Victory and the resulting boost to Ireland’s net run rate, leaves them all but guaranteed a top spot in their pool
Cricket Ireland
Eimear Richardson named player of the match after picking up two wickets and 22 runs which saw Ireland home
Home games against South Africa are to be held in the UAE while white-ball fixtures against Zimbabwe are postponed
Porterfield previously combined board duties with coaching at Gloucestershire before taking up a new job with Lancashire earlier this month
Governing body says hire purchase agreement is financially prudent and ‘financially advantageous’
Rashid Khan takes four wickets as Ireland fall short by 10 runs in Sharjah
Home series against South Africa will be held in the UAE while domestic T20 franchise competition will not be held in 2024
Porterfield, 39, will follow Dale Benkenstein from Gloucestershire to Old Trafford
Skipper Andy Balbirnie took charge in the run chase with an unbeaten half-century
Mark Adair records maiden Test five-for while Curtis Campher leads the way with the bat as Ireland marginally trail their hosts at the close
Smaller Tolerance Oval in Abu Dhabi will now host the match as Ireland seek their first ever victory in Test cricket in the game’s longest format
Opening batter the first Irish women to score centuries in one-day and T20 formats
81-run victory over Zimbabwe in Harare sees Ireland bounce back from disappointing draw to win the ODI series 2-0
Bowler ripped through Zimbabwe’s top order in Harare, taking the first four wickets
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