Ireland in Twenty20 Internationals
Ireland has played 65 T20Is, has won 27 games, lost 31 games, tied one game and six games have ended as No result games.
It has posted a team total of 200 plus runs on four occasions. All such occasions are listed below. Its total of 225 for 7 against Afghanistan at Abu Dhabhi on 30 Nov 13 is its highest team total in T20Is
No | Score | Overs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
1 | 225/7 | 20.0 | 1 | v Afghanistan | Abu Dhabi | 30 Nov 2013 |
2 | 211/6 | 20.0 | 1 | v Scotland | Dubai (DSC) | 20 Jan 2017 |
3 | 205 | 19.2 | 2 | v Afghanistan | Greater Noida | 12 Mar 2017 |
4 | 205/5 | 20.0 | 1 | v Scotland | Deventer | 16 Jun 2018 |
Ireland has been dismissed all out for a total of less than 100 runs in T20Is on two occasions. 68 runs in 16,4 overs against West Indies at Providence on 30 Apr 10 and 71 against Afghanistan at Dubai (DSC} on 20 Jan 17 are the two occasions. 68 runs in 16,4 overs against West Indies at Providence on 30 Apr 10 is its lowest total in a completed innings. Ireland has been dismissed all out in an innings on eight occasions. All such occasions are tabulated below
No | Team | Score | Overs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
1 | Ireland | 115 | 16.4 | 2 | v New Zealand | Nottingham | 11 Jun 2009 |
2 | Ireland | 126 | 19.2 | 2 | v Afghanistan | Dubai (DSC) | 9 Feb 2010 |
3 | Ireland | 68 | 16.4 | 2 | v West Indies | Providence | 30 Apr 2010 |
4 | Ireland | 128 | 19.5 | 1 | v Netherlands | Dublin (M) | 25 Jul 2015 |
5 | Ireland | 105 | 19.1 | 2 | v P.N.G. | Townsville | 09 Feb 2016 |
6 | Ireland | 129 | 19.3 | 2 | v Hong Kong | Bready | 05 Sep 2016 |
7 | Ireland | 71 | 13.2 | 1 | v Afghanistan | Dubai (DSC) | 20 Jan 2017 |
8 | Ireland | 205 | 19.2 | 2 | v Afghanistan | Greater Noida | 12 Mar 2017 |
PR Stirling, WTS Porterfield and GC Wilson are the three Ireland batsman who have aggregated 1000 plus runs in T20Is. PR Stirling owns the record for most runs by an Ireland batsman in T20Is with 1151 runs to his credit. The following table lists the three batsmen who have scored 1000 plus runs in T20Is.
No | Player | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | C | HC | 0 | 4s | 6s |
1 | PR Stirling | 2009-2018 | 48 | 47 | 4 | 1151 | 81 | 26.76 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 142 | 37 |
2 | WTS Porterfield | 2008-2018 | 58 | 56 | 6 | 1024 | 72 | 20.48 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 115 | 20 |
3 | GC Wilson | 2008-2018 | 57 | 50 | 7 | 1019 | 65* | 23.69 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 91 | 16 |
Ireland batsmen have scored half centuries on 22 occasions and all such occasions are tabulated below. No Ireland batsman has scored a century in T20Is. PR Stirling’s 81 against Scotland at Deventer on 17 Jun 18 represents the highest individual score by an Ireland batsman in T20Is.
No | Player | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
1 | PR Stirling | 81 | 41 | 5 | 6 | v Scotland | Deventer | 17 Jun 2018 |
2 | PR Stirling | 79 | 38 | 9 | 3 | v Afghanistan | Dubai (DSC) | 24 Mar 2012 |
3 | EC Joyce | 78* | 58 | 6 | 3 | v Scotland | Dubai (DSC) | 18 Mar 2012 |
4 | PR Stirling | 76 | 43 | 8 | 4 | v Afghanistan | Abu Dhabi | 30 Nov 2013 |
5 | A Balbirnie | 74 | 40 | 11 | 1 | v Scotland | Deventer | 16 Jun 2018 |
6 | WTS Porterfield | 72 | 60 | 8 | 1 | v U.A.E. | Abu Dhabi | 16 Feb 2016 |
7 | PR Stirling | 65* | 52 | 9 | 0 | v Kenya | Mombasa | 23 Feb 2012 |
8 | GC Wilson | 65* | 29 | 8 | 3 | v Scotland | Dubai (DSC) | 20 Jan 2017 |
9 | AR Cusack | 65 | 44 | 3 | 3 | v Netherlands | Dubai (DSC) | 13 Feb 2010 |
10 | DT Johnston | 62 | 32 | 5 | 4 | v Afghanistan | Abu Dhabi | 30 Nov 2013 |
11 | PR Stirling | 61* | 32 | 9 | 3 | v Canada | Dubai (DSC) | 22 Mar 2012 |
12 | PR Stirling | 60 | 34 | 9 | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Sylhet | 17 Mar 2014 |
13 | PR Stirling | 60 | 36 | 5 | 3 | v Scotland | Dubai (DSC) | 20 Jan 2017 |
14 | GC Wilson | 59 | 34 | 5 | 2 | v Afghanistan | Greater Noida | 12 Mar 2017 |
15 | GC Wilson | 58 | 38 | 4 | 2 | v Scotland | Deventer | 16 Jun 2018 |
16 | WTS Porterfield | 57* | 58 | 4 | 1 | v P.N.G. | Belfast | 15 Jul 2015 |
17 | Simi Singh | 57* | 29 | 4 | 3 | v Netherlands | Rotterdam | 12 Jun 2018 |
18 | AD Poynter | 57 | 38 | 4 | 4 | v Netherlands | Sylhet | 21 Mar 2014 |
19 | WTS Porterfield | 56* | 27 | 8 | 2 | v Kenya | Dubai (DSC) | 14 Mar 2012 |
20 | SR Thompson | 56 | 35 | 6 | 2 | v Afghanistan | Greater Noida | 8 Mar 2017 |
21 | PR Stirling | 51 | 29 | 10 | 0 | v Scotland | Deventer | 16 Jun 2018 |
22 | NJ O’Brien | 50 | 34 | 5 | 1 | v Canada | Colombo (SSC) | 3 Feb 2010 |
PR Strling has scored eight half centuries which are tabulated below. PR Stirling owns the record for most fifties and also half centuries by an Ireland batsman in T20Is.
No | Player | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
1 | PR Stirling | 81 | 41 | 5 | 6 | v Scotland | Deventer | 17 Jun 2018 |
2 | PR Stirling | 79 | 38 | 9 | 3 | v Afghanistan | Dubai (DSC) | 24 Mar 2012 |
3 | PR Stirling | 76 | 43 | 8 | 4 | v Afghanistan | Abu Dhabi | 30 Nov 2013 |
4 | PR Stirling | 65* | 52 | 9 | 0 | v Kenya | Mombasa | 23 Feb 2012 |
5 | PR Stirling | 61* | 32 | 9 | 3 | v Canada | Dubai (DSC) | 22 Mar 2012 |
6 | PR Stirling | 60 | 34 | 9 | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Sylhet | 17 Mar 2014 |
7 | PR Stirling | 60 | 36 | 5 | 3 | v Scotland | Dubai (DSC) | 20 Jan 2017 |
8 | PR Stirling | 51 | 29 | 10 | 0 | v Scotland | Deventer | 16 Jun 2018 |
GB Dockrell and KJ O’Brien has caputed 58 and 54 wickets in T20Is and are the only two Ireland bowlers who have an aggregate of 50 plus wickets in T20Is. GD Dockrell with 58 wickets to his credit owns the record for most wickets by an Ireland bowler in T20Is
The following is the list of Ireland bowlers who have captured four wickets in T20Is. AR Cusack’s 4 for 11 against West Indies at Kingston on 21 Feb 2014 represent the best bowling figures by an Ireland bowler in T20Is
No | Player | O | M | R | W | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
1 | AR Cusack | 4.0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | v West Indies | Kingston | 21 Feb 2014 |
2 | J Mulder | 4.0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | v Scotland | Dubai (DSC) | 20 Jan 2017 |
3 | AR Cusack | 3.0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | v Sri Lanka | Lord’s | 14 Jun 2009 |
4 | GH Dockrell | 3.3 | 0 | 20 | 4 | v Netherlands | Dubai (DSC) | 13 Feb 2010 |
5 | AR Cusack | 4.0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | v Scotland | Belfast | 02 Aug 2008 |
6 | DT Johnston | 4.0 | 1 | 22 | 4 | v Afghanistan | Colombo (PSS) | 01 Feb 2010 |
7 | BJ McCarthy | 4.0 | 0 | 33 | 4 | v Afghanistan | Greater Noida | 10 Mar 2017 |
8 | KJ O’Brien | 4.0 | 0 | 45 | 4 | v Afghanistan | Greater Noida | 12 Mar 2017 |
AR Cusack holds the record for most four wickets haul by an Ireland bowler in T20Is. He has three such hauls which are listed below.
No | Player | O | M | R | W | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
1 | AR Cusack | 4.0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | v West Indies | Kingston | 21 Feb 2014 |
2 | AR Cusack | 3.0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | v Sri Lanka | Lord’s | 14 Jun 2009 |
3 | AR Cusack | 4.0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | v Scotland | Belfast | 02 Aug 2008 |
The following is the list of Ireland bowlers who have conceded 50 plus runs in an innings in T20Is. The most expensive Ireland bowler in T20Is is BJ McCarthy who had returned with none for 69 against Afghanistan at Greater Noida on 12 Mar 17. BJ McCarthy also owns the record for most expensive Ireland bowler for conceding most runs without capturing a wicket in T20Is
No | Player | O | M | R | W | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
1 | BJ McCarthy | 4.0 | 0 | 69 | 0 | v Afghanistan | Greater Noida | 12 Mar 2017 |
2 | CA Young | 4.0 | 0 | 56 | 1 | v Hong Kong | Bready | 05 Sep 2016 |
3 | AR Cusack | 4.0 | 0 | 53 | 1 | v Zimbabwe | Sylhet | 17 Mar 2014 |
4 | KJ O’Brien | 4.0 | 0 | 52 | 1 | v Afghanistan | Greater Noida | 08 Mar 2017 |
5 | BJ McCarthy | 4.0 | 0 | 51 | 1 | v Scotland | Deventer | 17 Jun 2018 |
NJ O’Brien with 25 dismissals to his credit owns the record for most dismissals by an Ireland wicket keeper in T20Is. GC Wilson is close behind with 22 dismissals. GC Wilson with 18 catches holds the record for most catches by an Ireland wicket keeper in T20Is. NJ O’Brien with 10 stumping dismissals hold the record for most stumping dismissals by an Ireland wicket keeper in T20Is.
GH Dockrell {26} and WTS Porterfield {22} are the two Ireland fieldsmen – other than wicket keepers – who have pouched 20 plus catches. GH Dockrell owns the record for most catches by an Ireland fieldsman in T20Is.
The following table lists the seven occasions of 80 plus runs partnerships posted by Ireland batsmen in T20Is. The highest partnership posted by Ireland batsman in T20Is is the 109 runs unfinished partnership for the first wicket between WTS Porterfield and PR Sterling against Canada at Dubai {DSC} on 22 Mar 2012
No | Partners | Runs | Wkt | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | |
1 | WTS Porterfield, PR Stirling | 109* | 1st | v Canada | Dubai (DSC) | 22 Mar 2012 | |
2 | AD Poynter, KJ O’Brien | 101 | 4th | v Netherlands | Sylhet | 21 Mar 2014 | |
3 | A Balbirnie, GC Wilson | 91 | 4th | v Scotland | Deventer | 16 Jun 2018 | |
4 | SR Thompson, WTS Porterfield | 82 | 2nd | v Afghanistan | Greater Noida | 08 Mar 2017 | |
5 | PR Stirling, GC Wilson | 80 | 3rd | v Afghanistan | Dubai (DSC) | 24 Mar 2012 | |
6 | WTS Porterfield, PR Stirling | 80 | 1st | v Zimbabwe | Sylhet | 17 Mar 2014 | |
7 | WTS Porterfield, EC Joyce | 80 | 1st | v U.A.E. | Sylhet | 19 Mar 2014 |