Ireland at the Men's T20 World Cup
Ireland national team performance at 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 30 matches.
T20 World Cup record
| ICC T20 World Cup record | Qualification record[a] | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Ab[b] | Cap. | Pld | W | L | T | NR | |
| Did not qualify | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Super 8 | 8/12 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | William Porterfield | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Group stage | 9/12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | William Porterfield | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9/12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | William Porterfield | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 13/16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | William Porterfield | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 15/16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | William Porterfield | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||
| First round | 14/16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Andrew Balbirnie | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Super 12 | 11/16 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Andrew Balbirnie | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Group stage | 18/20 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Paul Stirling | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 13/20 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Paul Stirling[i] | Qualified via T20I rankings (11th place) | |||||||
| Qualified | Qualified via T20I rankings (12th place) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 9/10 | 34 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 | N/a | 55 | 38 | 13 | 0 | 4 | |
- WCL Division One served as the qualifier for the 2007 edition.
- Abandoned matches are not counted in the official records.
Record by opponents
Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record
| Opponent | M | W | L | T+W | T+L | NR | Ab | Win % | First played |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 2022 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2012 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 2009 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2024 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 2010 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2009 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2021 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | 2014 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2009 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | 2016 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2009 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2022 | |
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2009 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2014 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 2024 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 | 2010 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 | 2014 | |
| Total | 34 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 28.57 | — |
| Source:[1][2] Last Updated: 17 February 2026 | |||||||||
Tournament results
England 2009
- Squad
- Results
| Event | Group stage (Group A) | Super 8s (Group F) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | ||
| 2009 | Won by 6 wickets |
Lost by 8 wickets |
2 | Lost by 83 runs |
Lost by 9 runs |
Lost by 39 runs |
4 | Did not advance | Super 8s | |
| Source: Cricinfo[3] | ||||||||||
- Scorecards
Group stage (Group A) | ||||||||||||||
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Super 8s (Group F) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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West Indies 2010
- Squad and kit
- Results
| Event | Group stage (Group D) | Super 8s | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | ||||
| 2010 | Lost by 70 runs |
No result |
3 | Did not advance | Group stage | |||||
| Source: Cricinfo[4] | ||||||||||
- Scorecards
Group stage (Group D) | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sri Lanka 2012
- Squad and kit
- Results
| Event | Group stage (Group B) | Super 8s | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | ||||
| 2012 | Lost by 7 wickets |
No result |
3 | Did not advance | Group stage | |||||
| Source: Cricinfo[5] | ||||||||||
- Scorecards
Group stage (Group B) | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Bangladesh 2014
- Squad and kit
- Results
| Event | First stage (Group B) | Super 10 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
| 2014 | Won by 3 wickets |
Won by 21 runs (DLS) |
Lost by 6 wickets |
3 | Did not advance | First stage | ||||
| Source: Cricinfo[6] | ||||||||||
- Scorecards
India 2016
- Squad and kit
- Results
| Event | First round (Group A) | Super 10 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
| 2016 | Lost by 2 wickets |
No result |
Lost by 12 runs |
4 | Did not advance | First round | ||||
| Source: Cricinfo[7] | ||||||||||
- Scorecards
First round (Group A) | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Oman & UAE 2021
- Squad and kit
- Results
| Event | First round (Group A) | Super 12 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
| 2021 | Won by 7 wickets |
Lost by 70 runs |
Lost by 8 wickets |
3 | Did not advance | First round | ||||
| Source: Cricinfo[9] | ||||||||||
- Scorecards
First round (Group A) | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Australia 2022
- Squad and kit
- Results
| Event | First round (Group A) | Super 12 (Group 1) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | ||
| 2022 | Lost by 31 runs |
Won by 6 wickets |
Won by 9 wickets |
3 | Lost by 9 wickets |
Won by 5 runs (DLS) |
Match abandoned |
Lost by 42 runs |
Lost by 35 runs |
5 | Did not advance | Super 10 | |
| Source: Cricinfo[12] | |||||||||||||
- Scorecards
First round (Group A) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Super 12 (Group 1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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United States & West Indies 2024
- Squad and kit
- Results
| Group stage (Group A) | Super 8 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||||
Lost by 8 wickets |
Lost by 12 runs |
Match abandoned |
Lost by 3 wickets |
5 | Did not advance | Group stage | |||||||
| Source: Cricinfo[14] | |||||||||||||
- Scorecards
Group stage (Group A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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India & Sri Lanka 2026
- Squad and kit
- Results
| Group stage (Group B) | Super 8 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||||
Lost by 20 runs |
Lost by 67 runs |
Won by 96 runs |
Match abandoned |
4 | Did not advance | Group stage | |||||||
| Source: Cricinfo[15] | |||||||||||||
- Scorecards
Group stage (Group B) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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See also
Notes
- Stirling was named captain in the original squad but was replaced by Lorcan Tucker after sustaining an injury during the team's second match.