Cricket News from Ireland.

Pakistan end Ireland's T20 adventure

Pankaj Mishra — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:20:00 +0530

Pakistan ended Ireland's slim hopes of qualifying for the World Twenty20 semi-finals with a 39-run victory at the Oval here on Monday.

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Akmal anchors Pakistan against Ireland

deepak — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:18:00 +0530

Kamran Akmal's 57 was the cornerstone of Pakistan's 159 for five against Ireland in their World Twenty Super Eights match at the Oval here on Tuesday.

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Akmal anchors Pakistan against Ireland

Pankaj Mishra — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:42:00 +0530

Kamran Akmal's 57 was the cornerstone of Pakistan's 159 for five against Ireland in their World Twenty Super Eights match at the Oval here on Tuesday.

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Pakistan win toss and bat against Ireland

Pankaj Mishra — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:02:00 +0530

Pakistan captain Younus Khan won the toss and elected to bat against Ireland in their World Twenty Super Eights Group F match at the Oval here on Monday.

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Porterfield still proud after Ireland fall short

Pankaj Mishra — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:33:00 +0530

Ireland captain William Porterfield said his side had given everything after they came within a whisker of adding to their country's record of shock cricket wins against Sri Lanka.

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Sri Lanka survive Ireland scare at Twenty20

Pankaj Mishra — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:37:00 +0530

Sri Lanka preserved their unbeaten record at the World Twenty20 with a nine run Super Eights win over Ireland at Lord's on Sunday but only after they'd been given a huge fright by the minnows.

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Ireland stun Sri Lanka at World T20

Pankaj Mishra — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:46:00 +0530

Outsiders Ireland held Sri Lanka to 144 for nine in their World Twenty20 Super Eights match at Lord's here on Sunday.

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Sri Lanka win toss and bat against Ireland

Pankaj Mishra — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 18:52:00 +0530

Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and elected to bat against Ireland in their World Twenty20 Super Eights Group F match at Lord's here on Sunday.

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Sofa, so good for Kiwi star Redmond

Pankaj Mishra — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:25:00 +0530

New Zealand batsman Aaron Redmond admitted his sudden elevation from the backwaters of English league cricket to the World Twenty20 left him with no time to suffer stagefright.

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New boy Redmond boosts Kiwis

Pankaj Mishra — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:54:00 +0530

Late entrant Aaron Redmond smashed 63 off 30 balls as New Zealand hammered hapless Ireland for 198-5 in the World Twenty20 Super Eights game at Trent Bridge on Thursday.

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Ireland send Kiwis in to bat

Pankaj Mishra — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:53:00 +0530

Ireland's captain William Porterfield won the toss and elected to field in the group F Super Eights match against injury-hit New Zealand at Trent Bridge on Thursday.

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India toy with Ireland on way to Super Eights

Pankaj Mishra — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:55:00 +0530

Reigning champions India warmed up for the Super Eights of the World Twenty20 by crushing hapless Ireland by eight wickets on Wednesday.

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Four wickets great booster, says Zaheer

Pankaj Mishra — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:49:00 +0530

India left-arm seamer Zaheer Khan enjoyed a four-wicket boost on Wednesday as he continued his rehabilitation from a shoulder injury.

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Injured Ryder to miss Ireland match

Pankaj Mishra — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:17:00 +0530

Jesse Ryder is set to miss New Zealand's opening World Twenty20 Super Eights match against Ireland at Trent Bridge on Thursday as he undergoes hospital treatment.

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World Twenty20 in a spin

Pankaj Mishra — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:38:00 +0530

Turn and trickery, rather than raw pace, are proving match-winners at the World Twenty20 as slow bowlers put the brakes on the game's big hitters.

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Ireland hails its cricketing heroes

Pankaj Mishra — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:26:00 +0530

Ireland's cricketers were hailed as sporting heroes here on Tuesday after they sent Test side Bangladesh crashing out of the World Twenty20 in Nottingham on Monday.

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Ireland knock Bangladesh out of World Twenty20

Pankaj Mishra — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:11:00 +0530

Trent Johnston and the O'Brien brothers combined to help Ireland send Bangladesh crashing out of the World Twenty20 here on Monday.

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Ireland knock Bangladesh out of World Twenty20

Pankaj Mishra — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:59:00 +0530

Ireland knocked Bangladesh out of the World Twenty20 at Trent Bridge here on Monday with a six-wicket victory.

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Ireland knock Bangladesh out of World Twenty20

Pankaj Mishra — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:59:00 +0530

Ireland knocked Bangladesh out of the World Twenty20 at Trent Bridge here on Monday with a six-wicket victory.

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Ireland field first against Bangladesh

deepak — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:43:00 +0530

Ireland's captain William Porterfield won the toss and elected to field in the World Twenty20 group A match against Bangladesh at Trent Bridge here on Monday.

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Bangladesh face Irish test for survival

deepak — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:38:00 +0530

Bangladesh take on Ireland in a tricky group A clash on Monday that will almost certainly take the winner into the next round of the World Twenty20.

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Ireland 130-7 against West Indies

Pankaj Mishra — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:37:00 +0530

Ireland made 130 for seven against the West Indies in their ICC World Twenty20 warm-up match at the Oval here on Tuesday.

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Gayle blows through Ireland attack

Pankaj Mishra — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:31:00 +0530

West Indies captain Chris Gayle led his side to a crushing nine-wicket win over Ireland in their ICC World Twenty20 warm-up match at the Oval here on Tuesday with a blistering innings of 88 not out.

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Ireland win toss and bat against West Indies

Pankaj Mishra — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:09:00 +0530

Ireland captain William Porterfield won the toss and elected to bat against the West Indies in their ICC World Twenty20 warm-up match at the Oval here on Tuesday.

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Johnston Ireland's hero in Dutch thriller

Pankaj Mishra — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:40:00 +0530

Trent Johnston was Ireland's hero as they beat the Netherlands in an eliminator finish to their ICC World Twenty20 warm-up match at Lord's here on Monday.

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Netherlands win toss and bat against Ireland

Pankaj Mishra — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:03:00 +0530

Netherlands captain Jeroen Smits won the toss and elected to bat against Ireland in their ICC World Twenty20 warm-up match at Lord's here on Monday.

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Ireland set for tough Twenty20

Pankaj Mishra — Sun, 31 May 2009 17:46:00 +0530

Ireland will be looking to build on their reputation for causing cricket shocks in the World Twenty20 but they face some potentially gruelling encounters against the 'big boys'.

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Becoming English no problem for Morgan

Pankaj Mishra — Wed, 20 May 2009 20:36:00 +0530

Not many people who've already made 23 one-day international appearances can contemplate the prospect of a debut on the world stage.

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ICC to review umpire referral system

deepak — Sun, 10 May 2009 17:54:00 +0530

The future of international cricket's controversial umpiring referral system will be up for discussion when a group of leading administrators gathers here at Lord's.

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This is greatest Irish team, boasts manager

deepak — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:18:00 +0530

Manager Roy Torrens on Monday hailed the Ireland team that won the 2011 Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in South Africa as the best to represent the country."They are even better than the side that shocked Pakistan and Bangladesh at the last World Cup," said the man involved for 40 years with the national team as a player, selector, official and manager.

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