4 out of 4 now after defeating the might of America this morning. Porterfield got a massive hundred.
Irish Cricket
Bandage
#302
Ireland qualified for next yearās T20 World Cup by topping the group. We won all games with the exception of one match which was rained off. The top 3 teams in each group progress to the main tournament but thereās also quarter finals, semi-finals and a final of this qualifying event.
Ireland went straight to the semi-final courtesy of topping the group and we won it yesterday against the UAE. Max Sorensen did the damage with the ball and allowed us to defend a modest enough total.
Weāve just made 225/7 in the final against Afghanistan with retiring legend Trent Johnston hitting 62 from 32 balls - his first ever T20 half century in his final game for Ireland. 
Afghanistan are 76/4 after 7 overs - on pace with the required rate but Dockrell and Cusack have taken two wickets apiece. Live on Sky Sports at the moment.
Bandage
#303
2 wickets in 2 balls for RTE Sports Personality of the Year elect Trent Johnston.
139/8 after 14 overs.
Bandage
#304
Trent Johnston starts his final over for Ireland with a wicket.
Iām so happy but Iām crying too.
This is incredibly emotional.
Bandage
#306
[quote=āBandage, post: 867805, member: 9ā]Trent Johnston starts his final over for Ireland with a wicket.
Iām so happy but Iām crying too.
This is incredibly emotional.[/quote]
Final over in a limited overs competition of course.
I forgot that we still have the Intercontinental Cup final to come before TJ bows out. Make it your business to get to Dubai for that.
braz83
#307
Trent Johnstonās final game for Ireland ends in victory, we have regained the Intercontinental Cup. Recovered well from a first innings collapse. John Mooney took five wickets in each innings, fifties from Joyce and Niall OāBrien in the second innings. Trent had a bit of a cameo with the bat second time around too, scoring 31. Ireland now hold the Associate nation trophies for all three formats, we are indisputably top dogs of the second tier. Hopefully a good showing in Bangladesh for the World T20 will follow. Incidentally, they have changed the format for that somewhat, so we have to emerge top of a group including Zimbabwe and some other Associates to get into a group with the big boys.
balbec
#308
ICC annual cricketer of the year awards: Associate and Affiliate Cricketer of the Year - Kevin OāBrien (Ireland)
Manuel_Zelaya
#309
IRELAND have been handed a New Year boost with confirmation that they will be playing two ODIās against Sri Lanka. The games will both take place at Clontarf on Tuesday May 6 and Thursday May 8.
āItās great news for both the team and supporters,ā said Ireland coach Phil Simmons, who by coincidence flew out to Sri Lanka on Wednesday with the Ireland A squad on a two week tour.
āIreland need as many matches as possible against Full Member sides. Itās how we measure ourselves now in terms of our cricketing progress. Weāll be gearing our preparation towards the 2015 World Cup, and this series is ideal. 2013 couldnāt have gone much better in terms of the fact that we won three trophies and continued our domination against our fellow Associates.
āWe did however miss opportunities to claim victories against both Pakistan and England when in strong positions. Weāll be looking to take our cricket to the next level in 2014 by winning from these type of situations, pressing home our advantage when weāre on top.
āItās a fantastic opportunity for our squad to face players of the calibre of Kumar Sangakkara, Angelo Matthews, Tillakaratne Dilshan and of course Lasith Malinga. Theyāre going to be tough opposition but Irish conditions in May will be to our advantage.ā
Warren Deutrom, Cricket Ireland Chief Executive said: āWe are most grateful to Sri Lanka Cricket for giving us this opportunity. It is clear to all in the game that our performances against the Full Members are becoming increasingly competitive in all formats, and this is another opportunity for us to convert strong match positions into ranking points. Along with our series in the Caribbean and the World T20 this is a strong start to the year and, win or lose, another chance to demonstrate that we belong at this level.ā
It will be only the second visit of a Sri Lankan side to Irish shores - the previous occasion was at Eglinton in 1979 when Ivan Andersonās century helped Ireland secure a draw in the first-class match.
In more recent times Ireland lost their only ODI encounter by eight wickets in the 2007 World Cup, a game which marked the end of Adi Birrellās tenure as Ireland coach.The teams met again in a thrilling game at Lordās during the 2009 ICC World Twenty20, when Ireland lost by just nine runs to the eventual finalists.
Ireland are in action later this month when they tour the West Indies before they take part in the ICC World Twenty20 in Bangladesh in March.
Bandage
#310
Chaps, what do these new test cricket proposals mean for us? Seems to be positive, does it?
Bandage
#311
Weāre in a great position to defeat the West Indies in a T20 international at the moment. Thereās a stream to watch it on the @IrelandCricket twitter page.
braz83
#312
Just put it on a few minutes ago. One camera, almost impossible to know what is going on! Would be a good victory, should really finish it off from here. Held Gayle to 18 off 19 balls, rarely see him score so slowly in a T20.
braz83
#313
Narine took Poynter there and only conceded one run, but thankfully heās bowled out now. They took Rampaul for 14 from the previous over, so still in charge here. Need 22 off 24 with six wickets left and Joyce still at the crease.