The group spent time in South Africa for a high-performance camp prior to the World Cup. Many commentators were surprised by Ireland’s performance during their first World Cup during the 2007 Cricket World Cup. They matched Zimbabwe in their opening encounter on March 15 thanks in large part to Jeremy Bray, who was named player of the match, scoring Ireland’s first-ever World Cup century, and Trent Johnston and Andre Botha’s economical bowling in the last overs. Played on St. Patrick’s Day, their second game, they defeated Pakistan, the fourth-ranked team in the world, by three wickets, eliminating Pakistan from the match.
| 17 March 2007 |
| 132 Pakistan (45.4 overs)
29 Kamran Akmal (47) Rankin, Boyd, 3/32 (9 overs) |
v | Irish 133/7 (41.4 overs)
72 Niall O’Brien (107) 29. Mohammad Sami (10 overs) |
| (D/L method) Ireland won by three wickets.
Kingston, Jamaica’s Sabina Park Brian Jerling and Billy Bowden, both from New Zealand, served as the officials (SA) Niall O’Brien was named the game’s MVP (Ire) |
Ireland advanced to the tournament’s Super 8 round with these two victories. They were defeated by the West Indies by eight wickets in their final group stage match. They suffered five defeats in the Super 8 stage against England, South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, and Sri Lanka, but they defeated Bangladesh, the ninth-ranked team in the world, by a margin of 74 runs. Dublin gave the players a hero’s welcome.
Birrell was replaced as coach following the World Cup by former West Indies cricketer Phil Simmons. In a series of One Day Internationals in Ireland in June 2007, India was slated to play South Africa. At Stormont, Ireland also faced off against the two teams in one-off games. Ireland lost both games despite being without numerous members of their World Cup team. The West Indies, the Netherlands, and Scotland participated in a quadrangular competition that was held in Ireland’s Dublin and Belfast in July. Ireland and the West Indies both defeated Scotland and the Netherlands, although their straight match was abandoned owing to weather. Due to a bonus point obtained versus the Netherlands, the West Indies prevailed in the competition.
In March 2008, William Porterfield took over as captain after Trent Johnston resigned. Ireland’s first match in the 2007–08 ICC Intercontinental Cup took place in August, after the tournament’s start in June. The team’s campaign came to an end in November 2008. Ireland competed against Namibia in the competition’s championship match after placing second in the round-robin stage. Ireland’s victory by nine wickets gave them their third straight Intercontinental Cup victory. Ireland played three one-day internationals against Bangladesh in March 2008, losing each one. Ireland lost both games of a tri-series they played in Aberdeen in July against Scotland and New Zealand.
| 2 March 2011 |
| England
327/8 (50 overs) (50 overs) Trott, Jonathan 92 (92) Johnston, Trent 2/58 (10 overs) (10 overs) |
v | 329/7 Ireland (49.1 overs)
O’Brien, Kevin (63) Swann, Graeme 3/47 (10 overs) (10 overs) |
Ireland prevailed by 3 wickets.
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Kevin O’Brien won the game’s MVP award (Ire)
The Associate countries, who were most likely to be left out of a tournament with fewer teams, fiercely complained and begged the ICC to reconsider. Ireland spearheaded the charge. Shortly after the event, the ICC declared that the World Cups in 2015 and 2019 will have ten teams. The choice was changed in June. Ireland lost every ODI match it played against Pakistan, England, and Scotland after the World Cup. Rain forced the cancellation of a second ODI against Sri Lanka. Ireland played a total of 12 ODIs in 2011, winning four of them.
Ireland left the World Cricket League but did not participate in the ICC Intercontinental Cup in order to qualify for the 2015 Cricket World Cup and move up to the ICC ODI Championship. Ireland won the Netherlands in their opening World Cup game.
| 16 February 2015 |
| Caribbean 304/7 (50 overs)
102 Lendl Simmons (84) 3/50 George Dockrell (10 overs) |
v | Irish 307/6 (45.5 overs)
Stirling, Paul 92 (84) (84) Taylor, Jerome 3/71 (8.5 overs) |
Ireland triumphed by 4 wickets
Nelson’s Saxton Oval
Umpires: Bruce Oxenford and Richard Illingworth (English) (Aus)
Paul Stirling won the game’s MVP award (Ire)
The aim was 279, and they defeated the United Arab Emirates in their second game by two wickets with four balls remaining. Ireland has contributed three of the five 300-run or more successful World Cup chases that were successful.
Ireland participated in their first five-match One-Day International series against Afghanistan in July 2016, which finished 2-2 with the first ODI being rained out. Ireland traveled to South Africa in September for a one-match ODI series against Australia and the hosts, although they dropped both matches. Ireland received first-class status for its local tournament, the Inter-Provincial Championship, at the ICC board meeting in October. Ireland initially played a two-match ODI series in England in May 2017, but they were defeated in both games.
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