Nigel Geoffrey Jones (born April 22, 1982 in New Zealand) is a New Zealand-born Irish cricketer. Jones is a right-handed batsman who rolls medium pace with his right arm. Jones plays international cricket for Ireland. He was born in Timaru, New Zealand. 

Jones made his List-A debut for Ireland against Jamaica on their tour of the West Indies in 2010.&nbsp;He made his Twenty20 debut when Ireland played Sri Lanka A in the 2010 Quadrangular Twenty20 Series in Sri Lanka.&nbsp;Jones made his Twenty20 International debut when Ireland played Afghanistan in the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier final. This is his only Twenty20 International so far. 

Jones was a member of the Irish 2010 ICC World Cricket League winning team. During the tournament, he made his debut at One Day International against Kenya. During the tournament he played 6 more One Day International.&nbsp;During the tour he played another 2 Twenty20's against a West Indies XI. As a member of the Irish squad for the 2010 ICC World Twenty20, Jones did not appear in any of the Irish games during the tournament.&nbsp;He was also selected on Ireland's 15-man squad for the 2011 World Cup but did not play in the tournament. In January 2012, Cricket Ireland increased the number of player contracts in three categories to 23 and Jones received a Category C contract.

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Women Asia Cup 2022 Full Schedule, Squad, Date & Live Streaming Details

The 2022 T20 Women's Asia Cup is scheduled to start on October 1, while the final will be played at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on October 15.<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/womens-asia-cup-2022-27_09_2022.jpg"> With the fourth edition of the Asian Women's Cup just days away, holders Bangladesh are looking to retain the crown. Bangladesh broke India's dominance by winning the 2018 Asia Cup trophy. The 2022 Women's Asia Cup is set to start on October 1 with seven teams battling for the title. India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, United Arab Emirates, Malaysia and Thailand are taking part in the 24-game tournament, with the last game being played on October 15. Ahead of the tournament, let's take a look at the schedule and squad as well as details on where to watch the 2022 Asia Women's Cup live stream.<h2>Bangladesh (hosts) </h2>Nigar Sultana (c), Shamima Sultana, Fargana Hoque, Rumana Ahmed, Ritu Moni, Lata Mondal, Salma Khatun, Sobhana Mostary, Nahida Akter, Murshida Khatun, Jahanara Alam, Fahima Khatun, Sanjida Akter, Fariha Trisna, Shohely Akhter.&nbsp;Reserve players: Marufa Akther, Sharmin Akter Supta, Nuzhat Tasnia, Rabeya Khan.<h2>Pakistan </h2>Bismah Maroof (c), Aimen Anwar, Aliya Riaz, Ayesha Naseem, Diana Baig, Kainat Imtiaz, Muneeba Ali, Nida Dar, Omaima Sohail, Sadaf Shamas, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin, Sidra Nawaz, Tuba Hasan.&nbsp;Reserve players:&nbsp;Nashra Sundhu, Natalia Pervaiz, Umme Hani, Waheeda Akhtar<h2>Malaysia</h2> Winifred Duraisingam (c), Mas Elysa, Sasha Azmi, Aisya Eleesa, Ainna Hamizah Hashim, Elsa Hunter, Jamahidaya Intan, Mahirah Izzati Ismail, Wan Julia, Dhanusri Muhunan, Aina Najwa, Nurilyaa Natasya, Nur Arianna Natsya, Nur Dania Syuhada, Noor Hayati Zakaria.<h2>India </h2>Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Sabbineni Meghana, Richa Ghosh, Sneh Rana, Dayalan Hemalatha, Meghna Singh, Renuka Thakur, Pooja Vastrakar, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Radha Yadav, K.P. Navgire&nbsp;Reserve players:&nbsp;Taniya Sapna Bhatia, Simran Dil Bahadur.<h2>Sri Lanka </h2>Chamari Athapaththu (c), Hasini Perera, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Kaveesha Dilhari, Nilakshi de Silva, Anushka Sanjeevani, Kaushini Nuthyanga, Oshadhi Ranasinghe, Malsha Shehani, Madushika Meththananda, Inoka Ranaweera, Rashmi Silva, Sugandika Kumari, Achini Kulasooriya, Tharika Sewwandi.<h2>Thailand and UAE</h2>Squad yet to be announced.<h2>Women’s Asia Cup 2022 schedule</h2><table border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="box-sizing: border-box; width: 500px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><tbody style="box-sizing: border-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">Date</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">Matches</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">Venue&nbsp;</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">Time</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">October 1</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">Bangladesh vs Thailand</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">Sylhet Outer Cricket Stadium</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">9:00 AM</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">October 1</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">India vs Sri Lanka</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">Sylhet Outer Cricket Stadium</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">1:30 PM</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">October 2</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">Pakistan vs Malaysia</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">Sylhet Outer Cricket Stadium</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">9:00 AM</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">October 2</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">Sri Lanka vs United Arab Emirates</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">Sylhet Outer Cricket Stadium</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">1:30 PM</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">October 3</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">Pakistan vs Bangladesh</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">Sylhet Outer Cricket Stadium</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">9:00 AM</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">October 3</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">India vs Malaysia</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">Sylhet Outer Cricket Stadium</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">1:30 PM</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">October 4</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">Sri Lanka vs Thailand</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">Sylhet Outer Cricket Stadium</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">9:00 AM</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">October 4</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">India vs United Arab Emirates</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">Sylhet Outer Cricket Stadium</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">1:30 PM</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">October 5</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">United Arab Emirates vs Malaysia</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">Sylhet Outer Cricket Stadium</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">1: 30 AM</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">October 6</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">Pakistan vs Thailand</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">Sylhet International Cricket Stadium</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">9:00 AM</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">October 6</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">Bangladesh vs Malaysia</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">Sylhet International Cricket Stadium</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">1:30PM</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">October 7</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">Thailand vs United Arab Emirates</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">Sylhet International Cricket Stadium</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">9:00 AM</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">October 7</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">India vs Pakistan</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">Sylhet International Cricket Stadium</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">1:30PM</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">October 8</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">Sri Lanka vs Malaysia</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">Sylhet International Cricket Stadium</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">9:00 AM</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">October 8</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">India vs Bangladesh</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">Sylhet International Cricket Stadium</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">1:30 PM</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">October 9</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">Thailand vs Malaysia</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">Sylhet International Cricket Stadium</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">9:00 AM</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">October 9</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">Pakistan vs United Arab Emirates</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">Sylhet International Cricket Stadium</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">1:30 PM</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">October 10</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">Sylhet International Cricket Stadium</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">9:00AM</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">October 10</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">India vs Thailand</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">Sylhet International Cricket Stadium</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">1:30 PM</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">October 11</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">Bangladesh vs United Arab Emirates</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">Sylhet International Cricket Stadium</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">9:00 AM</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">October 11</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">Pakistan vs Sri Lanka</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">Sylhet International Cricket Stadium</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">1:30 PM</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">October 13</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">Team 1 vs Team 4 (Semi-Final 1)</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">Sylhet International Cricket Stadium</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">9:30 AM</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">October 13</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">Team 2 vs Team 3 (Semi-Final 2)</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">Sylhet International Cricket Stadium</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">1:30 PM</td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: border-box;"><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">October 15</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">Final</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">Sylhet International Cricket Stadium</td><td style="box-sizing: border-box;">1:30 PM</td></tr></tbody></table>

Irish Paul Stirling becomes the 4th batter to hit 3000 T20I runs

Ireland opener Paul Stirling made it into an elite group of T20I batters by crossing 3000 runs in the international format.<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/paul-stirling-t20-runs-18_08_2022.jpg"> Ireland batsman Paul Stirling became just the fourth batsman to hit 3000 runs in T20Is on Wednesday 17 August. The right-hander achieved the milestone during Ireland's fifth and final T20I against Mohammad Nabi's Afghanistan at Civil Service Cricket Club in Belfast.The Ireland opener remains the only player from his country to have completed over 2000 T20I runs, with the recently retired Kevin O'Brien finishing second with 1973 runs. 

Suzie Bates, Meg Lanning and Stefanie Taylor accomplished the feat in the women's T20Is. This makes Stirling the seventh player in T20Is to break the 3000-run barrier.Before the game, the veteran needed just five runs to reach the milestone and he accomplished the feat in the first-ever over of Ireland's run hunt. After the Irish team was asked to chase 56 in seven overs, Stirling started his swing through the point region with a boundary-off fast bowler Naveen-ul-Haq. 

He then played out a point ball, after which he recorded a single to reach the 3000 run mark. Stirling hit 16 runs from 10 balls with a four and a six before off-spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman was responsible for his wicket.After reaching 3,000 runs, Stirling became the fourth batter after New Zealand's Martin Guptill and India's Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Guptill is the leading run scorer in the shorter format with 3497 runs from 121 games at an average of 31.79 with two centuries and 20 half centuries.

Ireland v South Africa T20 International Series when and where - All about you need to know

The next international men's series gets underway at Bristol's Seat Unique Stadium on Wednesday, where the Irish men will take on the South African men in two T20Is.<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/ire-vs-sa-t20-02_08_2022.jpg"> The Ireland vs South Africa T20I series is scheduled to start on August 3rd at the County Ground in Bristol. Interestingly, neither the Irish side nor the Proteas will host this series. The South African cricket team is in England at the moment so the white ball specialists are staying in England for a few more days and Ireland will be making it over there for a couple of T20Is soon.When South Africa visited Ireland for an ICC Cricket World Cup Super League series last year, the home side surprised the Proteas by winning their first ODI. However, South Africa made a comeback in this series. The Proteas will be keen to ensure they continue their fine form in the shortest format of the game with two dominant performances against Ireland cricket team. 

David Miller will continue to lead the South African cricket team in the T20Is against the Irish cricket team. Some big names like Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Quinton de Kock, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje will also be in action. Ireland will play under the captaincy of Andy Balbirnie.So far, FanCode hasn't listed the subscription for this series, which means Sony Pictures Sports Network will likely broadcast the Ireland vs South Africa matches in India. 

The games are to be broadcast live on Sony Ten 1, Sony Ten 1 HD or Sony SIX and Sony SIX HD. Fans should check listings for accurate details. Live streaming should be available on Sony LIV.<h2>When will SA vs IRE T20I start? 
</h2>Telling of dates for the Ireland vs. South Africa T20I series, the first game will take place on August 3rd. The game begins at 12:00 p.m. local time (4:30 p.m. IST). On August 5th, the second T20I will take place at the same place and start at the same time.<h2>IRELAND MEN’S ODI SQUAD</h2> Andrew Balbirnie (Captain), Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Stephen Doheny, Fionn Hand, Graham Hume, Josh Little, Andrew McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker.<h2>The fixtures are: </h2><ul><li>Wednesday 3 August: Ireland v South Africa, 1st T20I (Bristol; start 6.30pm)</li><li>Friday 5 August: Ireland v South Africa, 2nd T20I (Bristol; start 6.30pm).</li></ul>

Ireland vs New Zealand 2nd ODI, Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket

The 2nd ODI of the Tour of Ireland of New Zealand 2022 takes place on 12th July 2022 between Ireland and New Zealand at The Village, Malahide, Dublin.<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/ire-vs-nz-12_07_2022.jpg"> The second ODI between New Zealand (NZ) and Ireland (IRE) will take place on Tuesday 12th July at Castle Avenue, Dublin. 

New Zealand landed a robbery starring Michael Bracewell with the bat in the previous ODI. However, the Kiwis will be looking to put in an improved performance when the series win is at stake. Ireland, meanwhile, will be hoping for big guns Paul Stirling and Andy Balbirnie to rise, while the likes of Mark Adair and Harry Tector continue to thrive on the international stage. With both sides likely to give their all for the all-important win, a great game lies ahead in Dublin.<h2>2nd ODI Preview 
</h2>New Zealand's tour of Ireland began with an interesting game in Dublin, where New Zealand won by just one wicket on the penultimate ball. Both teams will face off at the same venue on Tuesday in the second ODI of the series.Both teams last played against each other in the Super Eight - Match 12 of the 2007 ICC World Championship 

In Ireland's last game against New Zealand, New Zealand beat Ireland by 1 wicket. The best fantasy player for Ireland was Curtis Campher who scored 155 fantasy points. 

In their final game of the series against Ireland, New Zealand beat Ireland by 1 wicket. The best fantasy player for New Zealand was Michael Bracewell who scored 177 fantasy points.In the first ODI, New Zealand won the toss, choosing to roll first. Ireland ended up scoring 300 runs, Harry Tector hit 113 runs for his team.When New Zealand came into the hunt they were 217-8 at times but won the game on the back of Michael Bracewell's unbeaten ton (127 runs 82 ball).Both teams looked in great rhythm in the first game and that makes the series an entertainer. The hosts would be desperate to cross the line this time.<h2>Pitch Report and Conditions 
</h2>The pitch at Dublin's Malahide Cricket Club Ground allows for good stroke play and batsmen will find it easy to hit on the surface. It won't allow for much help from the bowlers, and taking wickets will be difficult. The average 1st innings result at this venue over the last 4 games is 283 runs. The team that bats first at this venue has won 50% of their games. So the throw doesn't make much of a difference here. 

The Pacers earned 63% of the total Bowling Fantasy points at this venue. As such, it should be a good idea to get Pacers for your fantasy team. 

<h2>Head to Head 
</h2>In the 5 games between these two teams, Ireland does not have a good record against New Zealand. We assume that the trend will continue. All rounders from both teams have earned the most fantasy points for their respective teams so far.<h2>Weather Report</h2>Temperatures of around 21.37 °C are expected on the day of the match. The sky stays clear throughout the game.<h2>Probable Playing XIs 
</h2><h2>Ireland 
</h2>Andrew Balbirnie (c), Paul Stirling, Andy McBrine, Harry Tector, George Dockrell, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Mark Adair, Simi Singh, Curtis Campher, Craig Young, Joshua Little.<h2>New Zealand </h2>Martin Guptill, Finn Allen, Will Young, Tom Latham (c &amp; wk), Glenn Phillips, Henry Nicholls, Matt Henry, Michael Bracewell, Ish Sodhi, Blair Tickner, Lockie Ferguson.<h2>Top Picks For Dream11 Prediction and Fantasy Cricket Tips</h2>Tom Latham didn't have the best games in the previous game and failed to convert the promising start. The southpaw is one of New Zealand's better spin players and is capable of hitting big runs in the middle order. With the Kiwi captain in line for a big hit, he's one to watch out for in this game.Paul Stirling, like Tom Latham in the previous game, came out badly and failed to get going with the racquet. However, Stirling has been in decent form lately, scoring a bunch of runs for the Birmingham Bears in the T20 Blast. Given his experience and ability to hit fast runs, he would make a good addition to your IRE vs NZ Dream11 fantasy team.Michael Bracewell was the star of the show in the previous game, scoring his first ODI hundred and even scoring 20 from the finals to seal an emphatic win for the Kiwis. Aside from his batting skills, Bracewell also brings value with the ball, making him a must-have on your IRE vs NZ Dream11 fantasy team.Mark Adair is one of Ireland's better white ball bowlers as he can swing the new ball and excel in the death overs. He blew hot and cold in the previous ODI but should enjoy the conditions at Castle Avenue. With Adair also likely to have a say with the racquet, he could be assisted ahead of this long-awaited game.<h2>Top Players of the Last Match 
</h2>The top scorers for Ireland are Curtis Campher with 155 Match Fantasy points. Harry Tector with 145 match fantasy points and Andy McBrine with 90 match fantasy points. 

The top scorers for New Zealand are Michael Bracewell with 177 match fantasy points. Ish Sodhi with 90 match fantasy points and Lockie Ferguson with 77 match fantasy points.

Ireland announce squad for three-match T20I series against New Zealand

In the latest development, Ireland have announced their 14-man squad for the three-match T20I series against New Zealand. Ireland will host New Zealand for three ODIs followed by three T20Is.&nbsp;<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/ireland-04_07_2022.jpg">Ireland cricket teamRecently, Ireland played against India in the two-match T20I series. India won both games and inflicted a 2-0 whitewash on Ireland. However, Ireland won hearts for their spirited performance in the second game.They came too close to win the game but lost the game by 4 runs. India posted 225/7 in their quota of 20 overs. In reply, Ireland could score 221/5. Ireland are now looking forward to the next challenge as they will take on New Zealand from July 10 onwards.New Zealand will kick-start their campaign by playing the ODI series against Ireland. After that, both teams will play three T20Is. Coming to the point, Ireland have announced the squad for New Zealand T20Is.&nbsp;Meanwhile, Ireland's chairman of selectors by the name of Andrew White said the selectors are backing the players that showcased their mettle against India. Harry Tector turned out to be a bright prospect for Ireland in the T20I series against India. He will be looking forward to playing well against New Zealand. 

“Naturally, the selectors are backing the players that performed well against India,” said Andrew White. He further added, "The high standards we sought were delivered upon, and we hope the squad can put in similar performances against New Zealand. "The second T20 against India was a superb spectacle for the fans, but I know the coaching staff and players were gutted not to get across the line. The players should take great confidence from the past week, and we hope this can lead to greater performance consistency."<h2>Ireland announce 14-man T20I squad for the New Zealand series: 
</h2>Andrew Balbirnie (captain), Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Stephen Doheny, Josh Little, Andrew McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Conor Olphert, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Craig Young.

Ex Ireland captain William Porterfield announces retirement from international career

Former Ireland captain William Porterfield announced his retirement from international cricket on Thursday, ending a 16-year career that has seen the team develop from amateur side to Test-match nation.<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/porterfield-17_06_2022.jpg">Former Ireland skipper<a href="https://www.bdcrictime.com/player/profile/203/william-porterfield"> William Porterfield</a> has ended his international career. He confirmed the same thing through an official statement on June 16 (Thursday). The left-hander ended his career as the third-best Irish cricketer and second-best run-getter in his country.The left-handed batsman, 37, led Ireland in a remarkable 253 games in all formats, a span that included two 50-over World Cups and five T20 World Cups, as well as the Irish men's first Test in May 2018 against Pakistan. 

Porterfield, who also played for English county clubs Gloucestershire and Warwickshire, scored 18 hundreds for Ireland, including 107 against Pakistan in Adelaide at the 2015 World Cup.In 2008 Porterfield was appointed Ireland captain after Trent Johnston retired from the role and the southpaw captained Ireland in 253 games – the most in Irish cricket history. Porterfield also led his side during their historic first-ever Test match against Pakistan in 2018. 

William Porterfield resigned as captain in 2019 
After leading the side for more than 11 years, the left-hander stepped down as captain in 2019, handing the baton to Andrew Balbirnie. Referring to Porterfield's international cricket numbers, the 37-year-old played a total of 212 games for his country and amassed 5,480 runs in all three formats of the game. He's also axed 23 fifties and 11 hundreds for his team, with his highest tally being 139 runs.Despite the left-hander getting out for a duck in his final international innings, Ireland won that match and eventually went on to win the series 2–1 against the West Indies. 

"It was an honor to represent my country for 16 years - it's something I've always wanted to do since I was a kid," Porterfield said. "I have to say though that at the moment it's a bit surreal that I made the decision to step down and retire, but I've been fortunate enough to play since 2006 and it's been an incredible journey," Porterfield said in one of published statement Cricket Ireland. 

“During my career we have grown from an amateur team to a testing nation. From those before me and on my journey, hopefully we've built an infrastructure that will allow the game to continue to thrive in Ireland. All I ever wanted to do was leave the jersey in a better place and leave the team in a better place and hopefully I've contributed to that," he added.

William Porterfield announces retirement from international cricket

In the latest development, former Ireland captain William Porterfield has announced his retirement from international cricket. He has led Ireland cricket team for over a decade in international circuit.<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/william-porterfield-17_06_2022.jpg">William Porterfield announces retirement from international cricketHe confirmed the news on June 16 in an official statement. His contribution to Ireland cricket shall never be forgotten. More importantly, he ended his cricketing career as the third-most capped Irish cricketer.Besides that, he finished as the second-highest run-scorer for Ireland cricket team. Ireland Cricket board appointed William Porterfield as captain in 2008 after Trent Johnston resigned as captain.Since then, Porterfield took charge as captain and then he led Ireland national cricket team in 253 games, which is the&nbsp;most in Ireland’s cricketing history. He also led his side during their historic first-ever Test against Pakistan in 2018.He stepped down as captain in 2019 and handed over the captaincy duties to&nbsp;Andrew Balbirnie. The veteran represented Ireland in 148 ODIs, 61 T20Is and 3 Tests. He scored 4343 runs in ODIs, 1079 runs in T20Is and 58 runs in T20Is. He hit 20 fifties, 11 centuries in the 50-over format and 3 fifties in T20Is.<h2>William Porterfield announces retirement from international arena</h2>“It’s been an honour to represent my country for 16 years – it’s something I had always wanted to do since I was a child.&nbsp;I have to say, though, it’s a little surreal at the moment having made the decision to step away and retire, but I’ve been fortunate to play since 2006 and it’s been an incredible journey,” William Porterfield said in a statement released by Cricket Ireland.“During my career, we’ve gone from an amateur team right through to now being a Test nation. From those before me, and along my journey, we have hopefully built an infrastructure that will allow the game in Ireland to continue to flourish. All I ever wanted to do was leave the shirt in a better place and leave the team in a better place, and hopefully, I’ve played a part in doing that,” he added.

Ireland announce 14-man squad for India T20I series

Ireland called up the duo of top batter Stephen Doheny and fast right-arm bowler Conor Olphert as they named a 14-man squad for their two-game T20I series against India.<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/ireland-16_06_2022.jpg">The squad named for the two-game T20I series against India includes call-ups for two members of the North West Warriors squad - top-order batter Stephen Doheny and pace bowler Conor Olphert. Both players were recently awarded retainer deals by Cricket Ireland. 

Doheny, 23, plays his club cricket with Merrion and is the current leading run scorer in the Inter-Provincial T20 Trophy competition with 158 runs for an average of 52.67 and a high of 74*. Doheny had all the valuable runs at the top of the leaderboard in the 50-over interprovincial competition, with 146 runs at 36.50 and a high score of 97.Doheny recently played in the Inter-Provincial T20 Trophy where he hit 158 ​​runs with a 52.67 average. Olphert took six wickets in the same competition and also traveled to Oman and the UAE with the senior team as a net bowler for the 2021 T20 World Cup. 

"There aren't many better challenges for a new national team coach than beginning his tenure against world number one T20I, India," said National Men's Selectors chairman Andrew White. 

"Heinrich (Malan) has worked hard since arriving in Ireland, traveling all over the island, getting to know the players and familiarizing himself with the growing depth of talent that we have here - and it is that growing depth of talent that has made a difficult selection process for the first games of the men's home season," he added.<h2>Ireland T20I squad for India series </h2>Andrew Balbirnie (Captain), Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Stephen Doheny, Josh Little, Andrew McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Conor Olphert, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Craig Young.

Nathan Hauritz recruited as Ireland's spin bowling coach

In the latest development, former Australian cricketer Nathan Hauritz has been recruited as Ireland's spin bowling coach. For the unversed,&nbsp;Hauritz played international cricket for Australian national cricket team from 2002 to 2011.<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/nathan-hauritz-20_05_2022.jpg">Nathan Hauritz recruited as Ireland's spin bowling coachNow, he will be looking forward to helping the Ireland spinners overcome difficulties.&nbsp;The 40-year-old has represented Australia in 17 Tests, 58 ODIs and 3 T20Is during his international career. He has accounted for 128 dismissals across all three formats.As far his domestic cricket career is concerned,&nbsp;Hauritz played for Queensland and New South Wales in First-class cricket. He has plied his trade for Brisbane Heat, Sydney Thunder and Melbourne Renegades in the Big Bash League.After his retirement as a cricketer, he plied his trade as the spin bowling coach for Queensland Fire and Brisbane Heat since 2020. His role with Cricket Ireland will require working with the senior men’s and women’s squads including the pathway system.After being roped in as the spin bowling coach, Nathan said, "The opportunity was too good to not even think about. I love discussing spin bowling from all facets, and to be able to do that in an international environment while travelling the world, how could you not want to do it."“My particular interest as a coach is the tactical and mental side of spin bowling. When you play at the top level of cricket your game is generally in a pretty sound space, but more often than not it comes down to how you perform on the day that needs the most work," he added."I believe my career and experience will help me communicate with, and support the development of, our current groups of spinners. It’s an incredibly exciting time to be part of cricket in Ireland," the former spinner said.

Bangladesh's Ireland tour postponed for second time

Bangladesh's limited-overs tour of Ireland that includes World Cup Super League series has been postponed to 2023.&nbsp;<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/ireland-bangladesh-sohan-01_03_2022.jpeg">On Tuesday, Cricket Ireland announced it would host men's teams from India, New Zealand, South Africa (in England) and Afghanistan for 15 matches in the 2022 summer.Ireland's Zimbabwe tour and home ODI and Test series against Afghanistan have also been pushed back for logistical complications.&nbsp;&nbsp;Bangladesh were supposed to play three ODIs and four T20Is (at the time one-off Test was replaced with Tests to bear costs) across Ireland and England before Covid-19 postponed the tour to 2022 where only ODIs were expected to be played. However, CI stated that the "multi-format series" will be played in the summer of 2023."Arranging and allocating fixtures is always a complicated process given our facility constraints," Warren Deutrom, CI chief executive, said. "These challenges require a juggling act around loading on our international pitches, hosting and touring costs, the needs of hosting clubs, reciprocity with opponents, scheduling our elite domestic competitions, profitability of fixtures and taking our men’s and women’s teams around the island. Of course, Covid has also played its part in shifting the sands of the FTP. "Taking all these into consideration, we decided to postpone both this year’s planned tour to Zimbabwe in April and the home Bangladesh series into 2023. This will help alleviate some of these factors, spread the cost of men’s cricket over two years, and also spread the fixture load across 2022 and 2023, in particular given that the World Cup’s delay to the end of the year has left us to fill the 2023 home season. Even with these changes, we’re still hosting a record amount of men’s cricket against some of the world’s top teams this year – with more exciting announcements to come around our women’s fixtures."Bangladesh already have a busy schedule in 2022. After the completion of Afghanistan series, they will visit South Africa and then host Sri Lanka in the summer. Postponement of Ireland tour gives Tigers a breather before heading to West Indies for a full series in June-July.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Ireland will host three England-bound teams: India, New Zealand and South Africa starting from June. India will play two T20Is in Malahide, Dublin on June 26 and 28.New Zealand will play three ODIs - as part of Super League - and as many T20Is from July 10 to 22. Focus will shift to England where Ireland and South Africa will face off in two T20Is in Bristol.The summer will end with five-T20I series against Afghanistan, which means Ireland, who have just confirmed a place in the First Round of 2022 T20 World Cup from Global Qualifier A, will play 12 T20Is at home. Ireland Men home series fixtures 2022:&nbsp;&nbsp;Ireland Men v India Men T20I series 
June 26: Ireland v India, 1st T20I (Malahide) 
June 28: Ireland v India, 2nd T20I (Malahide) 

Ireland Men v New Zealand Men series 
July 10: Ireland v New Zealand, 1st ODI (Malahide) 
July 12: Ireland v New Zealand, 2nd ODI (Malahide) 
July 15: Ireland v New Zealand, 3rd ODI (Malahide) 
July 18: Ireland v New Zealand, 1st T20I (Stormont) 
July 20: Ireland v New Zealand, 2nd T20I (Stormont) 
July 22: Ireland v New Zealand, 3rd T20I (Stormont) 

Ireland Men v South Africa Men T20I series 
August 3: Ireland v South Africa, 1st T20I (Bristol) 
August 5: Ireland v South Africa, 2nd T20I (Bristol)*Fixtures for five T20Is between Ireland Men and Afghanistan Men will be announced later&nbsp;

Ireland, UAE qualify for 2022 T20 World Cup

Ireland and UAE are the new teams to qualify for the 2022 Men's T20 World Cup in Australia after registering handsome wins in the semi-finals of Global Qualifier A in Oman.<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/ireland-t20-wc-q-22_02_2022.jpg">Ireland are through to the main event. Photo: Cricket Ireland&nbsp;The two teams join Australia, who are the hosts and current title holders, New Zealand, Bangladesh, India, England, South Africa, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, West Indies, Namibia and Scotland - the latter four will play the First Round alongside Ireland, UAE and two other qualifying teams.Ireland have been in all Men's T20 World Cups barring the inaugural edition in South Africa in 2007. For UAE, this is their second time at the event after they made it to Bangladesh 2014.&nbsp;In the first semi-final in Al Amerat, UAE shattered Nepal's dreams as skipper Ahmed Raza's 5 for 19 reduced Nepal to 107 after UAE posted 175/7.&nbsp;Muhammad Waseem set the tone with a blistering 48-ball 70.While at the other ground in the same city, Andy McBrine's all-round performance - 36 off 21 and 2 for 24 - saw Ireland thump hosts Oman by 56 runs. Oman were all-out for 109 in reply to Ireland's 165/7.Ireland and UAE will meet in the final on February 24 to finalise their positions for the First Round of the World Cup. Ireland had a horror start to the Qualifier after they lost to UAE but bounced back against Bahrain and Germany in Group A.Nepal started the tournament with three consecutive wins against Oman, Philippines and Canada in Group B but they fell short in the semi-final when it mattered the most.The other two teams' spot at the 16-team T20 World Cup will be finalised in July when Zimbabwe hosts Netherlands, Papua New Guinea, USA, Jersey, Hong Kong, Singapore and Uganda.The 2022 T20 World Cup will kick off with the match between Sri Lanka and Namibia in Geelong on October 16.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Ireland seal maiden series win over West Indies

Ireland have confirmed their first away series win in any format against a Test-playing nation as they beat West Indies by two wickets in the series-deciding third ODI at Sabina Park, Kingston. <img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/mcbrine-ireland-v-wi-17_01_2022.jpg">This was also Ireland's first series win in the Cricket World Cup Super League after they drew 1-1 against South Africa and Zimbabwe each at home last year.After winning the toss third time in a row on the tour, Ireland were faced by Shai Hope's early aggression. Hope single-handedly dominated the Irish as he romped to 39-ball 53 runs&nbsp;with 9 fours and a six in a 72-run stand with Justin Greaves.However, West Indies fell apart quickly with Craig Young and Andy McBrine striking. The hosts lost seven wickets - including skipper Kieron Pollard - for only 47 runs.Jason Holder struck a 63-run partnership with Akeal Hosein to frustrate Ireland but the former was run out for 44. Odean Smith hit a quickfire 10-ball 20* to take West Indies to 212 all-out.The run chase began with a first-ball wicket from Alzarri Joseph who saw the back of William Porterfield. Paul Stirling however counter-attacked with 44 off 38 with McBrine scoring his second ODI fifty (100-ball 59) to follow four wickets in the match.In-form Harry Tector struck his third fifty on the trot (52 runs). Ireland's other batters faltered which gave West Indies a slim hope of taking the series as the visitors went 8 down for 208.Young finished off with a boundary to end the game having 31 balls to spare.McBrine's superb all-round performance of 128 runs alongside 10 wickets won him the player of the series.&nbsp; &nbsp;

Nationality	Ireland
Role	All Rounder
Born	22nd Apr, 1982
Age	40 years, 7 months, 6 days
Batting Style	Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style	Right Arm Medium

Matches	14
Innings	9
Not Out	4
Runs	74
High Score	25
Average	14.80
Strike Rate	72.54
100s	0
50s	0
6s	0
4s	2

Matches	5
Innings	4
Not Out	2
Runs	42
High Score	14
Average	21.00
Strike Rate	110.52
100s	0
50s	0
6s	2
4s	1

Matches	14
Innings	12
Not Out	3
Runs	141
High Score	57
Average	15.66
Strike Rate	117.50
100s	0
50s	1
6s	7
4s	7

Matches	18
Innings	12
Not Out	4
Runs	129
High Score	30
Average	16.12
Strike Rate	64.17
100s	0
50s	0
6s	1
4s	4

Matches	14
Innings	13
overs	64.5
Runs	234
wickets	10
bestinning	2/19
bestmatch	2/19
Average	23.40
econ	3.60
Strike Rate	38.90
4W	0
5W	0
10W	0

Nigel Jones

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