T20 World Cup in Focus as Ireland Outline Busy Summer Schedule

Ireland is set to face Pakistan in a three-match home T20I series. This will be followed by a tri-series that also involves the Netherlands and Scotland, all in preparation for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024.

The seven games will be crucial for the Irish team as they prepare for the T20 World Cup in the Caribbean Islands and USA. They are in Group A alongside India, Pakistan, Canada, and USA.

Ireland Men will also play a maiden Test match against Zimbabwe in July. Stormont in Belfast is set to host a Test match for the first time.

The men’s team will also play South Africa in two T20Is and three ODIs in Abu Dhabi in September-October.

Ireland Men’s Team Fixtures

Pakistan Series

10 May: Ireland Men v Pakistan Men (1^st T20I; Clontarf)

12 May: Ireland Men v Pakistan Men (2^nd T20I; Clontarf)

14 May: Ireland Men v Pakistan Men (3^rd T20I; Clontarf)

Tri-Series

19 May 2024: Ireland v Netherlands (T20I; VRA; start 4pm)

20 May 2024: Ireland v Scotland (T20I; VRA; start 5pm)

23 May 2024: Ireland v Scotland (T20I; VRA; start TBC)

24 May 2024: Ireland v Netherlands (T20I; VRA; start TBC)

T20 World Cup – First Group Stage

31 May: Warm-up Match v TBC (T20I; Fort Lauderdale)

5 June: India Men v Ireland Men (T20I; New York)

7 June: Ireland Men v Canada Men (T20I; New York)

14 June: USA Men v Ireland Men (T20I; Fort Lauderdale)

16 June: Ireland Men v Pakistan Men (T20I; Fort Lauderdale)

Zimbabwe Test

25-29 July: Ireland Men v Zimbabwe Men (Test Match; Stormont; 11am start time)

South Africa Series

27 September: Ireland Men v South Africa Men (1^st T20I; Abu Dhabi)

29 September: Ireland Men v South Africa Men (2^nd T20I; Abu Dhabi)

2 October: Ireland Men v South Africa Men (1^st ODI; Abu Dhabi)

4 October: Ireland Men v South Africa Men (2^nd ODI; Abu Dhabi)

7 October: Ireland Men v South Africa Men (3^rd ODI; Abu Dhabi)

Meanwhile, the women’s team also have key home fixtures with white-ball games against Sri Lanka and England after the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier 2024.

They will need to finish among the top two in the Qualifier to make it to the main event in Bangladesh later in the year.

Ireland Women’s Team Fixtures

ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Global Qualifier

21 April: Warm-up game v Scotland Women (T20I; UAE)

23 April: Warm-up game v USA Women (T20I; UAE)

25 April: Ireland Women v UAE Women (Qualifier Group Stage; UAE)

29 April: Ireland Women v Zimbabwe Women (Qualifier Group Stage; UAE)

1 May: Ireland Women v Vanuatu Women (Qualifier Group Stage; UAE)

3 May: Ireland Women v Netherlands Women (Qualifier Group Stage; UAE)

Sri Lanka Series

11 August: Ireland Women v Sri Lanka Women (1^st T20I; Pembroke)

13 August: Ireland Women v Sri Lanka Women (2^nd T20I; Pembroke)

16 August: Ireland Women v Sri Lanka Women (1^st ODI; Stormont)

18 August: Ireland Women v Sri Lanka Women (2^nd ODI; Stormont)

20 August: Ireland Women v Sri Lanka Women (3^rd ODI; Stormont)

England Series

7 September: Ireland Women v England Women (1^st ODI; Stormont)

9 September: Ireland Women v England Women (2^nd ODI; Stormont)

11 September: Ireland Women v England Women (3^rd ODI; Stormont)

14 September: Ireland Women v England Women (1^st T20I; Clontarf)

16 September: Ireland Women v England Women (2^nd T20I; Clontarf)

17 September: Ireland Women v England Women (3^rd T20I; Clontarf)