Ireland Cricket Team News

Ireland bounced back in style from two huge defeats to score a 69-run win over South Africa in Abu Dhabi, ahead of a four-month hiatus before their next assignment. Paul Stirling (88) and Harry Tector (60) took the Irish to 284/9 before five scalps in the first 20 overs helped sealed the deal.

Class may be permanent but fitness never is and age catches up with even the seemingly immortal sooner or later. At least JP Duminy does not have to worry about it for the foreseeable future as he proved in Abu Dhabi on Friday with an electric contribution upon being employed as a fielding sub.

There are only three constants in life -- death, taxes, and Pakistan producing iconic bloopers on the field with shambolic fielding efforts. Sunday in Florida was no different as Shaheen Afridi and Usman Khan were left prone on the ground after clashing into each other while attempting a catch.

Trusting your instincts can sometimes yield favourable outcomes, but it requires careful discernment. Such was the case in the Group A encounter between Canada and Ireland in New York, where Canada's Navneet Dhaliwal got lucky when his edge to the wicketkeeper went unreviewed by Paul Stirling.