P411 AERTEL 1 411 Wed 23 Feb 08:41:46 RTE 1/7 Ireland beat Oman to qualify for WC 22 Feb 2022 17:27 Ireland secured their place at this year's T20 World Cup in Australia after beating Oman by 56 runs in their qualifying semi-final in Al Amerat, with captain Andrew Balbirnie hugely satisfied by the manner in which qualification was achieved. Gareth Delany top-scored with 47 as Ireland made 165 for seven from their 20 overs, and that proved more than enough - hosts Oman were bowled out for 109 with nine balls remaining. SPORT HEADLINES P200 Next GAA Soccer Rugby
P411 AERTEL 1 411 Wed 23 Feb 08:41:10 RTE 2/7 Ireland beat Oman to qualify for WC 22 Feb 2022 17:27 Simi Singh was the pick of the Ireland bowling attack, his off-spin again proving effective on the Oman pitches as he claimed figures of three for 20 from 3.3 overs. Ireland had progressed from their group in top spot after wins over Germany and Bahrain, having only been beaten by the United Arab Emirates in the tournament. Reflecting on the win over Oman, Irish skipper Balbirnie told RTE Sport: "I think it was our best performance. SPORT HEADLINES P200 Next GAA Soccer Rugby
P411 AERTEL 1 411 Wed 23 Feb 08:41:16 RTE 3/7 Ireland beat Oman to qualify for WC 22 Feb 2022 17:27 "We knew it had to be close to our best, if not our best. We were pretty happy to lose the toss on a wicket like that; it was a used wicket that was really dry and played into our spinner's hands. A lot of relief that this week has gone really well. It didn't start great but we knew UAE were a really good side. "I suppose the clarity of having to win three games made it easy for our mindset and what we had to. We're all absolutely chuffed that we got over the line." SPORT HEADLINES P200 Next GAA Soccer Rugby
P411 AERTEL 1 411 Wed 23 Feb 08:41:22 RTE 4/7 Ireland beat Germany to top group 21 Feb 2022 10:16 Ireland have progressed to the semi- finals of the ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier after a comprehensive win over Germany at the Al Amerat Stadium in Oman. Ireland started their run chase knowing that if they could complete the victory in less than 16 overs they would guarantee themselves progression to the semi-final stage after Bahrain - playing in a concurrent match - posted 172-5 against UAE, setting up an exciting finish to this group stage of the tournament. SPORT HEADLINES P200 Next GAA Soccer Rugby
P411 AERTEL 1 411 Wed 23 Feb 08:41:28 RTE 5/7 Ireland beat Germany to top group 21 Feb 2022 10:16 After an efficient bowling performance that restricted Germany to 107-7, the Irish batters completed the run chase in 13.1 overs with Harry Tector flashing a square cut to the boundary to bring up the winning runs. Paul Stirling (34) and Andrew Balbirnie (32) posted a 67-run opening stand from just 47 balls to get the run chase off to the necessary start, but despite both openers falling within three balls of each other, Tector and Lorcan Tucker saw out the win. During Balbirnie's innings he brought up his 5,000th run for Ireland across all formats. SPORT HEADLINES P200 Next GAA Soccer Rugby
P411 AERTEL 1 411 Wed 23 Feb 08:41:34 RTE 6/7 Ireland beat Germany to top group 21 Feb 2022 10:16 In the other match, Bahrain completed a remarkable two-run win over heavy favourites UAE, but it wasn t quite enough to progress to the semi-final on net run rate meaning Ireland finished first in the group. Ireland s opponents in tomorrow s do- or-die semi-final will be determined in this afternoon s matches, with the winner of tomorrow s semi-final qualifying for the T20 World Cup in Australia in October. SPORT HEADLINES P200 Next GAA Soccer Rugby
P411 AERTEL 1 411 Wed 23 Feb 08:41:40 RTE 7/7 Ireland beat Germany to top group 21 Feb 2022 10:16 After the match captain Balbirnie said: "We were really good today, we set ourselves the task at the toss, and our bowlers put it in good areas. There was a bit in it for the bowlers, and they bowled tightly. It was a really complete performance and we re starting to get it together at the right end of the tournament. "I think the win against Bahrain got us up and running. We tend to play better the longer a tournament goes. There was good buzz around this morning, the guys knew we had to win two games to reach a World Cup. We ve got rid of one of those and are now in a semi-final." SPORT HEADLINES P200 Next GAA Soccer Rugby