international Cricket The Council (ICC) on Wednesday released a new four-year Future Tours Program (FTP) for the men’s sport from 2023 to 2027. In this extensive scheduling, Ireland Mains are set to play 113 matches against full members between May 2023 and April. 2027.
In all, Ireland men are set to play 12 Test matches, 54 One Day Internationals and 47 T20 Internationals against fellow full member sides. In an action-packed start to the new year, Ireland Men start 2023 with tours to Zimbabwe, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka as part of the current 2019-2023 FTP, before the new 2023-2027 FTP begins in May.
Ireland began the new FTP with a home white-ball series against Bangladesh, then immediately traveled to England for a one-off Test match in June 2023. Ireland will tour England for one Test, three ODIs and three ODIs before playing against Zimbabwe. Three T20Is later in the year.
Ireland will play after January 2024 Afghanistan His four series against the Asian team during the five-year cycle, one Test, three ODIs and three T20Is away. “The release of the new ICC Future Tours Program is another milestone in the progress Irish cricket has made in recent years. For Irish fans to enjoy the quality and quantity of international cricket previous generations had only dreamed of. ,
“Starting at home with Bangladesh, then going straight to a Test match against England is a mouth-watering start to the new schedule – and all this after three tours during the opening months of the year.”
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“During the period 2023–2027, Ireland Men will play matches against all 11 of the other Full Member sides, in 113 fixtures scheduled outside the ICC tournament. Happily, this will also include 12 Test matches – a format that we as a country are keen to pursue more in the years to come, while understanding that qualification for the World Cup is a key priority.” Cricket Ireland chief executive Warren Deutrom said.
Ireland, who achieved Test status with Afghanistan in 2017, will also play Tests at home against New Zealand and Zimbabwe, while their other limited-overs includes matches against Australia, Pakistan, South Africa, England, Sri Lanka and the West Indies. .
“It is also important to note that the FTP announced today does not include bilateral fixtures against partner countries, which will also be added to the Ireland men’s sports program in the coming years. This men’s FTP, combined with the women’s FTP announced yesterday Well, that means we have an incredibly busy few years for Irish cricket fans to enjoy.
“As a full member, the ability to be able to lock in many years’ worth of bilateral cricket is important to Cricket Ireland, as it allows us to plan ahead and pursue revenue streams with a great degree of certainty. allows. This revenue, from sectors such as broadcasting and sponsorship, goes back to sport at all levels, helping us grow the sport across Ireland,” concluded Deutrom.
The exact dates of the series are to be announced by the members in due course. The announcement of the new men’s FTP comes a day after the first women’s FTP was announced.
The mentioned schedule does not include fixtures against Associate Members, which will be announced in due course. FTP fixtures exclude further international matches played as part of ICC events – cricket may be the first such ICC event. World Cup qualifiers in June–July 2023 (if Ireland does not qualify automatically via the World Cup Super League).
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