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Balbirnie fined for breaching ICC Code of Conduct

Photo Credit: ICC Ireland player Andrew Balbirnie has been fined 25 per cent of his match fee for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the second T20I against Afghanistan in Sharjah on Sunday. Balbirnie was found to...

Cricket Ireland: Captain Andrew Balbirnie ready for Afghan Test as venue switch confirmed

Photo Credit: Afghanistan Cricket Board/Cricket Ireland Ireland Men’s Test captain Andrew Balbirnie believes his side is ready for the Test Match against Afghanistan on Wednesday, despite the late switch of venue to Tolerance Oval. The Test was originally scheduled to be...

Cricket Ireland: Ireland Men’s squad announced for the three-format Afghanistan series

Photo Credit: Afghanistan Cricket Board Selectors have named squads for Ireland Men’s multi-format series against Afghanistan starting in late February in the UAE. The tour will see the two sides face off in their second Test Match – the first Test...

Cricket Ireland: Paul Stirling appointed permanent white-ball captain; Andrew Balbirnie remains red-ball captain

Photo Credit: Steve Bond Paul Stirling has today been announced as Ireland Men’s permanent white-ball captain effective immediately, while Andrew Balbirnie will continue as red-ball captain as national selectors look towards the next cycle with two T20 World Cups and...

Haris Rauf, Mujeeb Ur Rahman advance in MRF Tyres ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings

Photo Credit: Pakistan Cricket Board Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf has moved up to occupy a career-best 36th position in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings after ripping through Afghanistan’s batting lineup in their opening fixture of a three-match series being...

Cricket Ireland Men’s T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier squad named

Photo Credit: Ray Lawrence A 15-player squad has been named for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier campaign – this is the first international matches for Ireland Men since former captain Andrew Balbirnie stepped down and Paul Stirling...

Cricket Ireland: Balbirnie steps down as white-ball captain; Stirling named interim captain

Photo Credit: Ray Lawrence Ireland Men’s captain Andrew Balbirnie has this evening announced that he will step down from the captaincy of the One-Day International and T20 International squads effective immediately. Paul Stirling will step into the role on an...

ICC: Ireland penalised for slow over-rate against Sri Lanka

Photo Credit: ICC Ireland have been fined 40 per cent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate against Sri Lanka in their ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier match in Bulawayo on Sunday. Shaid Wadvalla of the ICC International...

Captains on Safari ahead of ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023 in Zimbabwe

Photo Credit: ICC The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023 is set to begin in Harare as captains of the 10 teams came together to experience Zimbabwe’s local wildlife ahead of the event that will be played from 18...

Fakhar Zaman moves up to second in MRF Tyres ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings

Photo Credit: Pakistan Cricket Board Latham, Mitchell and Maqsood among others to gain in ODI rankings; Jayasuriya, Tector progress in Test rankings Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman has attained a career-best second position in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings after smashing...

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PCB: Schedule of training and media activities for Pakistan v West Indies women’s T20I series

Photo Credit: Pakistan Cricket Board The West Indies women’s cricket team and Pakistan women’s cricket team will feature in five...