Ireland at the Cricket World Cup

Cricket World Cup record									Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	T	NR		Pld	W	L	T	NR
1975	Not eligible (not an ICC member)								No qualifier held
1979									Did not participate (not an ICC member)
1983
1987
1992
1996	Did not qualify								7	3	4	0	0
1999									10	6	3	0	1
2003									9	4	5	0	0
2007	Super 8	8/16	9	2	6	1	0		7	5	1	0	1
2011	Group Stage	11/14	6	2	4	0	0		10	8	2	0	0
2015		9/14	6	3	3	0	0		14	11	1	1	1
2019	Did not qualify								7	4	3	0	0
2023									29	8	18	0	3
2027	TBD								Ongoing*
Total	Super 8 (2007)	3/12	21	7	13	1	0		93	49	37	1	6

Cricket World Cup matches (By team)
Total : 7 Wins – 1 Ties – 13 Losses – 21 games played
Against	Total	Wins	Ties	Losses
Australia	1	0	0	1
Bangladesh	2	1	0	1
England	2	1	0	1
India	2	0	0	2
Netherlands	1	1	0	0
New Zealand	1	0	0	1
Pakistan	2	1	0	1
South Africa	3	0	0	3
Sri Lanka	1	0	0	1
United Arab Emirates	1	1	0	0
West Indies	3	1	0	2
Zimbabwe	2	1	1	0
Source:[5] Last Updated:15 March 2015

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Squad

Results

Group stage (Group D)				Super 8							Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Zimbabwe Tied	Pakistan W by 3 wickets (D/L)	West Indies L by 8 wickets (D/L)	2	England L by 48 runs	South Africa L by 7 wickets (D/L)	New Zealand L by 129 runs	Australia L by 9 wickets	Bangladesh W by 74 runs	Sri Lanka L by 8 wickets	8	Did not advance		Super 8

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Summary

Ireland surprised many in their debut 2007 World Cup campaign. They tied their opener against Zimbabwe and famously defeated the fourth-ranked team in the world Pakistan on Saint Patrick's Day, knocking them out. In their final group match, they lost to West Indies. These results secured a spot in the Super 8s, where they lost four matches but claimed a notable 74-run win over Bangladesh.

Ireland had a great start to their campaign managing a tie against the Test nation of Zimbabwe after Jeremy Bray scored his second One Day International century. After a steady start, two wickets from Elton Chigumbura set them back to 64 for four after 15 overs. Bray carried the bat to 115 not out.

In reply, Zimbabwe made their way to 20 overs with the loss of just one wicket. However, wicket of Chamu Chibhabha and unfortunate hit-wicket of Vusi Sibanda and Brendan Taylor's run-out put Ireland back in driver's seat. After Stuart Matsikenyeri's half-century, they required 15 runs with 36 balls remaining; however, they only got six of those runs off the next 30 balls. Needing 9 runs off the last over they could manage only a couple of singles and doubles, Rainsford was run out attempting the winning run, resulting in a dramatic tie—the third in Cricket World Cup history.

Pakistan were put in to bat, and were bowled out for 132, with extras being the top scorer as Ireland offered 23 wides. Boyd Rankin took the most wickets, which included Younis Khan and top-scorer Kamran Akmal, while Andre Botha took wickets of Inzamam and opener Imran Nazir conceding just 5 runs in 8 overs.

In Ireland's innings, Bray fell early to Mohammad Sami. Ireland fell to 15 for two, but Niall O'Brien and William Porterfield added 37. He was eventually stumped for 72, before Iftikhar Anjum struck twice in two balls, Ireland now needing 20 with three wickets in hand. Kevin O'Brien and Trent Johnston took Ireland home thus eliminating Pakistan.

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Squad

Results

Group stage (Group B)							Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Bangladesh L by 27 runs	England 3 by 3 wickets	India L by 5 wickets	West Indies L by 44 runs	South Africa L by 131 runs	Netherlands W by 3 wickets	8	Did not advance		Group stage

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Summary

Though Ireland did not progress beyond the first round they secured a historic victory against England.^[7] Ireland beat England by 3 wickets with Kevin O'Brien hitting the fastest century in World Cup history, managing the feat in just 50 balls.^[8] In passing England's total of 327 for victory, Ireland broke the record for the highest successful run chase in the World Cup.^[9]

In the match against England, the opposition batted first with Jonathan Trott top-scoring, with 92 from 92 balls. England batsmen Kevin Pietersen and Ian Bell also hit half-centuries,^[10] with Trott and Bell sharing a 177 run partnership.^[11] England finished on 327/8 from their 50 overs,^[10][11] having only scored 33 runs from their last 5 overs.^[12]
In reply, Ireland lost their captain, William Porterfield in the very first ball,^[12] and were struggling at 111/5 after 25 overs.^[13] Kevin O'Brien came in with the score at 106/4,^[12][13] and made 100 in just 50 balls, the fastest century in World Cup history.^[10] Ireland required only 11 from 11 balls.^[11] Ireland won the match by 3 wickets, with five balls to spare;^[10] it was the largest successful run chase in Cricket World Cup history.^[14]

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Squad

Note: Max Sorensen replaced Tim Murtagh, who pulled out due to injury.

Results

Pool stage (Pool B)							Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
West Indies W by 4 wickets	United Arab Emirates W by 2 wickets	South Africa L by 201 runs	Zimbabwe W by 5 runs	India L by 8 wickets	Pakistan L by 7 wickets	5	Did not advance			Pool stage

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