February 17, 2026 12:20 pm (IST)
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Ireland, Scotland commence tours down under
Dubai, Sept 28 (IBNS): Ireland and Scotland have touched down in Australia for a five-week tour that will see them gain vital match experience across Australia and New Zealand as they count down to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, which will be played between 14 February and 29 March.
The two sides join Afghanistan and the UAE in the southern hemisphere, and will play a series of matches against local and state sides to fine-tune their preparations ahead of cricket’s pinnacle one-day event.
Ireland, which will be appearing in its third consecutive ICC Cricket World Cup, will commence its tour with two one-day matches on the Gold Coast on Tuesday and Thursday, before featuring in two matches in Canberra.
It will then travel to New Zealand where it will play two matches in Hamilton and two in Lincoln.
In 2013, Ireland recorded an historic treble when it became the first team to win three ICC events across three different formats in a calendar year. Porterfield said that the extraordinary year of success has filled his team with confidence.
Ireland will be looking to continue its giant-killing ways at ICC Cricket World Cups, having defeated Pakistan and Bangladesh in 2007, and recorded a heart-stopping three wickets win against England in 2011, a performance that remains the highest successful ICC Cricket World Cup run-chase to date.
Ireland will open its ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 campaign against West Indies at Saxton Oval, Nelson, on 16 February, before facing the UAE (in Brisbane on 25 February), South Africa (in Canberra on 3 March), Zimbabwe (in Hobart on 7 March), defending champion India (in Hamilton on 10 March) and Pakistan (in Adelaide on 15 March).
Regional rival Scotland will commence its HPP tour with two one-day matches in Hobart on Monday and Thursday, before playing one match in Maroochydore.
Scotland will play its opening match of the Cricket World Cup 2015 host New Zealand at University Oval, Dunedin, on 17 February, before taking on England (in Christchurch on 23 February), Afghanistan (in Dunedin on 26 February), Bangladesh (in Nelson on 5 March), Sri Lanka (in Hobart on 11 March) and co-host Australia (in Hobart on 14 March).
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