Paul stirling

Morgan watched on from the boundary as Stirling, who was dropped on 95 and 139, and Ireland captain Andy Balbirnie (113) put on 214 for the second wicket to help the Irish overhaul the target for a second victory over England in 12 attempts. read more

Set a target of 329 — the same score they finished on to beat England at the 2011 World Cup — the Irish laid the foundations with a 214-run stand between Stirling and captain Balbirnie in the last match of the series. read more

“I first mentioned the idea to him in the Caribbean and he said he’d love to do it. He’s someone that I’ve always sought advice from when thinking about my batting, so to have him as my right-hand man over the next few years is really exciting and one I’m sure he’s excited for as well,” Ireland skipper Andrew Balbirnie said. read more

Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat, but started sluggishly before skipper Asghar Afghan’s 49 off 28 balls lifted the team to 184 for 4 from 20 overs. read more

Ireland rode a career-best 95 from opener Paul Stirling before keeping their nerve in a nail-biting final over to pull off a four-run win over world champions West Indies in the first of a three-match Twenty20 series on Wednesday. read more

It was a special knock from the India skipper Virat Kohli as he dominated the Windies bowlers and thanks to his innings, the hosts were able to chase down a target of 208. read more

England vs Ireland: Catch all the highlights of the third day of the only Test between the two teams at the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground in London. read more

Mark Adair was their chief tormentor with figures of 4-19, while Boyd Rankin took 3-40 as Ireland defeated Afghanistan by 72 runs. read more

Stirling hit a strokeful 88-ball 70 laced with seven fours and two sixes, while Balbirnie anchored the Ireland innings, making a 91-ball 68 as the duo added 81 runs to lay the foundation for the chase after Afghanistan posted 216 for six. read more

Naib took two wickets to help dismiss Ireland for 161 and then struck a crucial 46 as Afghanistan achieved their target in 41.5 overs in the north Indian city of Dehradun. read more

Hazratullah Zazai smashed the ball to every corner of the ground, and even out of the stadium, as Afghanistan racked up a world record T20 score of 278-3 in a crushing demolition of Ireland read more

Propelled by a half century from Andrew Balbirnie, Ireland reached their target of 183 with six overs to spare. read more

Rashid Khan and Andre Russell were picked in the mini-draft for the second season of the T10 cricket league. read more

Ireland will face Pakistan in their debut Test and will be led by William Porterfield. read more