Ireland will visit UAE on the 24th of September for acclimatisation to the weather in preparation for the marquee event and play in the T20I game, exact details for which Cricket Ireland will confirm in the near future.
The Dublin native Andrew Balbirnie has been named captain of the team that also includes veteran players such as Paul Stirling and Kevin O'Brien for the grand event. The all-rounder who plays bowling Gareth Delany, who was not included in during the Zimbabwe series, as well as spinner off Andy McBrine have been included in the squad.
Full squad: Andrew Balbirnie (c), Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Shane Getkate, Graham Kennedy, Josh Little, Andrew McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Kevin O’Brien, Neil Rock, Simi Singh, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Craig Young
Ireland will kick off their tournament in the match with Netherlands in the first round of this tournament, which will take place on the 18th of October. They'll also take on Sri Lanka and Namibia in Group A. The top two teams progressing through their Super12 stages.
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"We don't intend to reveal who the wicketkeeper of first choice is," Ford said. "There's an ongoing competition among the players. There's a lot of effort which is done before games, such as match-ups and left hand vs. right hand. What could be a good pick for one match could differ from the next game. It is necessary to conduct quite a bit of study of the squads of opponents and once we know the players in these teams, we can determine the match-ups that we will be analyzing and not always based on the basis of statistics or other factors such as that. We must consider the conditions. We will be watching the IPL extremely closely, especially towards the final stages to the IPL to determine how the wickets play and that all goes into the selection. It's an 18-man team with options and cover."
In Ireland's T20 World Cup preparations, Ireland will also play two official warm-up games in opposition to Papua New Guinea (12 October) and Bangladesh (14 October).
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