Everything about Ireland at ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024

MIAMI, USA – Ireland Men’s T20 international squad has arrived in Florida ahead of their ICC Men’s T20 World Cup warm-up match against Sri Lanka today. Here is everything you need to know to report on and follow Ireland Men’s participation in the tournament.

This is the 9^th edition of the Men’s T20 World Cup – this year it has been expanded to 20 teams. The tournament is being co-hosted between Cricket West Indies and the USA and starts on 1 June 2024. The tournament starts with a Group Stage consisting of four groups of five teams. Each team plays four Group Stage games and the top two teams from each Group progress to the Super 8 stage.

Ireland at T20 World Cup 2024

Ireland Men qualified for the tournament in mid-2023 through the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Region Qualifier 2023 (see here).

The Group Stage schedule for Ireland Men is:

• 31 May: Warm-up match v Sri Lanka (Florida; start 10.30 am local time or 3.30 pm Ireland time)
• 5 June: Ireland Men v India Men (T20I; New York; start 10.30 am local time or 3.30 pm Ireland time)
• 7 June: Ireland Men v Canada Men (T20I; New York; start 10.30 am local time or 3.30 pm Ireland time)
• 14 June: Ireland Men v USA Men (T20I; Florida; start 10.30 am local time or 3.30 pm Ireland time)
• 16 June: Ireland Men v Pakistan Men (T20I; Florida; start 10.30 am local time or 3.30 pm Ireland time)

The squad selected consists of 15 players:

• Paul Stirling (Captain)
• Mark Adair
• Ross Adair
• Andrew Balbirnie
• Curtis Campher
• Gareth Delany
• George Dockrell
• Graham Hume
• Josh Little
• Barry McCarthy
• Neil Rock
• Harry Tector
• Lorcan Tucker
• Ben White
• Craig Young

Before moving into the T20 World Cup 2024, Ireland locked horns with the Pakistan team in a three-match T20I series and lost it 1-2.