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Irish Cricket 2023

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So the Ireland men's team begins their year tomorrow with a tour of Zimbabwe. After some impressive performances last year, hopes are high that Ireland can replicate some of those again.

Another big year with the One day format taking over this year albeit with a big T20 qualifier in July. A test match in Lords is to one to look forward too. Nothing announced as of yet for the home internationals. Australia and New Zealand are touring England and usually Ireland play at least one of them.

Confirmed fixtures for the year:

January 2023 - Ireland Tour of Zimbabwe

Matches : 3 ODI's and 3 T20's

Spring 2023 - Tours to Sri Lanka and Bangladesh

Matches: TBC

May/June 2023 - Tour of England

Matches: Tour Match vs Essex and Test match against England

June 2023 - 2023 ODI Cricket World Cup Qualifier (in Zimbabwe)

Matches: TBC (10 teams with 2 to qualify)

July 2023 - 2023 T20 World Cup Europe Regional Final (in Scotland)

Matches: TBC (Austria, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Jersey, Scotland - 2 to qualify)

September 2023 - Tour of England

Matches: 3 ODI's

October/November 2023 - 50 over Cricket World Cup (India)

Matches: TBC

Ireland's Women's team had a super year last year by winning in Pakistan and also qualifying for the T20 World Cup by seeing off Scotland and Zimbabwe. That T20 World Cup will take place next month in South Africa with Ireland in Group B against England, India, Pakistan and the West Indies.

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fergiesfav

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121004738#Comment_121004738

Are you genuinely insane. Have you any idea what you're talking about. India are a cricket mad country, with a population of 1.2 BILLION. They play no other sport.

Cricket is about the 6th if not worse most popular sport in Ireland. Yet you think Ireland should be able to beat Indias second choice team? India could pick their 20th choice team and Ireland would be underdogs.

That India team was full of players that excelled in the world's richest sports league, yet you think 11 lads that play 6 interpros a year should beat them, are you mad!!!!

You need to get a grip. Would India beat Ireland in hurling or Gaelic football, because what you suggest is very similar.

Gillespy

Regular watchers of the IPL will know how talented those young Indian players are. They play modern T20 cricket, not the conservative brand the old guard have failed miserably with at how many world cups.

Strumms

A 33 run defeat in a T20 game played in idilic home conditions against a second string India! Sharma, Kohli, Gill, Yadav, Patel, Shami, Pant, Pandya, Rahul, Siraj…. all absent….!

not saying they were not replaced by quality cricketers but we never laid a glove on them.

our bowlers taking just 5 wickets and only 4 of our batsmen getting into double figures and only 2 getting 20+….

5 out of the 7 Indian batsmen had strike rates of 100 plus…

don’t get this infatuation with the short ball that our bowlers have… most are medium / medium fast bowlers so against this quality of international batsman….not smart.

Young was our only really economical bowler..

MFPM

Decent effort by Ireland though never really got close, by no means a strong India team either.

Good to see Balbirnie get runs.

Strumms

Balbernie gets Dockrell run out then top edges a wide one and he’s gone too. Two runs there all day for that run out, he wants it then doesn’t when they are a good way into the run ….

Strumms

Tector gone, can’t say it was a great delivery, poor shot & 3 down for not too many runs…

11.1 the RRR. Currently the rate is 5.17.

MFPM

Based on all recent evidence, it's hard to see Ireland getting that total but hope springs eternal!!

Strumms

bad day again for Josh Little, so far anyway.. costing 48 from 4 overs, no wickets…. Economy rate of 12.0. His attitude seems to be.. “ if plan A isn’t working, I’ll stick with plan A ! “ 😵‍💫

he is only 23 but he’s played 90 limited overs internationals…so I’m not sure inexperience can be proffered as a reason.

Peter File

India finish up on 185/5. The last 2 overs were very costly again with 42 runs

Strumms

13th over and finally we take the 3rd wicket….by luck rather then design, a poor delivery that should have been hit for 4 gets edged onto the stumps.

Strumms

Little not living up to the early hype… two overs of absolute rubbish.

concedes 26 off 2 overs….

half tracker from White, Jesus.

followed by more of the same dross from Young.

Edit : 3 overs of absolute rubbish by Little 44 runs from 3 overs… 🤷‍♂️🙄

Furze99

So Irl win and choose to bowl. Good opening over from Mark Adair for 2 runs, then Little goes for 16 next over. He flatters to deceive recently?

Royale with Cheese

Tis a fine day to be going to the cricket in Malahide 😀

Strumms

Second last over of the day bowled by Little went for 12… shame, especially the last ball that was hit for 6… a half tracker almost…. Would have been nice to claim the scalp of India, DLS or not. Should have.

Gillespy

Where would we be without him so hate to be critical but Campher needs to put away the scoop shot or else get a lot better playing it. Missed so many attempts today.

Bigger picture looking ahead to the world cup, it was great to see Bumrah back. Rugby is losing so many good players out of their World Cup while cricket is gaining them back, Stokes, Bumrah and Williamson might make it too.

Peter File

India win by 2 runs DLS which makes our performance look decent. The supporters got to see plenty of action today compared to what was forecast

MFPM

Ireland, cricket and weather, it's a hopeless combination! India would have got the runs easy, McCarthy and Campher made the score look reasonably decent but way short at the same time. Sunday's weather looks a bit more promising.

nice bit of green

Not too bad in the end. I guess the rain saved us from a good beating. Nice to see us take 2 wickets just before the end.

Great fielding and bowling from India.

5th time to see Ireland at Malahide, still waiting on a win.

Royale with Cheese

Lol. Somehow almost won that game.

Beasty

And they are off

Beasty

Ground staff moving towards the covers

India 1 up on DLS

Beasty

Make that 46-2

Beasty

46-1 and the brollies are going up

Beasty

Light is fine at present

A bit brighter than it was at the start of the match

Beasty

Rain is starting

India 1 ahead on DLS

Strumms

I’m a number of kilometres away but it’s gotten seriously darker in the last 10 minutes, whatever about rain, I wonder might light be a little bit of an issue now ? Hopefully not, we’ve swerved the predicted showers but good regardless to get the full game played.

Furze99

Great recovery from Campher & McCarthy. But it must be all in vain, unless Malahide has a special dispensation.

Strumms

22 ? off the last over, only a single though from the 19th… 🙈

wicorthered

Put McCarthy opening on Sunday

Beasty

139-7 after 20

That's some recovery in very difficult conditions