{"id":10727,"date":"2024-04-24T05:20:58","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T05:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/?p=10727"},"modified":"2024-04-24T05:20:59","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T05:20:59","slug":"ireland-to-host-white-ball-series-in-abu-dhabi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/?p=10727","title":{"rendered":"Ireland to host white-ball series in Abu Dhabi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4-Ireland-to-host-South-Africa-in-Abu-Dhabi.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4-Ireland-to-host-South-Africa-in-Abu-Dhabi.webp 700w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/4-Ireland-to-host-South-Africa-in-Abu-Dhabi-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dubai : Ireland will play a white-ball series at home against South Africa in Abu Dhabi later this year, a decision the board\u2019s chief executive Warren Deutrom described as a \u201ccreative\u201d way to overcome \u201ccurrent infrastructure constraints\u201d. They will also host a men\u2019s test for the second time in their history when they play Zimbabwe at Stormont in July.<br>Ireland gained full membership in 2017 and played their first men\u2019s test in 2018 in Malahide, near Dublin. But the lack of a permanent home stadium and the high cost of temporary infrastructure have meant the next six-man Test has been overseas, including the first win against Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi earlier this year.<br>This summer he will play a one-off Test against Zimbabwe at the Civil Service Ground in Stormont, Belfast from July 25-29. But financial and logistical constraints mean the tour\u2019s six white-ball matches \u2013 three ODIs and three T20Is \u2013 will not go ahead as planned, a Cricket Ireland spokesman told ESPN.<br>South Africa was originally scheduled to tour Ireland for three ODIs and three T20Is in July, but will play two ODIs and three T20Is in Abu Dhabi from the end of September. After Cricket Ireland moves two T20Is to Bristol, England in 2022, South Africa\u2019s second series against Ireland will be played at a neutral venue.<br>\u201cThis structural plan seeks to create a balance of competitive and quality cricket in various formats while addressing the challenges posed by our current infrastructure limitations,\u201d said Deutrom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deutrom had earlier confirmed that Australia\u2019s tour plans for three ODIs and one T20I had been delayed for some time. Of the 20 Irish men\u2019s home tours scheduled for next summer, only four will be played in Ireland \u2013 the Zimbabwe Test and three T20Is against Pakistan next month \u2013 while 11 have been canceled or postponed.<br>Ireland will also host England Women for the first time since 1995, in what will be England\u2019s first visit to the country in the professional era. Laura Delaney\u2019s side will now face Sri Lanka in August before playing England in September in the UAE before the T20 World Cup qualifiers in Bangladesh in October.<br>T20 World Cup,\u201d said Deutrom. \u201c2024 offers a variety of facilities for male and female cricket fans. The historic nature of the Belfast Test, the opportunity to see the Irish side in two T20 World Cups and the best side in the world must tour. Create an unsanctioned season for Irish cricket. .\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dubai : Ireland will play a white-ball series at home against South Africa in Abu Dhabi later this year, a decision the board\u2019s chief executive Warren Deutrom described as a&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":10728,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[125,634,635],"class_list":["post-10727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-icc-international","tag-ireland-cricket-team","tag-south-africa-cricket-team"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10727","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10727"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10727\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10729,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10727\/revisions\/10729"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}