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The Ireland Men’s cricket team is in Jamaica and is set to play a multi-format white-ball series against the West Indies between 8 – 16 January 2022.
While the squads for both sides have been named, Ireland’s Paul Stirling is out of the first ODI after testing positive for COVID.
The squad will play a warm-up match today against a Jamaica Scorpions XI.
All matches will be played at Sabina Park, a venue steeped in Irish cricket folklore being the ground where Ireland Men beat Pakistan in the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup (see scorecard).
Here is what you need to know about the upcoming series.
Fixtures
Warm-up:
- January 5: Warm-up match – Ireland Men v Jamaica Scorpions – 9.30am (10.30am Eastern Caribbean / 2.30pm Ireland)
World Cup Super League series:
- January 8: 1st CG Insurance ODI – West Indies Men v Ireland Men (9.30am local / 2.30pm Ireland)
- January 11: 2nd CG Insurance ODI – West Indies Men v Ireland Men (9.30am local / 2.30pm Ireland)
- January 14: 3rd CG Insurance ODI – West Indies Men v Ireland Men (9.30am local / 2.30pm Ireland)
T20 International:
- January 16: West Indies Men v Ireland Men – T20I (4pm local / 9pm Ireland)
Squads
- Ireland Men’s ODI squad: Andrew Balbirnie (c), Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Josh Little, Andy McBrine, Barry McCarthy, William Porterfield, Neil Rock, Simi Singh, Paul Stirling*, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Craig Young.
- Ireland Men’s T20I squad: Andrew Balbirnie (c), Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Shane Getkate*, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, William McClintock, Neil Rock, Simi Singh, Paul Stirling, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Craig Young.
* Paul Stirling and Shane Getkate are still in Florida after testing positive for COVID – they will fly to Jamaica as soon as they are permitted (arrival time is TBC, but Stirling will miss the first ODI).
- West Indies ODI squad: Kieron Pollard (c), Shai Hope (vc), Shamarh Brooks, Roston Chase, Justin Greaves, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Motie, Jayden Seales, Nicholas Pooran, Romario Shepherd, Odean Smith, Devon Thomas.
- West Indies T20I squad: Kieron Pollard (c), Nicholas Pooran (vc), Roston Chase, Sheldon Cottrell, Dominic Drakes, Shai Hope, Akel Hosein, Jason Holder, Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Rovman Powell, Romario Shepherd, Odean Smith, Hayden Walsh Jr.
Broadcast details
In Ireland / UK
• BT Sports
Livescoring
You can follow livescoring of the series (inc warm-up match) here: Visit our Match Centre
Press Conference
A captain’s pre-Series press conference will be held via Zoom at 3pm, Friday 7 January 2022 (GMT) – or 10am (local time in Jamaica). Details to come.
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.