Andrew Balbirnie

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Andrew Balbirnie is an Irish cricketer, the current captain of the Ireland cricket team in Test cricket. Balbirnie is a right-handed batsman and an occasional wicket-keeper. He was born in Dublin and was educated at St. Andrew's College. He was one of the 11 cricketers to play in Ireland's first ever Test match, against Pakistan, in May 2018. In December 2018, he was one of 19 players to be awarded a central contract by Cricket Ireland for the 2019 season.

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Balbirnie 'didn't watch last over' in Ireland win Andrew Balbirnie couldn't watch the last over in Ireland's T20 win over Pakistan, fearing his dismissal had cost them victory despite his batting heroics. BBC Sport - Published on May 11, 2024
Balbirnie steers Irish to series win over Zimbabwe Andrew Balbirnie hits an unbeaten 82 as Ireland beat Zimbabwe by seven wickets to secure a 2-0 ODI series victory in Harare. BBC Sport - Published on December 17, 2023
Top-order changes as Irish name squad to face England Andrew Balbirnie will return to opener with Curtis Campher moving to number three as Ireland announce their squad to take on England in three ODIs. BBC Sport - Published on September 1, 2023

Balbirnie steps down as Ireland white-ball captain Andrew Balbirnie resigns as captain of Ireland's one-day international and Twenty20 teams after his side fail to qualify for the World Cup. BBC Sport - Published on July 4, 2023
Ireland's Balbirnie ready for 'brutal' qualifier Irish captain Andrew Balbirnie is targeting a place at the 2023 World Cup in the qualifying tournament starting next week in Zimbabwe. BBC Sport - Published on June 14, 2023
Tongue gets first Test wickets with two in an over Watch as Josh Tongue removes Ireland's Peter Moor and Andrew Balbirnie in the same over to claim his first Test wickets for England. BBC Sport - Published on June 2, 2023

Broad spell leaves Ireland reeling Watch as England's Stuart Broad picks up the wickets of Peter Moor, Andrew Balbirnie and Harry Tector to reduce Ireland to 19-3 on day one of the Test at Lords. BBC Sport - Published on June 1, 2023
'Excellent catch!' Crawley dives to dismiss Balbirnie off Broad Watch as England's Zak Crawley takes a fine diving catch at clips to dismiss Ireland captain Andrew Balbirnie for a duck off the bowling of Stuart Broad on day one of the Test at Lords. BBC Sport - Published on June 1, 2023
Win would be 'biggest moment in Irish cricket history' Ireland captain Andrew Balbirnie says a win over England in the Lord's Test match would be "the biggest moment in Irish cricket history". BBC Sport - Published on May 30, 2023
Balbirnie confident as Ireland seek World Cup spot Irish captain Andrew Balbirnie says their sole focus is on Tuesday's opening ODI against Bangladesh as they aim for a 3-0 win to keep their World Cup hopes alive. BBC Sport - Published on May 8, 2023

Ireland's Test journey 'only going to get tougher' Captain Andrew Balbirnie says it is going to take time for Ireland to be competitive in Test cricket after they are thrashed by Sri Lanka. BBC Sport - Published on April 18, 2023
Balbirnie out of Zimbabwe series with concussion Captain Andrew Balbirnie is to miss the rest of Ireland's one-day international series against Zimbabwe with concussion. BBC Sport - Published on January 19, 2023
Ireland have 'come a long way' - Balbirnie Ireland captain Andrew Balbirnie says his side's T20 World Cup campaign is proof that "we've come a long way" since last year's tournament. BBC Sport - Published on November 4, 2022	T20 World Cup: Irish captain Andrew Balbirnie scores brilliant 62 to lead Ireland to a famous victory over England Watch the highlights as Irish captain Andrew Balbirnie scores brilliant 62 to lead Ireland to a famous victory over England in the T20 World Cup. BBC Sport - Published on October 26, 2022
T20 World Cup: Watch the best shots as Irish captain Andrew Balbirnie hits brilliant 62 Watch highlights as Andrew Balbirnie hits an outstanding half-century to set up the Irish innings against England at T20 World Cup, the team collapsed after his dismissal to post a total of 157. BBC Sport - Published on October 26, 2022	T20 World Cup: Balbirnie says Ireland's West Indies win 'our best' day in T20 Captain Andrew Balbirnie describes Ireland's T20 World Cup win over two-time champions West Indies as the team's greatest day in the format. BBC Sport - Published on October 21, 2022