white-ball commitments in the near future.
The first Test was a one-sided affair as four Sri Lanka batters scored centuries and Ireland's spinners struggled to adjust to the conditions as the hosts cruised to an emphatic innings and 280-run victory. But Hauritz is confident Ireland will be more competitive when the second and final T