Ireland at the Men's T20 World Cup

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The Ireland cricket team is one of the full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), it represents all of Ireland (Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland). The team is administered by Cricket Ireland. They became associate members in 1993, and were granted full member status in 2017. They qualified for their first T20 World Cup in 2009, after winning the 2008 qualifier, they have qualified for every edition of the tournament since then. In eight editions that they have played, they have a win–loss record of 7–18 from 230 matches.

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T20 World Cup record

ICC T20 World Cup record Qualification record [a]
YearRoundPositionPldWLTNRAb [b] Cap.PldWLTNR
Flag of South Africa.svg 2007 Did not qualify51400
Flag of England.svg 2009 Super 88/12514000 William Porterfield 43001
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg 2010 Group stage9/12201010 William Porterfield 74300
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2012 9/12201010 William Porterfield 87100
Flag of Bangladesh.svg 2014 13/16321000 William Porterfield 98001
Flag of India.svg 2016 15/16302010 William Porterfield 84301
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Flag of Oman.svg 2021 First round14/16312000 Andrew Balbirnie 85300
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2022 Super 1210/16834001 Andrew Balbirnie 53200
Flag of the United States.svg WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg 2024 Group stage18/20403001 Paul Stirling 64101
Total0 Titles8/93071803255381304
  1. WCL Division One served as the qualifier for the 2007 edition.
  2. Abandoned matches are not counted in the official records.

Record by opponents

OpponentMWLT+WT+LNRAbWin %First played
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 10000012022
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 20200000.002012
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 21000101002009
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 11000000.002024
Flag of England.svg  England 21000101002010
Flag of India.svg  India 20200000.002009
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 10100000.002021
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 312000033.332014
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 20200000.002009
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 10100000.002016
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 20200000.002009
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 11000001002022
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 30300000.002009
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 11000001002014
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10000012024
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 3110010502010
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 2110000502014
Total30718003223.33-
Source: [1] Last Updated: 17 June 2024

Tournament results

England 2009

Squad
Results
EventGroup stage (Group A)Super 8s (Group F)SemifinalFinalOverall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
2009 Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
W by 6 wickets
Flag of India.svg  India
L by 6 wickets
2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
L by 83 runs
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
L by 9 runs
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
L by 39 runs
4Did not advanceSuper 8s
Source: ESPNcricinfo [2]

West Indies 2010

Squad
Results
EventGroup stage (Group D)Super 8sSemifinalFinalOverall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
2010 WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
L by 70 runs
Flag of England.svg  England
No result
3Did not advanceGroup stage
Source: ESPNcricinfo [3]

Sri Lanka 2012

Squad
Results
EventGroup stage (Group B)Super 8sSemifinalFinalOverall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
2012 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
L by 7 wickets
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
No result
3Did not advanceGroup stage
Source: ESPNcricinfo [4]

Bangladesh 2014

Squad
Results
EventFirst stage (Group B)Super 10SemifinalFinalOverall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
2014 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
W by 3 wickets
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
W by 21 runs (DLS)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
L by 6 wickets
3Did not advanceFirst stage
Source: ESPNcricinfo [5]

India 2016

Squad
Results
EventFirst round (Group A)Super 10SemifinalFinalOverall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
2016 Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
L by 2 wickets
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh
No result
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
L by 12 runs
4Did not advanceFirst round
Source: ESPNcricinfo [6]

Oman & UAE 2021

Squad
Results
EventFirst round (Group A)Super 12SemifinalFinalOverall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
2021 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
W by 7 wickets
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
L by 70 runs
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
L by 8 wickets
3Did not advanceFirst round
Source: ESPNcricinfo [7]

Australia 2022

Squad
Results
EventFirst round (Group A)Super 12 (Group 1)SemifinalFinalOverall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
2022 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
L by 31 runs
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
W by 6 wickets
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
W by 9 wickets
3Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
L by 9 wickets
Flag of England.svg  England
W by runs (DLS)
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan
Match abandoned
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
L by 42 runs
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
L by 35 runs
5Did not advanceSuper 10
Source: ESPNcricinfo [8]

United States & West Indies 2024

Squad
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Kit left arm.svg
Kit body ire t20i23.png
Kit body.svg
Kit right arm navyborder.png
Kit right arm.svg
Kit trousers long.png

2024 kit

Results
Group stage (Group A)Super 8SemifinalFinalOverall Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
RankOpposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Flag of India.svg  India
L by 8 wickets
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
L by 12 runs
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Match abandoned
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
L by 3 wickets
5Did not advanceGroup stage
Source: ESPNcricinfo [9]

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