Joyce retires from county cricket to chase Ireland Test dream
May 24th, 2017 | by
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Ed Joyce, the former Sussex captain, has announced his retirement from county cricket with immediate effect, as he focusses the remaining years of his career on the dream of playing Test cricket for Ireland. Joyce, 38, has been...
Latham, Munro lead rout of Ireland
May 21st, 2017 | by
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New Zealand 344 for 6 (Latham 104, Taylor 57, Munro 44, Chase 2-69) beat Ireland 154 (Porterfield 48, Henry 3-36) by 190 runs New Zealand tuned up for the Champions Trophy by clinching the tri-series in Malahide with three wins...
Mustafizur, Sarkar hand Ireland drubbing
May 19th, 2017 | by
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Bangladesh 182 for 2 (Sarkar 87*, Tamim 43) beat Ireland 181 (Joyce 46, Niall O’Brien 30, Mustafizur 4-23) by eight wickets Mustafizur Rahman’s spell that accounted for the cream of Ireland’s batting helped...
Rain a worry as Ireland, Bangladesh chase first wins
May 18th, 2017 | by
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Match facts May 19, 2017 Start time 10.45am local (0945 GMT) Big picture A win percentage of 31.5 in completed ODIs since the start of last year pretty much encapsulates how far Ireland have slid in recent times. In two series...
Bangladesh seek maiden away win against New Zealand
May 16th, 2017 | by
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Match facts Wednesday May 17, Dublin Start time 1045 local time (0945 GMT) Big picture Bangladesh have never beaten New Zealand at an away or neutral venue in 15 matches and will be keen to set that record straight, given...
Rangaswamy lauds Deepti, Raut after record-breaking stand
May 15th, 2017 | by
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Records tumbled in Potchefstroom as India women openers Deepti Sharma and Poonam Raut smashed centuries to forge the highest partnership in women’s ODIs. Their 320-run opening stand took India to 358 for 2 in the first...
Teams split points after rain allows only 31.1 overs
May 12th, 2017 | by
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Bangladesh 157 for 4 (Tamim 64*, Chase 3-33) v Ireland Match Abandoned Heavy rain in Malahide washed out the tri-series’ opener between Ireland and Bangladesh after the visitors’ innings came to a halt in the 32nd...
Bangladesh eye rankings climb ahead of Champions Trophy
May 11th, 2017 | by
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Match facts May 12, 2017 Start time 10.45am local (0945 GMT) Big picture The last time Bangladesh and Ireland met in an ODI, the stadium vibrated to the tune of a 25,000-plus crowd trying hard to back their faltering home...
Bairstow barrage sets up England victory
England 328 for 6 (Morgan 76, Root 73, Bairstow 72*) beat Ireland 243 (Porterfield 82, Plunkett 3-15, Root 3-52) by 85 runs Jonny Bairstow served further notice of his determination to force his way into the starting XI for the...
Rashid takes five as Ireland are routed in historic ODI
England 127 for 3 (Hales 55, Chase 3-44) beat Ireland 126 (Balbirnie 30, Rashid 5-27) by seven wickets From Rashid Khan to Adil Rashid, legspin was again Ireland’s nemesis as they were bundled out for 126 in their historic...