Scotland’s EDINBURGH – After today’s match against Germany was called off owing to rain before a ball was thrown, Ireland Men have now earned a spot in the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup.
Ireland just required one more point to mathematically guarantee qualification after winning their previous four games against Italy, Denmark, Austria, and Jersey. As a result of today’s abandonment, the points were split and Ireland’s summer travels to the USA and the West Indies were assured.
In their final encounter of the qualifying round, Ireland will take on the hosts Scotland at 3.30 p.m. tomorrow, Friday, July 28, at Grange Cricket Club. The tournament winner will be determined by the game.
Captain of the Ireland Men’s team, Paul Stirling, stated:
“While it’s true that we’d preferred to qualify on the field today, we’re happy to have fulfilled our main goal of getting into the 2019 T20 World Cup. We had a very specific game plan and approach that we intended to use in Scotland, and I believe that we were successful in doing so.
“So, we’ll celebrate the job well done this afternoon, but there’s a trophy on the line tomorrow and we are keen to continue that winning momentum going into the India T20 series next month.”
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