Dublin, 10 February : Cricket Ireland has announced five squads for the historic tours of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. After playing in all three formats in Bangladesh, Andy Balbirnie’s men will head to Sri Lanka for two more Test matches.
Peter Moore, the former Zimbabwe international wicket-keeper batsman, has been selected for both the Test squads. Moore has previous experience of playing in Bangladesh, having scored 63 not out and 83 during the tour there in November 2018. Wicket-keeper batsman Lorcan Tucker, who was impressive in last year’s T20 World Cup, has also been included in all five teams.
In a statement issued by Cricket Ireland, head coach Henrik Malan said, We are not going to try to play like anyone else, we will play our way and that is the important message for us at the moment. We want our players to Go out and find out how we play well in Tests.
Ireland will play three ODIs, three T20 Internationals and a Test match on their first-ever full tour of Bangladesh. Ireland will play a warm-up match on March 15, followed by three One Day Internationals, three T20 Internationals and a Test match. This will be the first Test match played between the two sides.
After this, the Ireland team will play a Test match and two Day Internationals on the second tour of Sri Lanka. The team will leave Dublin on 11 March.
Ireland squad for Bangladesh ODI series: Andrew Balbirnie (c), Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Stephen Doheny, Graham Hume, Matthew Humphreys, Josh Little, Andrew McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker and Ben White.
Ireland squad for Bangladesh T20I series: Andrew Balbirnie (c), Mark Adair, Ross Adair, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Graham Hume, Matthew Humphreys, Barry McCarthy, Conor Olfert, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White and Craig Young.
Ireland squad for Bangladesh Test match: Andrew Balbirnie (c), Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, Murray Cummins, George Dockrell, Graham Hume, Matthew Humphreys, Andrew McBrine, Barry McCarthy, James McCullum, PJ Moore, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker and Ben White.
Ireland squad for Sri Lanka Test: Andrew Balbirnie (c), Curtis Campher, Murray Cummins, George Dockrell, Matthew Foster, Graham Hume, Matthew Humphreys, Andrew McBrine, Barry McCarthy, James McCullum, PJ Moore, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker and Ben White.
Ireland squad for Sri Lanka ODI series: Paul Stirling (c), Curtis Campher, Murray Cummins, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Stephen Doheny, Matthew Foster, Graham Hume, Matthew Humphreys, Andrew McBrine, Conor Olfert, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker and Craig Young.
