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http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 team manager, Intikhab Alam, spoke highly of Cricket Ireland for the hospitality they displayed during the recently concluded One Day International (ODI) series against Pakistan and also lauded Irish cricketers for their efforts.
"Ireland played some good cricket over the course of the two matches in Belfast. They've done very well and are an improving side”.
The manager also added that Irish demonstrated their skill brilliantly in the International Cricket Council (http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013, by chasing down a huge
target of 328 runs.
Ireland’s big-hitter, Kevin O’Brien, turned out to be the hero of the tournament for hitting the fastest century in World Cup history.
Ireland has been struggling hard to remain on the international stage, especially after the ICC’s announcement of trimming the next mega event to ten Test playing nations only.
Ireland’s coach, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Philip-Verant-Simmons-c82175, also revealed that he has noticed a great change in the mental approach of his team, as now they want to lift themselves up.
Before the commencement of the two-match ODI series against Pakistan, Ireland aimed to win the series and raise their position in the ICC rankings. Currently, Ireland is placed in the tenth spot in the ICC ODI ratings.
In the ODI series against Pakistan, Ireland failed to put up any resistance to their opponents in the first game, as they ended their innings for just 96 runs.
However, in the second ODI at Belfast, they regained their momentum and set a considerable target of 238 runs for the visitors. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Paul-Robert-Stirling-c81193 displayed an excellent batting performance and amassed a splendid 109 runs, including seven fours and four sixes.
The way they fought against the 1992 World Cup champions, proved that they have potential to stand among the best cricket teams of the world.
Ireland is now fully determined to play http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 and England in ODIs, where they will play a single ODI against each team on 11 July and 25th August respectively.
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