Ireland at the Men's T20 World Cup
The Ireland cricket team is one of the full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), it represents all of Ireland (Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland). The team is administered by Cricket Ireland. They became associate members in 1993, and were granted full member status in 2017. They qualified for their first T20 World Cup in 2009, after winning the 2008 qualifier, they have qualified for every edition of the tournament since then. In eight editions that they have played, they have a win–loss record of 7–18 from 30 matches.
T20 World Cup record
| Men's T20 World Cup record | Qualification record[a] | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Ab[b] | Cap. | Pld | W | L | T | NR | |
| Did not qualify | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Super 8 | 8/12 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | William Porterfield | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Group stage | 9/12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | William Porterfield | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Group stage | 9/12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | William Porterfield | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| First round | 13/16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | William Porterfield | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| First round | 15/16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | William Porterfield | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||
| First round | 14/16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Andrew Balbirnie | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Super 12 | 11/16 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Andrew Balbirnie | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Group stage | 18/20 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Paul Stirling | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Group stage | 13/20 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Paul Stirling[i] | Qualified via T20I rankings (11th place) | ||||||
| Qualified | Qualified via T20I rankings (12th place) | ||||||||||||||
| Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 11/12 | 34 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 | N/a | 55 | 38 | 13 | 0 | 4 | |
- ↑ WCL Division One served as the qualifier for the 2007 edition.
- ↑ Abandoned matches are not counted in the official records.
Record by opponents
Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record
| Opponent | M | W | L | T+W | T+L | NR | Ab | Win % | First played |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 2022 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2012 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 2009 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2024 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 2010 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2009 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2021 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | 2014 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2009 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | 2016 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2009 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2022 | |
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2009 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2014 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 2024 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 | 2010 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 | 2014 | |
| Total | 34 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 28.57 | — |
| Source:[1][2] Last Updated: 17 February 2026 | |||||||||
Tournament results
2009 World Cup
- Squad
- Results
| Event | Group stage (Group A) | Super 8s (Group F) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | ||
| 2009 | Won by 6 wickets |
Lost by 8 wickets |
2 | Lost by 83 runs |
Lost by 9 runs |
Lost by 39 runs |
4 | Did not advance | Super 8s | |
| Source: Cricinfo[3] | ||||||||||
- Scorecards
Group stage (Group A) | ||||||||||||||
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Super 8s (Group F) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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2010 World Cup
- Squad and kit
![]() 2010 kit |
- Results
| Event | Group stage (Group D) | Super 8s | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | ||||
| 2010 | Lost by 70 runs |
No result |
3 | Did not advance | Group stage | |||||
| Source: Cricinfo[4] | ||||||||||
- Scorecards
Group stage (Group D) | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2012 World Cup
- Squad and kit
![]() 2012 kit |
- Results
| Event | Group stage (Group B) | Super 8s | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | ||||
| 2012 | Lost by 7 wickets |
No result |
3 | Did not advance | Group stage | |||||
| Source: Cricinfo[5] | ||||||||||
- Scorecards
Group stage (Group B) | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2014 World Cup
- Squad and kit
![]() 2014 kit |
- Results
| Event | First stage (Group B) | Super 10 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
| 2014 | Won by 3 wickets |
Won by 21 runs (DLS) |
Lost by 6 wickets |
3 | Did not advance | First stage | ||||
| Source: Cricinfo[6] | ||||||||||
- Scorecards
2016 World Cup
- Squad and kit
![]() 2016 kit |
- Results
| Event | First round (Group A) | Super 10 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
| 2016 | Lost by 2 wickets |
No result |
Lost by 12 runs |
4 | Did not advance | First round | ||||
| Source: Cricinfo[7] | ||||||||||
- Scorecards
First round (Group A) | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2021 World Cup
- Squad and kit
![]() 2021 kit |
- Results
| Event | First round (Group A) | Super 12 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
| 2021 | Won by 7 wickets |
Lost by 70 runs |
Lost by 8 wickets |
3 | Did not advance | First round | ||||
| Source: Cricinfo[9] | ||||||||||
- Scorecards
First round (Group A) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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2022 World Cup
- Squad and kit
![]() 2022 kit |
- Results
| Event | First round (Group A) | Super 12 (Group 1) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | ||
| 2022 | Lost by 31 runs |
Won by 6 wickets |
Won by 9 wickets |
3 | Lost by 9 wickets |
Won by 5 runs (DLS) |
Match abandoned |
Lost by 42 runs |
Lost by 35 runs |
5 | Did not advance | Super 10 | |
| Source: Cricinfo[12] | |||||||||||||
- Scorecards
First round (Group A) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Super 12 (Group 1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2024 World Cup
- Squad and kit
![]() 2024 kit |
- Results
| Group stage (Group A) | Super 8 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||||
Lost by 8 wickets |
Lost by 12 runs |
Match abandoned |
Lost by 3 wickets |
5 | Did not advance | Group stage | |||||||
| Source: Cricinfo[14] | |||||||||||||
- Scorecards
Group stage (Group A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2026 World Cup
- Squad and kit
![]() 2026 kit |
- Results
| Group stage (Group B) | Super 8 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||||
Lost by 20 runs |
Lost by 67 runs |
Won by 96 runs |
Match abandoned |
4 | Did not advance | Group stage | |||||||
| Source: Cricinfo[15] | |||||||||||||
- Scorecards
Group stage (Group B) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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See also
Notes
- ↑ Stirling was named captain in the original squad but was replaced by Lorcan Tucker after sustaining an injury during the team's second match.
References
- ↑ "Aggregate/overall records | Twenty20 Internationals | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ↑ "Result summary For ICC Men's T20 World Cup - Ireland". Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
- ↑ "Records | ICC World T20, 2009 Records | Team Match Results - Ireland". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ↑ "Records | ICC World T20, 2010 Records | Team Match Results - Ireland". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ↑ "Records | ICC World T20, 2012/13 Records | Team Match Results - Ireland". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ↑ "Records | ICC World T20, 2013/14 Records | Team Match Results - Ireland". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ↑ "Records | ICC World T20, 2015/16 Records | Team Match Results - Ireland". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ↑ "Persistent rain knocks Ireland out". Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ↑ "Records | ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 2021/22 Records | Team Match Results - Ireland". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ↑ "Curtis Campher takes four wickets in four balls vs Netherlands in T20 World Cup". SportStar. 18 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ↑ "Ireland pacer Curtis Campher becomes third bowler to take four wickets in four balls in T20Is". ANI News. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ↑ "Records | ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 2022/23 Records | Team Match Results - Ireland". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ↑ "Records, Twenty20 Internationals, Bowling records, Hat-tricks". Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 23 February 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ↑ "Records | ICC World T20, 2024 Records | Team Match Results - Ireland". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ↑ "Records | ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 2025/26 Records | Team Match Results - Ireland". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
- ↑ Cite error: The named reference
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- ↑ "T20 World Cup: Ireland stay in Super 8s contention after smashing highest score of tournament in big win over Oman". Sky Sports. 14 February 2026. Archived from the original on 18 February 2026. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
- ↑ "T20 World Cup 2026: Australia crash OUT of Super 8 race as Zimbabwe seal HISTORIC qualification". India.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ↑ "Australia out of T20 World Cup after Zimbabwe's match against Ireland rained off". The Guardian. 17 February 2026. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
