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Hosts Announces T20I Squad for Ireland vs New Zealand Series

Cricket Ireland have revealed their 14-member squad for the upcoming matches against New Zealand. The Irish team is set to square off against the Kiwis in both the white ball formats with the hosts first playing 3 T2oI’s which kick start on 10th July.

The team management has decided to back most of the players that shined in their recently concluded series against India. Despite being completely outplayed in the first T20I, The Irish team gave India a tough fight in the last game. They almost defeated the Men in Blue after being asked to chase down a mammoth score of 226 with Andrew Balbirnie’s men just falling short by four runs in Dublin. Ireland will be eager to build on such growing performances when they take on New Zealand at home.

Check out this Tweet by Cricket Ireland 

📡: SQUAD ANNOUNCED

Ireland Men’s squad for the T20I series against New Zealand announced: https://t.co/iAOEIastef#BackingGreen | #Exchange22 | ☘️🏏 pic.twitter.com/0a4mhy8UKL

— Cricket Ireland (@cricketireland) July 4, 2022

Andrew White, Ireland’s Chair of National Men’s Selectors shared a statement after the announcement of the T20I squad for the upcoming matches against NZ. He said, “Naturally, the selectors are backing the players that performed well against India – the high standards we sought were delivered upon, and we hope the squad can put in similar performances against New Zealand.”

He added, “The second T20I against India was a superb spectacle for the fans, but I know the coaching staff and players were gutted not to get across the line. The players should take great confidence from the past week, and we hope that this can lead to greater consistency in performances. It would be fantastic to see the sporting public – young and not-so-young – come out in their numbers and support the team at Stormont.”

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 Ireland kick start their upcoming white-ball series against the Black Caps with the three T20Is. These games will be played at The Village in Dublin on 10, 12, and 15 July.  After the conclusion of the three match T20I’s, the Kiwis are set to play three One Day Internationals against Ireland at the Civil Service Cricket Club in Belfast. They are scheduled to be played on 18th, 20th, and 22nd July with the hosts announcing the ODI squad earlier.

Moving onto the T20’s, the Irish team management has added the likes of Stephen Doheny and Conor Olphert to the squad. Doheny has ben one of the upcoming stars from the Irish circuit and will be hoping to make his debut against New Zealand.

Ireland’s T20I squad against New Zealand 

Andrew Balbirnie (C), Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, George Dockrell, Curtis Campher, Josh Little, Stephen Doheny, Barry McCarthy, Andrew McBrine, Paul Stirling, Conor Olphert, Lorcan Tucker, Harry Tector, Craig Young.

Image Credits- Cricket Ireland Twitter

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