Ireland secured a three-wicket win over Scotland in the second ODI in Dublin on Wednesday, thus winning the three-match series and on the brink of a whitewash.
Fast bowler Craig Young's telling performance on debut led Ireland to a convincing seven-wicket victory over Scotland in Monday's first ODI at The Village in Malahide, Dublin.
Pakistan will have to wait a while longer for international cricket's return to their grounds, after Cricket Ireland confirmed that their proposed limited-overs tour to the country in September has been put on hold.
Chief executive David Richardson has countered suggestion that the International Cricket Council's anti-corruption and security unit is proving ineffective.
Coach Phil Simmons emerged frustrated and outspoken, after Ireland's second ODI against Sri Lanka was washed out without a delivery bowled at Clontarf Cricket Club Ground in Dublin earlier this week.
Thursday's second One-Day International between Ireland and Sri Lanka was called off due to a wet outfield after several hours of persistent rain in Dublin.
The ICC have appointed former Pakistan coach Dav Whatmore will help Afghanistan, Ireland, Scotland and UAE prepare for cricket's marquee 50-over event, the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015.
Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews was pleased with the way his side fought back against Ireland in the first ODI in Dublin on Tuesday, with their bowlers doing a top-notch job after the batsmen were below par.
While the thermals remained very much a necessity in Dublin, Sri Lanka warmed to the task laudably to record a very comfortable 79-run victory over Ireland in the first One-Day International.
Five weeks on from experiencing vastly contrasting World Twenty20 campaigns, opportunity is very much the buzzword around Dublin this week as Ireland face Sri Lanka in two ODIs with plenty at stake for both sides.
Ireland captain William Porterfield is not putting much stock in their disastrous World Twenty20 campaign, rather looking to make sure his young players are ready for the World Cup in the Antipodes next year.
Ireland have named a no-surprises squad for the two one-dayers against Sri Lanka in Clontarf next month, with batsman Ed Joyce confident his side can do well against the World Twenty20 champions.
The International Cricket Council have approved a new Test challenge, which will occur every four years, and afford the lowest-ranked Test team and the winner of the Intercontinental Cup to play each other.
The recently concluded World Twenty20 was filled with a number of interesting match-ups, close calls, brilliant catches, Virat Kohli eyebrow raises, and some very entertaining fumbles in the field.
The Netherlands successfully chased a huge 190-run target in less than 14 overs to book a berth in the next stage of the World Twenty20 - and boot Ireland and Zimbabwe out of the competition entirely.
Ireland won their World Twenty20 qualifier against the United Arab Emirates by 21 runs thanks to the Duckworth-Lewis method in Sylhet, sitting on 103 for three when rain interrupted and the power went out.
Ireland won their vital World Twenty20 qualifier against Zimbabwe in Sylhet by three wickets, though they made the going tough for themselves and took it down to the final ball, where a madcap single won it.
Ireland provided another timely reminder of their credentials for ascension with a historic six-wicket victory over the West Indies in the first of two Twenty20 Internationals at Sabina Park on Wednesday.
Associate nation protagonists, Ireland, will provide the West Indies the first opposition of a busy schedule, for a two-game series in Jamaica, as they look to build up a head of steam before the World Twenty20.
Ireland need just five more wickets to lift their fourth ICC Intercontinental Cup and achieve a historic treble after reducing Afghanistan to 136/5 on the third day of the first-class final in Dubai.
Ed Joyce scored an unbeaten half-century as Ireland's cricketers staged a determined comeback on the second day of their Intercontinental Cup Final against Afghanistan in Dubai.
