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Andrew Balbirnie was the player of the match

Ireland breeze past Windies in first ODI at Clontarf

An injury-hit Ireland beat the West Indies by 124 runs in the first of their One Day Internationals (ODI) at Clontarf.

Andrew Balbirnie batting during Ireland's most recent home game, last July

Windies visit brings lack of fixtures home to Balbirnie

Ireland's men's cricketers finally get to have a home series tomorrow as the West Indies rumble into town to play three one-day internationals in Clontarf and three T20 games at Bready, County Tyrone.

Cricket • 20 May

Seamer Little played 10 matches for eventual runners-up Gujurat Titans in his maiden IPL and subsequently missed Tests with Bangladesh and Sri Lanka

Balbirnie hopeful Little will play Test cricket

Ireland captain Andrew Balbirnie is hopeful Josh Little will play Test cricket in the future, but knows he could now be a player in demand after his Indian Premier League exploits.

Cricket • 31 May 23

Vishwa Fernando of Sri Lanka bowls during the fifth day of the second Test match against Ireland

Sri Lanka whitewash Ireland with second innings victory

Sri Lanka off-spinner Ramesh Mendis claimed five second innings wickets as his team thumped Ireland by an innings and 10 runs in the second test for a 2-0 series sweep in Galle on Friday.

Cricket • 28 Apr 23

Andrew Balbirnie in action against Sri Lanka

Balbirnie shines in strong start to Sri Lanka Test

Ireland captain Andy Balbirnie fell five short of a maiden century as his side racked up an impressive score of 319 for four on the first day of their second Test in Sri Lanka.

Cricket • 24 Apr 23

Balbirnie (C) to walk off the pitch after sustaining the injury

Ireland captain Balbirnie forced out of Zimbabwe series

Ireland captain Andrew Balbirnie has been forced out of the remainder of the men's ODI series in Zimbabwe due to injury.

Cricket • 19 Jan 23

Zimbabwe's Clive Madande celebrates helping his team to victory

Ireland lose last-ball ODI thriller to Zimbabwe

A last-ball four by Clive Madande gave Zimbabwe victory by three wickets over Ireland in the first men's ODI in Harare on Wednesday afternoon.

Cricket • 18 Jan 23

Stephen Doheny, left, and former Ulster rugby player Ross Adair will make their respective international debuts in the T20 clash with Zimbabwe tomorrow

Irish debutants Doheny and Adair 'champing at the bit'

Ireland captain Andrew Balbirnie is looking forward to see how Ross Adair and Stephen Doheny adapt to international cricket ahead of their respective debuts tomorrow against Zimbabwe in the T20I series.

Cricket • 11 Jan 23

Andrew Balbirnie: 'I think we're a very good cricket team'

Balbirnie: Ireland have belief we can beat Australia

Ireland captain Andew Balbirnie is targeting another massive scalp at the T20 World Cup as focus turns to the match against Australia after Friday's Super 12 showdown with Afghanistan was postponed due to rain.

Cricket • 28 Oct 22

Ireland's Simi Singh plays a shot watched by the Sri Lanka's wicketkeeper Kusal Mendis

Balbirnie: Big improvement needed with England looming

Ireland captain Andrew Balbirnie admitted his side's batting must improve after they fell to a nine-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka in their Super 12 opener at the T20 World Cup.

Cricket • 23 Oct 22

Curtis Campher and George Dockrell turned the game in Ireland's favour with a fine partnership

Balbirnie celebrates 'pretty special' World Cup victory

Ireland captain Andy Balbirnie celebrated a "pretty special" achievement from Curtis Campher and George Dockrell as they blasted their side to a thrilling victory over Scotland at the T20 World Cup.

Cricket • 19 Oct 22

Kevin O'Brien (L) pictured after that famous win against England in 2011

Kevin O'Brien announces international retirement

Ireland all-rounder Kevin O'Brien has announced his retirement from international cricket after falling out of contention for this year's T20 World Cup.

Cricket • 16 Aug 22

Balbirnie relishing SA test as World Cup prep ramps up

Ireland captain Andy Balbirnie is relishing the chance to take on South Africa as preparations step up for October's T20 World Cup.

Cricket • 02 Aug 22

India beat Ireland by 76 runs and 143 runs in two T20 internationals in 2018

Balbirnie relishing 'biggest test' of India visit

Ireland captain Andrew Balbirnie is hoping that playing the world's number-one ranked side will inspire his players in their two T20 clashes with India next week.

Cricket • 21 Jun 22

Andrew Balbirnie: "We're disappointed, but UAE were probably the best side in the tournament."

Ireland learn World Cup opponents after UAE defeat

Ireland fell to defeat against the UAE in the final of the men's T20 World Cup Qualifier on Thursday, and as a result they will enter the first-round group stage of the ICC T20 World Cup in October, facing West Indies, Scotland and one further qualifier [TBC in June] in Group B.

Cricket • 24 Feb 22

Ireland will be back in action on Thursday

Stirling to captain Ireland in Balbirnie's absence

Paul Stirling will captain Ireland for Thursday's second One Day International (ODI) against the West Indies in Kingston.

Cricket • 11 Jan 22

Ireland captain Andrew Balbirnie said the performance was 'not good enough'

Ireland suffer shock T20 defeat to USA

Ireland suffered a shock defeat to USA by 26 runs in an historic Twenty20 international meeting between the sides in Florida.

Cricket • 23 Dec 21

Graham Ford said the time is right to step away

Ford steps down as Ireland cricket coach

Graham Ford has stepped down as head coach of the Ireland men's cricket team after four years in charge.

Cricket • 17 Nov 21

Ireland hammer Papa New Guinea in T20 World Cup warm-up

Ireland continued their build-up to the T20 World Cup with a thumping eight-wicket win over Papua New Guinea on Tuesday.

Cricket • 12 Oct 21

Ireland took great heart from beating South Africa during the summer

Zimbabwe series key to fine-tune World Cup selection

Ireland's preparations for the upcoming T20 World Cup begin in earnest on Friday as they open their five-game series with Zimbabwe.

Cricket • 25 Aug 21

Ireland's Shane Getkate of Ireland walks during the T20 international match at Malahide Cricket Club

South Africa ease past Ireland in T20 opener

Ireland lost to South Africa by 33 runs in the first T20 international in Dublin.

Cricket • 19 Jul 21

Balbirnie: 'We haven't won a home ODI against a top eight team so that's another thing to tick off the list, but I think the guys are eager and hungry to win a series'

Balbirnie sets sights on historic ODI series victory

Ireland captain Andrew Balbirnie says he was delighted with the character shown in the historic ODI victory over South Africa and has sights set on a series win.

Cricket • 15 Jul 21

Balbirnie: 'The beauty of this World Cricket League is you get a lot of opportunities against the best in the world'

Balbirnie hoping to build World Cup momentum in Utrecht

Ireland captain Andrew Balbirnie is hoping Ireland can build momentum towards World Cup qualification when they begin their three-match ODI series against the Netherlands tomorrow morning in Utrecht.

Cricket • 01 Jun 21

Gary Wilson:"Pulling on the shirt and playing for Ireland was the only thing I ever dreamed of growing up."

Ireland stalwart Gary Wilson announces retirement

Ireland stalwart Gary Wilson has announced his retirement from professional cricket, bringing to a close a 16-year international career.

Cricket • 19 Mar 21

The contract is set to last until the end of April

Balbirnie returns to Glamorgan on short contract

Andrew Balbirnie has joined Glamorgan on a short-term contract, having spent time with the club in the second half of 2020.

Cricket • 17 Mar 21