Andrew balbirnie

The top two from the 10-team tournament qualify for India with Ireland seeking to make a first appearance since 2015. "These competitions are pretty brutal and tough," said Balbirnie. "We haven't been to a World Cup since 2015 - that's a long time and with it being in India it makes it an even bigger occasion to try to be part of." • Ireland's Doheny dropped for World Cup Qualifier • South Africa pip Ireland to automatic World Cup spot He added: "The World Cup is a very difficult competition to get into with it being only 10 teams so I think if we were to get in we would fully deserve it. "It's important for us to do our absolute best and have no regrets when we go home, whether we qualify or don't qualify." Josh Little will spearhead the Irish attack in the Zimbabwe tournament Ireland start their bid next Monday against Oman in Bulawayo and face Scotland two days later. Sri Lanka are next up on 21 June before another two-day gap to their final Group B match against United Arab Emirates. The top three from both groups go through to the Super Six stage - all points won in the group phase will be carried over apart from those gained against the teams that failed to progress. The final will be contested by the top two sides, with both qualifying for the World Cup later this year. Batting switch Balbirnie revealed that spinner Andy McBrine, who made an impressive unbeaten 86 against England in the Test defeat earlier this month, will move from his usual number eight spot to op...

Balbirnie: Test win over England would be new high for Irish cricket The Irish defeated Pakistan, England and the West Indies at the 2007, 2011 and 2015 50-over World Cups respectively and beat eventual champions England at the 2022 T20 World Cup. Published : May 31, 2023 21:50 IST , London - 2 MINS READ Andrew Balbirnie, Ireland captain, poses for a photo during a Ireland Net Session at Lord’s Cricket Ground. | Photo Credit: ALEX DAVIDSON/ Getty Images Andrew Balbirnie, Ireland captain, poses for a photo during a Ireland Net Session at Lord’s Cricket Ground. | Photo Credit: ALEX DAVIDSON/ Getty Images Ireland captain Andrew Balbirnie said beating England in a Test would “easily be our best achievement in cricket” as the underdogs prepare to face Ben Stokes’ men at Lord’s this week. The Irish have made their reputation on the back of their exploits in white-ball internationals. They defeated Pakistan, England and the West Indies at the 2007, 2011 and 2015 50-over World Cups respectively and beat eventual champions England at the 2022 T20 World Cup. Ireland, however, has played just six Tests in its history and is still searching for a first win in that format of the game. Stokes optimistic about bowling in Ashes Four years ago, in its previous Test at Lord’s, it dismissed England for just 85, only to suffer a 143-run defeat after it slumped to 38 all out in the fourth innings of the match. “It didn’t play out the way we wanted to but we got a glimpse into what would happen...

• Test debut(cap 11 May 2018v Last Test 1 June 2023v ODI debut(cap 5 July 2010v Last ODI 12 May 2023v ODI shirt no. 63 T20I debut(cap 19 June 2015v Last T20I 15 January 2023v T20I shirt no. 63 Domestic team information Years Team 2011–2015 (squadno.15) 2011–2013 2013–present 2020–2021 2023 Career statistics Competition Matches 3 93 89 36 Runs scored 146 2,681 1,857 1,523 24.33 32.30 23.34 29.86 100s/50s 0/2 8/13 0/8 2/9 Top score 95 145 83 205 6 60 – 627 0 2 – 13 – 34.00 – 20.15 – 0 – 0 10 wickets in match – 0 – 0 Best bowling – 1/26 – 4/23 Catches/ 3/– 27/– 32/– 31/– Source: 20 January 2023 Andrew Balbirnie (born 28 December 1990) is an Irish In November 2019, Balbirnie was named as the captain of Ireland's Early and domestic career [ ] Balbirnie has represented On 15 August 2017, Balbirnie scored his maiden Balbirnie was the leading run-scorer in the In July 2019, Balbirnie was selected to play for the Dublin Chiefs in the International career [ ] Balbirnie was a member of Ireland's In January 2015, Balbirnie was named in Ireland's 15 man squad for the Balbirnie made his In February 2016, Balbirnie was named in Ireland's 15 man squad for the Balbirnie was part of the In May 2018, Balbirnie was named in a 14-man squad for Ireland's first ever In January 2019, Balbirnie was named in Ireland's squad for their one-off Test In September 2019, Balbirnie was named in Ireland's squad for the In November 2019, Balbirnie was named as Ireland's all formats captain. On 10 July 2020,...

Ireland are currently in England playing the ODI series against Bangladesh and gearing up for the third and final match of the series, that is a part of their ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League campaign. The match commenced at the County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford on Sunday, May 14. Ireland will play a test match against England at The Lord's Cricket Ground on June 1. "We know the type of cricket England are playing is amazing to watch, so it'll be nice to come up against it and try to find our own way of competing against it. Hopefully, we can play good cricket and try to match them as best we can," he added. 50-over qualifier and T20 qualifier post-Zimbabwe are the two most important schedules in our calendar: Balbirnie Balbirnie also stated that the team's primary focus is on the forthcoming ICC Men's Cricket World Cup qualifiers in Zimbabwe as well as the T20 qualifier. If "I don't want to look too far ahead but, naturally, that 50-over qualifier and T20 qualifier post-Zimbabwe are the two most important schedules in our calendar at the moment," he further said.