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Ireland
Fri, February 25 2011
Bangladesh register hard-fought win over Ireland
By Suneer Chowdhary
Bangladesh should have never got into the soup they were in at the start of the second innings. They seemed to have won a good toss when the Irish quickies had been slaughtered for 49 off the first five overs
Fri, February 25 2011
Plucky Ireland get 10 Bangladesh wickets for 152 runs
By Suneer Chowdhary
At 53 for no loss in the seventh over, Shakiba al Hasan’s decision to bat first against Ireland at the Shere Bangla Stadium in Mirpur against Ireland seemed to have been vindicated. By the time the innings had ended, Shakib would have wondered what went wrong.
Fri, February 25 2011
Bangladesh elect to bat first against Ireland
By CricketCountry Staff
Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hsan won the toss and opted to bat first in their World Cup Group A match against Ireland at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpu
Fri, February 25 2011
Bangladesh eye revenge against Ireland
Bangladesh go into Friday's World Cup match against Ireland determined to resurrect their campaign by avenging two successive losses to their rivals at major events
Thu, February 24 2011
Bangladesh spinners hope to catch Ireland napping
Bangladesh will bank on spin to outwit Ireland in Friday's World Cup match, with skipper Shakib Al Hasan warning the visitors they will struggle in Dhaka.
Tue, February 22 2011
Bangladesh focused on Ireland after India loss
Bangladesh will take on Ireland in their next World Cup match on Friday with renewed confidence despite the opening defeat against India
Mon, February 21 2011
Ireland skipper Porterfield upbeat on World Cup chances
By Kuldip Lal
Ireland captain William Porterfield has warned rivals not to under-estimate his World Cup side, saying the minnows were capable of another giant-killing run.
Mon, February 21 2011
Birth certificates have ‘no bar’ at World Cup
By John Weaver
Australians playing for Ireland, South Africans turning out for the Netherlands, Indians and Pakistanis in the Canadian team. A birth certificate is no bar at the World Cup
Sun, February 20 2011
Meet the cricketing brothers at World Cup
Sharing the same passion for the game and the same surnames, there are five sets of brothers looking to claim a slice of cricketing history at the World Cup.
Tue, February 15 2011
Ireland, Netherlands pull off surprise wins
Andre Botha turned in a fine all-round performance as Ireland sprang a surprise beating Zimbabwe by four wickets in a World Cup warm-up match at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur on Tuesday.