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Ireland beat Afghanistan to claim maiden Test victory

- Agence France-Presse -

Ireland finally won their first Test match on Friday when they defeated Afghanistan by six wickets in Abu Dhabi, ending a streak of seven successive losses. Captain Andy Balbirnie led from the front with an undefeated 58 as Ireland reached their modest target of 111 in the final session of the

Tigers eying to take lead in ODI series against Ireland

- Times Report -

Bangladesh hope the rain to stay away and allow them to play the second game without an interruption as they eye to take a lead in the three-match ODI series, to be held Friday at County Ground, Chelmsford. The first match was washed out due to rain after Bangladesh apparently kept

Tigers wrap up one-off Test win against Ireland

- Times Report -

 Bangladesh won the one-off Test against Ireland by seven wickets in Dhaka's Mirpur on the fourth day Friday, with more than four sessions to spare. In the fourth innings, Bangladesh needed 138 runs to win, a target they reached with the loss of three wickets. Mushfiqur Rahim, who scored 126 in

Stirling helps Ireland to maiden win in Bangladesh

- Times Report -

The Tigers were eyeing their first-ever back-to-back series sweeps on Friday. Coach Chandika Hathurasingha would become Bangladesh's first coach to bag 50 wins had the team clinched a win in the final T20I. But Ireland had something else in their mind. They ruined the Tigers' parade and sealed a consolation

Taskin rocks Ireland to secure win in rain hit match

- Times Report -

Bangladesh won the rain-hit first T20I comfortably by 22 runs against Ireland at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Monday to remain 1-0 up in the three-match series. The rain threatened to postpone the Tigers' party after the first innings but Bangladesh's pacers went all gun blazing to seal a comfortable

Tigers sweep ODI series by crashing Ireland

- Times Report -

Hasan Mahmud earned his first five-wicket haul as Bangladesh's seam attack blitzed through Ireland to set up a resounding 10-wicket win in the final ODI to sweep the series 2-0. Asked to field first on Thursday, Mahmud (5-32), Taskin Ahmed (3-26) and Ebadot Hossain (2-29) shared all 10 wickets among themselves

NZ beat Ireland to confirm semi final berth

- Associated Press -

New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson posted a half century and his spinners checked Ireland's scoring rate in a 35-run win Friday that gave the Black Caps a strong chance of securing a semifinal spot at the Twenty20 World Cup. Williamson scored 61 off 35 balls as New Zealand reached 185-6

Finch leads Australia to Irelandover Ireland

- Associated Press -

Australia got their Twenty20 World Cup defence back on track with a 42-run win over Ireland at the Gabba in Brisbane on Monday. Ireland, chasing Australia's 179-5, were all out for 137 in the 19th over to put Australia level on points with New Zealand, who have a game in

Ireland upsets England in rain-hit match

- Times Report -

Ireland beat England by five runs in the rain-hit match in Melbourne on Wednesday. It was one of the biggest upsets in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup so far. Ireland posted a decent total of 157. While chasing, England lost five scoring 105 runs in 14.3 overs before the rain

Sri Lanka cruise to 9-wicket win over Ireland

- Associated Press -

Sri Lanka cruised to a nine-wicket victory with five overs to spare against Ireland in both teams' Twenty20 World Cup Super 12 opener on Sunday. After Ireland had won the toss and chose to bat first in overcast and wintry conditions at Bellerive Oval, Sri Lanka's bowlers made regular breakthroughs to