Cricket

Ryan Rickelton and Tristan Stubbs dug South Africans out of trouble after promising start by Ireland

Opening batter Ross makes century off just 57 deliveries before younger brother Mark takes four wickets

Orla Prendergast had hit career-best 80 from 51 balls but was bowled by Kate Cross off the last ball of 19th over, leaving Ireland needing seven runs from final six balls

Match had been reduced to 22 overs per side after four-and-a-half hours were lost to rain

England blew Ireland away with 275 runs

Ireland’s Orla Prendergast impressed with both bat and ball in four-wicket defeat

37-year-old all-rounder believed to be awaiting a liver transplant

Root finished unbeaten on 62 as England chases down 205 to win by five wickets

Tourists win third and final contest at Stormont after bowling home side out for 122

Arlene Kelly’s three wickets turned the tide of the contest and put Ireland 2-0 up in three-match series

Stadium expected to be ready in time to host matches in 2030 Men's T20 World Cup

Former England batter who played 182 times for his country has died at the age of 55

Duo hit a combined 111 against Zimbabwe to turn around a Test they looked set to lose

Ireland collapse to 33-5 chasing 158 for victory in one-off Test match in Belfast

47-run partnership for the final wicket between Andy McBrine and Matthew Humphreys proved vital

Indian regions face off in Inter Diaspora Premier League T10 competition at North Kildare Cricket Club

Zimbabwe were 85 without loss at lunch but went on to lose final eight wickets for 67 runs

Bowler walked out to a guard of honour and standing ovation from Lord’s crowd in his 188th and final Test

Club with membership mainly from Indian community faces thousands of euro in repair costs after astro turf matting damaged

Proteas needed just 30 runs from 30 balls with five wickets in hand but fell apart under pressure at the death

Victory knocks former champions Australia out and sets up semi-final clash with South Africa

Ireland’s batting has failed to live up to its billing pre-tournament

Co-hosts USA qualify for the Super Eights after game against Ireland was abandoned without a ball being bowled

Jasprit Bumrah’s three wickets and 15 dot balls vital in tight affair in New York

Canadians secure first victory in history of competition on day to forget for the Irish

Co-hosts hold their nerve to pull off a major upset and make it back-to-back wins in the tournament.

Organisers say ground staff are working on remedying drop-in pitches for rest of tournament

Ireland bowled out for just 96 after losing key toss in T20 World Cup opener

Ireland head coach Heinrich Malan strikes confident note ahead of tournament

All-rounder’s 49 with the bat allowed Ireland post a competitive target in The Hague

Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan lead visitors to six-wicket win to secure series 2-1 at Castle Avenue

The two sides will meet at the T20 World Cup in Florida in just over six weeks’ time

Former captain hits 77 as Ireland claim five-wicket victory with one ball to spare at Castle Avenue

Co Down-based civil engineering group generated revenues in excess of £1bn last year

Last week, the Irish male players opted to decline terms offered by Cricket Ireland.

Left-arm pace bowler will miss series against Pakistan and tri-series in the Netherlands after breaking through to first team in India

Scotland qualify for a first T20 World Cup as Kathryn Bryce stars in eight-wicket rout

Ireland will now play Scotland in Sunday’s semi-finals for a place at this year’s World Cup in Bangladesh

Porterfield previously combined board duties with coaching at Gloucestershire before taking up a new job with Lancashire earlier this month

Rashid Khan takes four wickets as Ireland fall short by 10 runs in Sharjah