Andy Balbirnie

The first one-day international between Ireland and South Africa was abandoned due to persistent rain in Malahide on Sunday. The inclement weather forced the players off the field on a number of occasions before play was abandoned just after 5pm.

Ireland captain Andy Balbirnie has been forced to pull out of the one-day squad playing in Zimbabwe after he was struck on the helmet while batting, the team's medical chief said Thursday. Balbirnie retired hurt at 121 not out on Wednesday after top-edging a Brad Evans full toss into the grill of his helmet, during the first of three one-day internationals against Zimbabwe.

Paul Stirling and Andy Balbirnie blasted scintillating fifties to guide Ireland to a comprehensive five-wicket win over Afghanistan in the fifth ODI and level the five-match series 2-2 on Sunday.

England captain Eoin Morgan won the toss and elected to field against Ireland in the first one-day international at the Ageas Bowl, Southampton, on Thursday.

Andy Balbirnie struck an unbeaten 82 as Ireland beat Zimbabwe by seven wickets in Harare on Sunday to seal a 2-0 one-day international series victory. Needing 201 runs to win a match reduced to 40 overs a side because of rain, the tourists lost captain Paul Stirling with just 12 on the scoreboard.

Maiden ODI centuries for Chundangapoyil Rizwan and Muhammad Usman, who shared a fourth wicket partnership of 184, steered UAE to an impressive six-wicket win over Ireland in the first of a four-match series on Friday.

Ireland won the toss and opted to field against Sri Lanka in their first round group A match of the T20 World Cup on Wednesday.

Ireland secured a 1-1 series draw after beating Zimbabwe by seven wickets in a rain-disrupted third one-day international in Belfast.

Zimbabwe spinners Ryan Burl and Wellington Masakadza helped restrict Ireland to 114 all out on Thursday in the first of three Twenty20 internationals at Harare Sports Club.

Stuart Broad took three wickets in quick succession as England dominated the opening morning of their Ashes warm-up against Ireland at Lord's on Thursday.

Captain Andy Balbirnie scored a stylish century as Ireland recorded their first ever One-Day International victory over South Africa with a win by 43 runs in the second match of their three-game series in Malahide on Tuesday.

A career-best 95 by Andy Balbirnie helped Ireland reach a strong 319 for four at stumps on day one of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Galle on Monday.

Arshdeep Singh entered his name into the record books by becoming the fastest Indian pacer to take 50 wickets in T20 Internationals. The left-arm pacer achieved the milestone during the second T20I against Ireland on Sunday.

Ireland stumbled to defeat by the United Arab Emirates in their opening T20 World Cup qualifier in Oman on Friday, leaving their hopes of reaching the tournament in the balance.

Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza showcased a stellar performance both with the bat and ball as Zimbabwe clinched a thrilling victory against Ireland by just one wicket in the opening Twenty20 international of their three-match series.

Opener Ross Adair struck a brisk 65 as Ireland levelled a three-match Twenty20 series against Zimbabwe with a six-wicket victory in Harare on Saturday.

Brian Bennett's career-best 169 and Blessing Muzarabani's 4 for 51 led Zimbabwe to a 49-run victory over Ireland in the first ODI in Harare. Captain Craig Ervine supported with 66. Despite a fightback from George Dockrell and Andy McBrine, Ireland were all out for 250 in 46 overs. Further matches are scheduled for Sunday and Tuesday.

Captain Andy Balbirnie's unbeaten 32 helped Ireland take a 76-run lead over Zimbabwe after day two of the one-off Test in Bulawayo. Zimbabwe, aided by a 67-run last-wicket stand between Blessing Muzarabani and Trevor Gwandu, managed 267, with debutant Nick Welch scoring 90. Barry McCarthy was the standout Irish bowler, taking 4-75.

South Africa captain Temba Bavuma hit 72 runs and the bowlers then restricted Ireland as the visitors won by 49 runs to complete a clean sweep of their three-match Twenty20 international series in Belfast on Saturday.

Ireland edged into the semi-finals of qualifying for this year's T20 World Cup on net run-rate with a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Germany in Oman on Monday.

Stuart Broad ripped through Ireland's top-order before the tourists fought back on the opening day of England's Ashes warm-up Test at Lord's on Thursday.

Netherlands skipper Pieter Seelaar won the toss and elected to bat first against Ireland in the first round of the Twenty20 World on Monday.

Richard Ngarava took four key wickets to dismantle Ireland's top order, leaving them struggling at 33-5 while chasing 158 for victory in a one-off Test in Belfast. Zimbabwe, initially struggling at 12-0, managed 197 in their second innings, thanks to Sean Williams and Dion Myers. Rain eventually halted the day's play with Ireland needing 125 more runs to win.

Australia captain Aaron Finch said his team cannot afford to take Ireland lightly in Monday's T20 World Cup contest, specially after Andy Balbirnie's side pulled off a massive giant-killing act against England.

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 third day.

After seeing familiar foes Ireland script a historic maiden Test win in Abu Dhabi, Afghan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi on Friday showered praise on pacers in the rival camp, acknowledging that they bowled 'very well'.

Pacer Hasan Mahmud claimed his maiden five-wicket ODI haul as Bangladesh ploughed through Ireland for just 101 runs in Thursday's third and final 50-over match of the tour in Sylhet.

George Dockrell hit the winning run with two balls to spare after Ireland had been set a revised target of 56 in seven overs in the rain-affected game, with a seven-wicket victory giving the hosts the five-match contest 3-2.

Pakistan secured a convincing six-wicket victory over Ireland in Dublin on Tuesday, clinching the Twenty20 series 2-1. After chasing down 193 runs with 3.1 overs to spare in the previous match to level the series, Pakistan had little trouble overhauling Ireland's total of 178 on Tuesday, reaching the target with three overs remaining. Captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan led the charge for Pakistan with a sensational second-wicket partnership of 139 runs.