Prior to the tournament proper starting, Ireland will play two official warm-up matches against opponents and at venues yet to be revealed. The four first-round Groups are: The full draw for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup is here. Reacting to the draw, Heinrich Malan, Head Coach of Ireland Men, said: It’s always an exciting time for players and fans alike when a World Cup draw is revealed and the planning begins in earnest. To be drawn in a Group that includes India and Pakistan is a tantalising prospect and should attract big crowds, while also to face one of the co-hosts on their home soil adds some spice, and Canada have a proven pedigree in this format so will be a challenging encounter as well. It may be a cliché to say that no match at a World Cup is easy, but the Group we have been drawn in absolutely exemplifies that saying. One secret weapon we may have up our sleeve, however, is an enormous Irish ex-pat population in the US, and we absolutely call on the members of the Irish diaspora in the US to put on their green and come out to support our lads. As we demonstrated on the recently concluded tour of Zimbabwe, we are building an exciting, resilient and fearless brand of cricket in the shortest format and we hope to evolve this further over the coming months. For now, however, we begin our specific planning for our opponents that are now known. We have plenty of cricket to look forward to in the lead up to the tournament – starting with a highly anticipated multi-format series against Afghanistan in March. Personally, I can’t wait for 2024 to start and to see where we can take this talented group of players.
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