On Tuesday, October 7, Cricket Ireland (CI) announced the test and the T20I teams of the Ireland national cricket team for the next Bangladesh tour.
The Bangladesh Ireland tour consists of a series of tests of two games and a T20I series of three games which will be played through Sylhet, Dhaka and Chattogram.
Andrew Balbirnie and Paul Stirling to direct Ireland
The coming matches between Ireland and the Bangla Tigers will be played in November-December, and the last time the Irish team went to Bangladesh, it was in 2023.
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Sylhet will organize the first November 11 test, and Dhaka will host the second match of November 19. Overall, the Irish played 10 test games, winning three.
Meanwhile, the T20I matches between the teams will be played on November 27, 29, 29 and December 2 in Chattogram and Dhaka.
Andrew Balbirnie will run a good test side that consists of four new arrivals to CADE Carmichael, Liam McCarthy, Jordan Neill and Stephen Doheny. In addition, the non -capped player Gavin Hoey was appointed to the team.
Cade Carmichael recovered an injury and is back in the team, while Lorcan Tucker is also there in the programming of the test and will seek to reproduce his success from 2023 in Bangladesh.
Speaking of the T20I team, Paul Stirling will lead the team in preparations for the Male T20 World Cup ICC 2026. Tim Tector also returned to the team, while the rest of the team is along the expected lines.
It’s fantastic to have again testing cricket on the horizon – Andrew White
In an official statement, the Irish selector Andrew White expressed his enthusiasm for the Irish team playing the next test games and explained:
“It’s fantastic to test cricket again on the horizon – and with that, we are delighted to see CADE Carmichael enter the test team after its ODI debut against the Antilles earlier this year. Not only had he had an excellent season, but he also demonstrated the qualities necessary to be an international cricket player in this format.
“Cade has compiled an excellent century against Afghanistan has in a four-day match in the water in a four-day match this year, and anyone who looks at his two ODI appearances against the Antilles will have noticed his composure and his technical capacity against the rapid bowling.
“Stephen Doheny is another player who has had a good national season and has demonstrated a number of technical changes which, we hope, will allow him to succeed in the future.”
Andrew White has also focused on managing their players’ workload while they are heading for Bangladesh, where conditions should be humid. He said:
“It is likely that we will need all our sailors through consecutive tests. Given the recent number of injuries we have managed, and the volume of cricket in the coming months, we will need to proactively manage the group in what will undoubtedly be hot and humid conditions.
“In terms of the T20 team, the probability is that Spin will play a more important role – so Gareth Delary, Matthew Humphreys and Ben White should offer options in this area. And with Mark Adair and Josh Little Returning at the squad, Graham Hume is done in a way on this occasion.
Ireland Squad for Bangladesh Tour has announced:
Squad de Test: Andrew Balbirnie (Captain), Curtis Campher, Cade Carmichael, Stephen Doheny, Gavin Hoey, Graham Hume, Matthew Humphreys, Andy McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Liam McCarthy, Paul Stirling, Jordan Neil, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tuck, Craig Young.
Squad T20i: Paul Stirling (Captain), Mark Adair, Ross Adair, Ben Calitz, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delary, George Dockrell, Matthew Humphreys, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Harry Tector, Tim Center, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Craig Young.
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