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Cricket West Indies (CWI) today confirmed the match schedule for the Ireland Men’s tour of the West Indies. Ireland will play three CG Insurance One-Day Internationals (ODI), to be followed by a one off T20 International (T20I) at Sabina Park, Jamaica from Saturday, January 8 to Sunday, January 16.
The CG Insurance ODIs will start at 9:30am local time (10.30am Eastern Caribbean / 2.30pm Ireland) and the T20I will start at 4pm local time (5pm Eastern Caribbean / 9pm Ireland). All matches will be available in Ireland and the United Kingdom on BT Sport on its sport channels and across its digital platforms.
The ODI series will be Ireland’s sixth World Cup Super League series – see table as it stands.
Match schedule – at Sabina Park
• January 8: 1st CG Insurance ODI – 9.30am (10.30am Eastern Caribbean / 2.30pm Ireland)
• January 11: 2nd CG Insurance ODI – 9.30am (10.30am Eastern Caribbean / 2.30pm Ireland)
• January 14: 3rd CG Insurance ODI – 9.30am (10.30am Eastern Caribbean / 2.30pm Ireland)
• January 16: T20I International – 4pm (5pm Eastern Caribbean / 9pm Ireland)
A warm-up match prior to the first ODI will be announced in due course.
Richard Holdsworth, High Performance Director of Cricket Ireland, said:
“We are pleased to be returning to the Caribbean where we have so many great memories. The World Cup Super League is a crucial set of fixtures for Ireland as we attempt to qualify for the next Cricket World Cup, and – if the series in 2020 is anything to go by – we look forward to a highly competitive series in January.”
Johnny Grave, CEO of CWI, said:
“We are looking forward to welcoming Ireland back to the West Indies in January. They last visited the Caribbean in 2020 and we had some exciting encounters, so we can anticipate a competitive series to start the new year.”
Cricket Ireland, officially known as The Irish Cricket Union Company Limited by Guarantee, is the governing body for cricket on the island of Ireland. It oversees the national men’s and women’s teams and organizes the Inter-Provincial Series, Super 3s, and All-Ireland club competitions. Ireland achieved Test status for women in 2000 and for men in 2017 when it became a Full Member of the ICC.
