Ireland at the T20 World Cup
The Ireland cricket team is one of the full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), it represents all of Ireland (Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland). The team is administered by Cricket Ireland. They became associate members in 1993, and were granted full member status in 2017. They qualified for their first T20 World Cup in 2009, after winning the 2008 qualifier, they have qualified for every edition of the tournament since then. In seven editions that they have played, they have a win–loss record of 7–15 from 26 matches.
T20 World Cup record[edit]
| ICC T20 World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Cap. | Pld | W | L | T | NR | |
 2007 |
Did not qualify | No qualifiers held | ||||||||||||
 2009 |
Super 8 | 8/12 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | William Porterfield | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 2010 |
Group stage | 9/12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | William Porterfield | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
 2012 |
9/12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | William Porterfield | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
 2014 |
13/16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | William Porterfield | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
 2016 |
15/16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | William Porterfield | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||
  2021 |
First round | 14/16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Andrew Balbirnie | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
 2022 |
Super 12 | 10/16 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | Andrew Balbirnie | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
 2024 |
Qualified | Paul Stirling | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 7/8 | 26 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 4 | — | 55 | 38 | 13 | 0 | 4 | |
Teamwise record[edit]
| Opponent | M | W | L | T+W | T+L | NR | Win % | First played |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 2022 |
| Australia |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2012 |
| Bangladesh |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 2009 |
| England |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 2010 |
| India |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2009 |
 Namibia |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2021 |
 Netherlands |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | 2014 |
 New Zealand |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2009 |
| Oman |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2016 |
 Pakistan |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2009 |
 Scotland |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2022 |
| Sri Lanka |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2009 |
| United Arab Emirates |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2014 |
| West Indies |
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 2010 |
 Zimbabwe |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 2014 |
| Total | 26 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 26.92 | - |
| Source:[1] Last Updated: 4 November 2022 | ||||||||
2009 World Twenty20[edit]
- Squad
- Results
| Event | Group stage (Group A) | Super 8s (Group F) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | ||
| 2009 | Bangladesh W by 6 wickets |
India L by 6 wickets |
2 | New Zealand L by 83 runs |
Sri Lanka L by 9 runs |
Pakistan L by 39 runs |
4 | Did not advance | Super 8s | |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[2] | ||||||||||
2010 World Twenty20[edit]
- Squad
- Results
| Event | Group stage (Group D) | Super 8s | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | ||||
| 2010 | West Indies L by 70 runs |
England No result |
3 | Did not advance | Group stage | |||||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[3] | ||||||||||
2012 World Twenty20[edit]
- Squad
- Results
| Event | Group stage (Group B) | Super 8s | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | ||||
| 2012 | Australia L by 7 wickets |
West Indies No result |
3 | Did not advance | Group stage | |||||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[4] | ||||||||||
2014 World Twenty20[edit]
- Squad
- Results
| Event | First stage (Group B) | Super 10 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
| 2014 | Zimbabwe W by 3 wickets |
United Arab Emirates W by 21 runs (DLS) |
Netherlands L by 6 wickets |
3 | Did not advance | First stage | ||||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[5] | ||||||||||
2016 World Twenty20[edit]
- Squad
- Results
| Event | First round (Group A) | Super 10 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
| 2016 | Oman L by 2 wickets |
Bangladesh No result |
Netherlands L by 12 runs |
4 | Did not advance | First round | ||||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[6] | ||||||||||
2021 T20 World Cup[edit]
- Squad
- Andrew Balbirnie (c)
- Mark Adair
- Curtis Campher
- Gareth Delany
- George Dockrell
- Josh Little
- Andy McBrine
- Kevin O'Brien
- Neil Rock (wk)
- Simi Singh
- Paul Stirling
- Harry Tector
- Lorcan Tucker (wk)
- Ben White
Reserve players:
- Results
| Event | First round (Group A) | Super 12 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
| 2021 | Netherlands W by 7 wickets |
Sri Lanka L by 70 runs |
Namibia L by 8 wickets |
3 | Did not advance | First round | ||||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[7] | ||||||||||
2022 T20 World Cup[edit]
- Squad
- Results
| Event | First round (Group A) | Super 12 (Group 1) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | ||
| 2022 | Zimbabwe L by 31 runs |
Scotland W by 6 wickets |
West Indies W by 9 wickets |
3 | Sri Lanka L by 9 wickets |
England W by runs (DLS) |
Afghanistan Match abandoned |
Australia L by 42 runs |
New Zealand L by 35 runs |
5 | Did not advance | Super 10 | |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[8] | |||||||||||||
2024 T20 World Cup[edit]
- Squad
- Results
| Event | Group stage (Group A) | Overall Result | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||||||
| 2024 | India L by 8 wickets |
 Canada |
United States |
Pakistan |
TBD | TBD | ||||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[9] | ||||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Aggregate/overall records | Twenty20 Internationals | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "Records | ICC World T20, 2009 Records | Team Match Results - Ireland". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Records | ICC World T20, 2010 Records | Team Match Results - Ireland". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Records | ICC World T20, 2012/13 Records | Team Match Results - Ireland". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Records | ICC World T20, 2013/14 Records | Team Match Results - Ireland". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Records | ICC World T20, 2015/16 Records | Team Match Results - Ireland". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Records | ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 2021/22 Records | Team Match Results - Ireland". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Records | ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 2022/23 Records | Team Match Results - Ireland". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Records | ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 2024 Records | Team Match Results - Ireland". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
