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- ↑ "All time Ireland team (3)". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 25 March 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ↑ Scorecard of first match
- ↑ CricketEurope Stats Zone profile
- ↑ Cricket Archive profile
- ↑ Cricinfo profile
- ↑ Top run scores for Ireland
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