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Balbirnie on Ireland's maiden Test win: Glad to get the 'monkey off our backs'

Balbirnie on Ireland's maiden Test win: Glad to get the 'monkey off our backs'

"Hopefully, we will inspire some people back home to want to be Test match cricketers," says Ireland captain

01-Mar-2024•ESPNcricinfo staff

Balbirnie leads Ireland to historic first Test win

Balbirnie leads Ireland to historic first Test win

The seamers had set it up for them by taking 19 of the 20 wickets

01-Mar-2024•Sreshth Shah

Zia-ur-Rehman's five-for, Shahidi's unbeaten fifty lead Afghanistan fightback

Zia-ur-Rehman's five-for, Shahidi's unbeaten fifty lead Afghanistan fightback

After conceding a 108-run first-innings lead, Afghanistan managed to regain some lost ground in Abu Dhabi

29-Feb-2024•Ekanth

Adair rips through Afghanistan to give Ireland opening-day honours

Adair rips through Afghanistan to give Ireland opening-day honours

Curtis Campher and Herry Tector then led the charge with the bat to put Ireland in a strong position by the end of the day

28-Feb-2024•Himanshu Agrawal

Test fledglings square off as Ireland, Afghanistan look to enhance red-ball credentials

Test fledglings square off as Ireland, Afghanistan look to enhance red-ball credentials

Ireland, who haven't played a Test since the summer of 2023, are yet to register a win in the format

27-Feb-2024•Danyal Rasool

Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Khalil Gurbaz in Afghanistan squad for one-off Test against Ireland

Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Khalil Gurbaz in Afghanistan squad for one-off Test against Ireland

Both players are uncapped in Test cricket, while Bahir Shah, who was part of the side in Sri Lanka, finds a spot again

26-Feb-2024•ESPNcricinfo staff

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PCB suspends player NOCs for overseas T20 leagues

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Pakistan pick uncapped Rohail Nazir, Asif Afridi and Faisal Akram for Tests against SA

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Bangladesh sports advisor won't 'allow Shakib to wear the Bangladesh jersey' again

Bangladesh sports advisor won't 'allow Shakib to wear the Bangladesh jersey' again

30-Sep-2025 • 18 hrs ago•Mohammad Isam

One of the greenest Indian pitches likely for Ahmedabad Test

One of the greenest Indian pitches likely for Ahmedabad Test

30-Sep-2025 • 10 hrs ago•Karthik Krishnaswamy and Nagraj Gollapudi