Ireland captain Paul Stirling says a good display against number one side India in their first men's T20 World Cup game would give them confidence for the rest of the tournament.
Ireland captain Paul Stirling says a good display against number one side India in their first men's T20 World Cup game would give them confidence for the rest of the tournament.
“India are a really difficult challenge - they’ve got a number of top, top bowlers, they’ve just come off the back of the IPL and we know what they bring is the highest quality in cricket standards," said 33-year-old opener Stirling. They finish against Pakistan on 16 June in what is expected to be a meeting between the sides battling for second place behind India.Canada and USA may be outsiders but the Americans boast home advantage and defeated Bangladesh 2-1 last month to earn a first series win over a Test-playing nation.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
T20 World Cup: 'Cricket's American Dream finally puts world into World Cup'The T20 World Cup is more than cricket's attempt to crack America, it is also the game finally opening its doors to the whole planet, says Stephan Shemilt.
Read more »
World Cup Rowing: Shorten and Scott strike gold at Lucerne World CupNorthern Ireland’s Rebecca Shorten and Hannah Scott both win gold at the World Rowing Cup in Lucerne.
Read more »
Matthew Cross eager to face England again after Scotland’s T20 World Cup tieIt has been six long years since England last agreed to face their fellow Britons.
Read more »
Matthew Cross eager to face England again after Scotland’s T20 World Cup tieIt has been six long years since England last agreed to face their fellow Britons.
Read more »
Women's T20 World Cup qualifier: Scotland beat Ireland to book Bangladesh berthScotland reach the Women's T20 World Cup with a dominant qualifier semi-final win over Ireland which ends the Irish side's hopes.
Read more »