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Ireland will play their potentially crucial ICC World Cricket League matches against Scotland in September at the Civil Service ground in Stormont, Belfast

Just when Ireland thought they finally had the beating of Bangladesh, a savage batting assault by Mashrafe Mortaza ended their hopes and gave the visitors a 3-0 win in the series.

Venues in Ireland and Scotland are in the running to host Pakistan's international matches against Australia next year

Ireland eased into the semi-finals of the Intercontinental Cup after their match with Holland petered out into a tame draw

Ireland all but booked their place in October's Intercontinental Cup semi-finals with a clinical batting performance against Holland in Dublin

Nafis Iqbal's century almost single-handedly catapulted the Bangladeshis to a 2-wicket win (D-L method) over Ireland at the Civil Service Cricket Club in Belfast

Ireland followed their victory against Surrey earlier this season with an even more impressive win against the West Indians by six wickets

Ravi Rampaul helped West Indies to a 96-run win over Ireland in the first of their warm-up matches at Stormont after a lacklustre batting performance, and some dogged Irish bowling, saw them bowled out for 242 in the 46th over

The Celtic fringe is rising