# Ireland at the Men's T20 World Cup

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 230 matches.

## T20 World Cup record

| ICC T20 World Cup record | ICC T20 World Cup record | ICC T20 World Cup record | ICC T20 World Cup record | ICC T20 World Cup record | ICC T20 World Cup record | ICC T20 World Cup record | ICC T20 World Cup record | ICC T20 World Cup record | ICC T20 World Cup record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record |
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Ab | Cap. | Pld | W | L | T | NR |
| 2007 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Super 8 | 8/12 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | William Porterfield | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | Group stage | 9/12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | William Porterfield | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Group stage | 9/12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | William Porterfield | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Group stage | 13/16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | William Porterfield | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | Group stage | 15/16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | William Porterfield | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | First round | 14/16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Andrew Balbirnie | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Super 12 | 10/16 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Andrew Balbirnie | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Group stage | 18/20 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Paul Stirling | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Did not participate (qualified automatically) | Did not participate (qualified automatically) | Did not participate (qualified automatically) | Did not participate (qualified automatically) | Did not participate (qualified automatically) |
| Total | 0 Titles | 8/9 | 30 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 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

| Opponent | M | W | L | T+W | T+L | NR | Ab | Win % | First played |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 2022 |
| Australia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2012 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 2009 |
| Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2024 |
| England | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 2010 |
| India | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2009 |
| Namibia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2021 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | 2014 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2009 |
| Oman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2016 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2009 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2022 |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2009 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2014 |
| United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 2024 |
| West Indies | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 2010 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 2014 |
| Total | 30 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 23.33 | - |
| Source: Last Updated: 17 June 2024 ||||||||||

## Tournament results
### England 2009
#### Squad

* William Porterfield (c)
* Andre Botha
* Jeremy Bray
* Peter Connell
* Alex Cusack
* Trent Johnston
* Kyle McCallan
* John Mooney
* Kevin O'Brien
* Niall O'Brien (wk)
* Boyd Rankin
* Paul Stirling
* Regan West
* Andrew White
* Gary Wilson (wk)

#### Results

| Event | Group stage (Group A) | Group stage (Group A) | Group stage (Group A) | Super 8s (Group F) | Super 8s (Group F) | Super 8s (Group F) | Super 8s (Group F) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result |
| Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Overall Result |
| 2009 | Bangladesh W by 6 wickets | India L by 6 wickets | 2 | New Zealand L by 83 runs | Sri Lanka L by 9 runs | Pakistan L by 39 runs | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Super 8s |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo |||||||||||

### West Indies 2010
#### Squad

* William Porterfield (c)
* Andre Botha
* Peter Connell
* Alex Cusack
* George Dockrell
* Trent Johnston
* Nigel Jones
* Gary Kidd
* John Mooney
* Kevin O'Brien
* Niall O'Brien (wk)
* Boyd Rankin
* Paul Stirling
* Andrew White
* Gary Wilson (wk)

#### Results

| Event | Group stage (Group D) | Group stage (Group D) | Group stage (Group D) | Super 8s | Super 8s | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result |
| Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Overall Result |
| 2010 | West Indies L by 70 runs | England No result | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Group stage |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo |||||||||

### Sri Lanka 2012
#### Squad

* William Porterfield (c)
* Kevin O'Brien (vc)
* Alex Cusack
* George Dockrell
* Trent Johnston
* Nigel Jones
* Ed Joyce
* Tim Murtagh
* Niall O'Brien (wk)
* Boyd Rankin
* Max Sorensen
* Paul Stirling
* Stuart Thompson
* Andrew White
* Gary Wilson (wk)

#### Results

| Event | Group stage (Group B) | Group stage (Group B) | Group stage (Group B) | Super 8s | Super 8s | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result |
| Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Overall Result |
| 2012 | Australia L by 7 wickets | West Indies No result | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Group stage |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo |||||||||

### Bangladesh 2014
#### Squad

* William Porterfield (c)
* Kevin O'Brien (vc)
* Alex Cusack
* George Dockrell
* Ed Joyce
* Andrew McBrine
* Tim Murtagh
* Niall O'Brien (wk)
* Andrew Poynter
* Max Sorensen
* James Shannon
* Paul Stirling
* Stuart Thompson
* Gary Wilson (wk)
* Craig Young

#### Results

| Event | First stage (Group B) | First stage (Group B) | First stage (Group B) | First stage (Group B) | Super 10 | Super 10 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result |
| Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Overall Result |
| 2014 | Zimbabwe W by 3 wickets | United Arab Emirates W by 21 runs (DLS) | Netherlands L by 6 wickets | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | First stage |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo ||||||||||

### India 2016
#### Squad

* William Porterfield (c)
* Andrew Balbirnie (vc)
* George Dockrell
* Andy McBrine
* Tim Murtagh
* Kevin O'Brien
* Niall O'Brien (wk)
* Andrew Poynter
* Stuart Poynter (wk)
* Boyd Rankin
* Max Sorensen
* Paul Stirling
* Stuart Thompson
* Gary Wilson (wk)
* Craig Young

#### Results

| Event | First round (Group A) | First round (Group A) | First round (Group A) | First round (Group A) | Super 10 | Super 10 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result |
| Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Overall Result |
| 2016 | Oman L by 2 wickets | Bangladesh No result | Netherlands L by 12 runs | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | First round |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo ||||||||||

### Oman & UAE 2021
#### Squad

* Andrew Balbirnie (c)
* Mark Adair
* Curtis Campher
* Gareth Delany
* George Dockrell
* Josh Little
* Andy McBrine
* Kevin O'Brien
* Neil Rock (wk)
* Simi Singh
* Paul Stirling
* Harry Tector
* Lorcan Tucker (wk)
* Ben White
Reserve players:
* Shane Getkate
* Graham Kennedy
* Barry McCarthy

#### Results

| Event | First round (Group A) | First round (Group A) | First round (Group A) | First round (Group A) | Super 12 | Super 12 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result |
| Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Overall Result |
| 2021 | Netherlands W by 7 wickets | Sri Lanka L by 70 runs | Namibia L by 8 wickets | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | First round |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo ||||||||||

### Australia 2022
#### Squad

* Andrew Balbirnie (c)
* Paul Stirling (vc)
* Mark Adair
* Curtis Campher
* Gareth Delany
* George Dockrell
* Stephen Doheny
* Fionn Hand
* Graham Hume
* Josh Little
* Barry McCarthy
* Conor Olphert
* Simi Singh
* Harry Tector
* Lorcan Tucker (wk)

#### Results

| Event | First round (Group A) | First round (Group A) | First round (Group A) | First round (Group A) | Super 12 (Group 1) | Super 12 (Group 1) | Super 12 (Group 1) | Super 12 (Group 1) | Super 12 (Group 1) | Super 12 (Group 1) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result |
| Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Overall Result |
| 2022 | Zimbabwe L by 31 runs | Scotland W by 6 wickets | West Indies W by 9 wickets | 3 | Sri Lanka L by 9 wickets | England W by runs (DLS) | Afghanistan Match abandoned | Australia L by 42 runs | New Zealand L by 35 runs | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Super 10 |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo ||||||||||||||

### United States & West Indies 2024
#### Squad

* Paul Stirling (c)
* Ross Adair
* Andrew Balbirnie
* Harry Tector
* Neil Rock (wk)
* Lorcan Tucker (wk)
* Curtis Campher
* Gareth Delany
* George Dockrell
* Mark Adair
* Graham Hume
* Josh Little
* Barry McCarthy
* Craig Young
* Ben White
* 2024 kit

#### Results

| Group stage (Group A) | Group stage (Group A) | Group stage (Group A) | Group stage (Group A) | Group stage (Group A) | Super 8 | Super 8 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result |
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Overall Result |
| India L by 8 wickets | Canada L by 12 runs | United States Match abandoned | Pakistan L by 3 wickets | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Group stage |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo ||||||||||