Ireland has announced the team for the ODI and T20I series against South Africa. The surprising thing is that the selectors have dropped the most experienced player Andrew Balbirnie from the T20 team. However, he will be seen opening the innings in the ODI series.
It is worth noting that Ireland has to play a series of three T20 and two ODI matches against South Africa in the UAE. It will start from September 27. After the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 played in June, the Ireland team will return to white ball cricket with this series
Andrew Balbirnie, the second-highest run-scorer in T20 Internationals for Ireland, has not been performing well for some time now. This is the reason why Ireland has made changes in the top order. Balbirnie has played 110 T20 matches for Ireland, in which he has scored 2392 runs with the help of 12 half-centuries.
T20I Squad:- Paul Stirling (captain), Mark Adair, Ross Adair, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Fionn Hand, Matthew Humphreys, Graham Hume, Neil Rock, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Craig Young
ODI Squad:- Paul Stirling (captain), Mark Adair, Andrew Balbirnie, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Stephen Doheny, Govin Hoey, Fionn Hand, Graham Hume, Matthew Humphreys, Andy McBrine, Neil Rock, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Craig Young
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| Ireland vs South Africa in UAE | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Day | Date | Time | Fixture | Format | Venu | Result |
| 1 | FRI | 27-Sep-2024 | 09:30 PM | IRE vs SA | T20 | Sheikh Zayed Stadium | South Africa won by 8 wkts |
| 2 | SUN | 29-Sep-2024 | 09:30 PM | IRE vs SA | T20 | Sheikh Zayed Stadium | Ireland won by 10 runs |
| 3 | WED | 02-Oct-2024 | 11:30 PM | IRE vs SA | ODI | Sheikh Zayed Stadium | South Africa won by 139 runs |
| 4 | FRI | 04-Oct-2024 | 11:30 PM | IRE vs SA | ODI | Sheikh Zayed Stadium | South Africa won by 174 runs |
| 5 | MON | 07-Oct-2024 | 11:30 PM | IRE vs SA | ODI | Sheikh Zayed Stadium | Ireland won by 69 runs |
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