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Ireland Men’s cricket team arrives in Sydney today for a preparation camp ahead of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup next month – and Irish fans can enjoy watching three warm-up games this coming week via livestream.
The warm-up matches in Sydney – hosted by Randwick Petersham Cricket Club under the banner of the Lefand Cricket Week – will be played at Coogee Oval in Sydney’s eastern suburbs:
• 4 October: Ireland XI v RPCC XI (T20; Coogee Oval; start time 1pm Sydney / 3am Dublin)
• 5 October: Ireland XI v SCG XI (T20; Coogee Oval; start time 1pm Sydney / 3am Dublin)
• 7 October: Ireland XI v NSW XI (T20; Coogee Oval; start time 1pm Sydney / 3am Dublin)
The three matches at Coogee will be available watch live via Cricket Ireland’s Youtube channel: www.youtube.com/CricketIrelandLive
OFFICIAL ICC MEN’S T20 WORLD CUP
Fixtures
Ireland will then travel to Melbourne to play two official ICC Men’s T20 World Cup warm-up matches, before moving to Hobart for the first round of the tournament proper.
Warm-up matches:
• 11 October: Ireland v Namibia (T20; Melbourne; start time 7pm)
• 13 October: Ireland v Sri Lanka (T20; Melbourne; start time 3pm)
First Round matches:
• 17 October: Ireland v Zimbabwe (T20 World Cup Round 1; Hobart; start time 7pm)
• 19 October: Ireland v Scotland (T20 World Cup Round 1; Hobart; start time 3pm)
• 21 October: Ireland v West Indies (T20 World Cup Round 1; Hobart; start time 3pm)
* All times are local to venue
For the full tournament schedule, see: https://www.t20worldcup.com/fixtures
Broadcast
Broadcast details for Ireland/UK as they stand are:
• 17 October: Ireland v Zimbabwe – Sky Sports Cricket
• 19 October: Ireland v Scotland – Sky Sports Cricket
• 21 October: Ireland v West Indies – Sky Sports Main Event
Ireland Men’s squad
Andrew Balbirnie (captain), Paul Stirling (vice-captain), Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Stephen Doheny, Fionn Hand, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Conor Olphert, Simi Singh, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Craig Young.
Name of Author: Cricket Ireland
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.
