Ireland Tri-Nation Series, 2017

Ireland are all set to host an important series at home as Bangladesh and New Zealand visit the country for a tri-nation series just before ICC Champions Trophy 2017. The series will start from May 12. Each team will play their other two opponents twice in the series. A total of 6 matches will be played with the last one being held at Clontarf Cricket Club Ground in Dublin. The One-Day International (ODI) series will start with the first match between Ireland and Bangladesh and end with the clash between Bangladesh and New Zealand.

While Ireland will not take part in ICC Champions Trophy 2017, the series comes as a great opportunity to practice for the other two teams before the mega series in June. This series will be historic for Ireland, who will host New Zealand for the first time. The two teams will play an ODI after a span of nine years. Earlier, the two teams have played only two ODIs between them, both of which went in favour of New Zealand.

This series will come as an opportunity for Ireland to show the mettle of the team’s players and earn a higher rank in the ICC points table and also inch closer to gain a Test status. They recently played England at the hosts backyard, losing both the matches. In India, Ireland's performance against Afghanistan was commendable. Bangladesh’s last outing was in Sri Lanka, where they had put up decent show and will look forward to a better series to gain confidence before the upcoming mega tournament.

New Zealand, on the other hand, have excelled in the ODIs against Bangladesh as well as Australia. They will hope to continue the momentum, ahead of the Champions Trophy.

Schedule

Wed, May 24, 2017 ( 15:15 IST )

Bangladesh vs New Zealand, Live Cricket Score, Match 6
at Castle Avenue, Dublin
Live Cricket Score, Match 6

Bangladesh beat New Zealand by 5 wickets
Sun, May 21, 2017 ( 15:15 IST )

Ireland vs New Zealand, Live Cricket Score, Match 5
at The Village, Malahide, Dublin
Live Cricket Score, Match 5

New Zealand beat Ireland by 190 runs
Fri, May 19, 2017 ( 15:15 IST )

Ireland vs Bangladesh, Live Cricket Score, Match 4
at The Village, Malahide, Dublin
Live Cricket Score, Match 4

Bangladesh beat Ireland by 8 wickets

NEWS

Bangladesh stun New Zealand with 5-wicket win in Ireland tri-series, Match 6
CricketCountry Staff May 24, 2017 11:30 PM IST
Tamim Iqbal and Sabbir Rahman got together and stitched 136-run stand for the second wicket, which gave Bangladesh a genuine chance of winning this game.
Live Cricket Score, BAN vs NZ, 6th ODI, IRE Tri-Series 2017: BAN win by 5 wickets
Pramod Ananth May 24, 2017 11:11 PM IST
Hello, good morning and welcome to CricketCountry’s live cricket blog and updates for the sixth One-Day International (ODI).
NZ score 270-8 despite BAN's impressive comeback in Ireland tri-series, Match 6
CricketCountry Staff May 24, 2017 7:08 PM IST
This is the final international match for both teams before they head to England for the ICC Champions Trophy 2017.

PHOTOS: BAN vs IRE, 4th ODI, Tri-Nation series
CricketCountry Staff May 19, 2017 10:33 PM IST
Bangladesh defeated Ireland by 8 wickets in the fourth ODI of the Tri-Nation series.
PHOTOS: BAN vs IRE, Tri-Nation series, 1st ODI
CricketCountry Staff May 12, 2017 11:02 PM IST
Relentless showers forced early end to tournament opener between Bangladesh and Ireland.