Ireland Mens squads announced for South Africa series

National selectors have announced the Ireland Men's white-ball squads for the multi-format series that will begin in late September in Abu Dhabi, before of the ODI and T20I series against South Africa.

After the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in the USA and the West Indies back in June, the senior men's team is playing white-ball cricket again with this series.

The fixtures are as follows:

Ireland Men vs. South Africa Men (1st T20I; Abu Dhabi; start at 4.30pm) on September 27, 2024
Ireland Men vs. South Africa Men (2nd T20I; Abu Dhabi; start at 4.30pm) on September 29, 2024
Ireland Men against. South Africa Men (1st ODI; Abu Dhabi; start at 12.30 p.m.) on October 2, 2024

October 4, 2024: South Africa Men vs. Ireland Men (2nd ODI; Abu Dhabi; kickoff at 12:30 p.m.)
Ireland Men vs. South Africa Men (3rd ODI); Abu Dhabi, October 7, 2024; kickoff at 12.30 p.m.

THE SQUADS

Men's ODI team for Ireland:

Paul Stirling (captain), Fionn Hand, Graham Hume, Matthew Humphreys, Andy McBrine, Neil Rock, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Craig Young, Mark Adair, Andrew Balbirnie, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Stephen Doheny, or Gavin Hoey

Team Ireland Men's T20I:

Mark Adair, Ross Adair, Curtis Campher, Fionn Hand, George Dockrell, Graham Hume, Neil Rock, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Craig Young, and Paul Stirling (captain).

Andrew White, a national selector, on the teams chosen:

Because 2026 and 2027 are the next T20 and 50-over World Cups, respectively, they are crucial years for our white-ball teams. We are looking at this forthcoming series versus South Africa as the beginning of a new cycle, given their respective timelines. In light of this, we shall examine a variety of lineups and combinations of players, even though some of the uncapped players who were being actively examined—like Morgan Topping and Liam McCarthy—were still recovering from injuries and were unable to be considered.

"The top order in our T20 squad is one area we will investigate on this tour. We're going to try something different this time around, with Andrew Balbirnie missing the T20Is. In the forthcoming series, there will only be two T20Is, but they will present significant chances as we look to raise our game once more. In the ODIs, Andrew will open the batting and continues to be very much at the center of our minds.

"Over the past 18 months, the Ireland Emerging and Wolves tours have been invaluable not only to the players but also to our succession planning." We must increase the depth of our international cricket player pool. Players like Gavin Hoey will enter the international stage with more confidence as a result of his participation in these kinds of matches, therefore this is crucial. There are plenty of great international matches scheduled until 2027, and players will have the chance to leave their imprint.