Ireland suffer shock T20 World Cup loss to Canada
A battling counter-attack by George Dockrell and Mark Adair fell short as Ireland suffered a shock 12-run loss to Canada in their T20 World Cup clash in New York.
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CAN vs IRE Highlights, T20 World Cup 2024: Canada Win By 12 Runs, Clinch 1st Win
Canada vs Ireland Live Updates, T20 World Cup 2024: Ireland are three down in the chase of 138 against Canada. The under-fire pitch played much better but Canada couldn't capitalise until Barbadian-born Nicholas Kirton threw caution to the wind and lifted his team to a fighting 137 for seven in their T20 World Cup match here on Friday. Kirton blazed away to a 35-ball 49 and wicketkeeper Shreyas Movva chipped in with 37 in 36 deliveries as the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium saw 100 being crossed for the first time in the tournament. (Live Scorecard | Points Table)
Rohit's Injury Worry In India's Cakewalk Eight-Wicket Win Over Ireland
Skipper Rohit Sharma's freak upper arm injury came as a dampener but India's four-pronged pace attack was too deadly for an out-of-depth Ireland during a walk-in-the park eight-wicket victory in their opening game of the T20 World Cup here on Wednesday. The 'Men in Blue' will indeed have some sleepless nights going into the Pakistan game on June 9 after Rohit's injury. The Mumbai man had to leave the field after a well-compiled half-century (52 off 37 balls) as he missed a pull shot off a short-pitched delivery from Gujarat Titans pacer Josh Little.
India vs Ireland, T20 World Cup 2024: Preview, Fantasy Tips, Pitch And Weather Reports, Head-To-Head
India (IND) will be playing against Ireland (IRE) in Match 8 of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 2024, at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York, on June 5 at 08:00 PM IST. Both teams last played against each other in the 2nd T20I of India in Ireland, 3 T20I Series, 2023 where Ruturaj Gaikwad scored the highest fantasy points for India with 88 match fantasy points while Andy Balbirnie topped the fantasy points leaderboard for Ireland with 99 match fantasy points.
Ireland vs Sri Lanka, T20 World Cup Warm-Up: Live Score Updates
Ireland vs Sri Lanka, T20 World Cup Warm-Up, Live Updates: Ireland will be squaring off against Sri Lanka in their warm up game for the upcoming T20 World Cup on Friday in Florida. Sri Lanka will be coming to this clash after facing a 20-run defeat against Netherlands in their previous match. On the other hand, this will be the first warm up game for Ireland. Sri Lanka will be led by their star spinner Wanindu Hasaranga, while Ireland will be playing under the captaincy of Paul Stirling. (Live Scorecard)
Ireland vs Pakistan 3rd T20I, Live Score Updates
Ireland vs Pakistan 3rd T20I, Live Updates: Ireland will be squaring off against Pakistan in the third T20I of the three-match series on Tuesday at the Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin. The series is currently levelled at 1-1 after Pakistan bounced back and won the second T20I by seven wickets. Talking about the second match, Fakhar Zaman smashed 78 off 40 while Mohammad Rizwan hit 75 not out off 46 as Pakistan chased down the target of 194 in just 16.5 overs. This match will be the series decider. (Live Scorecard)
Ireland To Tour Pakistan For White-Ball Series In 2025 For First Time
Cricket Ireland officially confirmed their first men's tour of Pakistan in August and September next year. While the particular fixture of the white-ball tour has yet to be decided, Cricket Ireland announced that they will go to Pakistan next year for a tour tentatively scheduled for August/September. The two sides are presently competing in a three-match T20I series in Ireland in preparation for next month's ICC T20 World Cup, and Cricket Ireland Chair Brian MacNeice met with PCB Chair Mohsin Naqvi to discuss their 2025 visit to Pakistan.
Ireland set for decider as Pakistan level T20 series
Two dropped catches by Graham Hume in the Pakistan reply to Ireland's 193 for 7 gave the visitors the impetus to win the second T20 international to square up the three-match series at 1-1 ahead of next Tuesday's decider.