Pakistan 159 for 5 (Akmal 57) beat Ireland 120 for 9 (Porterfield 40, Ajmal 4-19) by 39 runs…
Requiring a win to move into the semi-finals, Pakistan accomplished just that with an efficient performance, easing past Ireland by 39 runs at The Oval. The margin was also sufficient to lift their net run-rate to 1.19, e…

Sri Lanka 144 for 9 (Jayawardene 78, Cusack 4-18) beat Ireland 135 for 7 (Malinga 2-18) by nine runs…
Mahela Jayawardene saved his team’s blushes with 78 from 53 balls, as Sri Lanka moved a step closer to the semi-finals with an awkward but ultimately comfortable nine-run victory over the unfancied Irish at …

New Zealand 198 for 5 (Redmond 63, Guptill 45*, Styris 42) beat Ireland 115 (Nathan McCullum 3-15) by 83 runs..
The Black Caps dominated Ireland from start to finish as they put their injury woes behind them to complete a convincing win.
Aaron Redmond battered the Irish attack with 63 from just 30 balls before Mar…

India 113 for 2 (Rohit 52*, Gambhir 37) beat Ireland 112 for 8 (Zaheer 4-19, Ojha 2-18) by eight wickets…
Zaheer Khan did most of the damage as champions India inflicted a chastening eight-wicket defeat on Ireland in the final ICC World Twenty20 Group A fixture at Trent Bridge.
William Porterfield’s men ma…

Ireland 138 for 4 (Niall O’Brien 40, Kevin O’Brien 39*) beat Bangladesh 137 for 8 (Mortaza 33*, Johnston 3-20) by six wickets…
Ireland beat Bangladesh in the 2007 World Cup and, pitted against the same side in a do-or-die clash in more familiar conditions, produced an encore to surge into the second st…

West Indies 134 for 1 (Gayle 88*) beat Ireland 130 for 7 (Bray 30, Benn 2-24) by 9 wickets…
Captain Chris Gayle led the way with 88 not out off 56 balls as his team got home with four overs to spare.
Openers Gayle and Andre Fletcher began their pursuit of 131 at a steady pace but [...]

Ireland 135 for 7 (Botha 35, Seelar 3-28) tied with Netherlands 135 for 9 (ten Doeschate 29, McCallan 3-32, Rankin 2-24). Ireland won via the Super Over….
Both sides managed 135 from their 20 overs but it was the Irish who held their nerve when each had another scheduled six balls to surmount.
Netherlands pa…