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.
Ireland's quest to become the first team to win three ICC tournaments in a calendar year hit a stumbling block on the opening day of their Intercontinental Cup final against Afghanistan as they were bowled out for just 187 in Dubai.
On the face of it, Ireland and Afghanistan don't have too much in common. But for all the cultural, religious and economic diversities, their cricketing histories are remarkably comparable.
England skipper Alastair Cook and Indian counterpart Mahendra Singh Dhoni have been named captains of the International Cricket Council's Test and ODI Teams of the Year respectively.
Are Ireland the biggest of the small fries? Can Scotland return to the top of the table? Do the Dutch have the ability to go all the way? Ryan Bailey's preview has the answers.
Defending champions Ireland and high-flying Afghanistan are among 16 countries vying for six places at the 2014 World Twenty20 with qualification to be held in the United Arab Emirates next month, cricket's governing body announced Thursday.
Ryan Bailey chatted exclusively to former England batsman and current Ireland talisman Ed Joyce about the World Twenty20, a tight rivalry with Afghanistan - and more.
Just 21 overs were bowled on the second day of the Intercontinental Cup clash between Ireland and Scotland in Dublin, as the umpires were forced to call a premature halt to proceedings.
Ireland once again underlined their status as the dominant force in the associate nation game as four wickets from debutant Craig Young put Phil Simmons' weakened side in complete control of their final Intercontinental Cup match against Scotland in Clontarf.
If Ireland are to achieve their coveted goal of Test status in the near future then they must now underline their ability to dominate with the red ball on top of their limited-overs supremacy.
Ireland made light work of their second World Cricket League ODI against Scotland in Belfast on Sunday, winning by seven wickets thanks to Niall O'Brien's unbeaten half century.
