West Indies to visit Ireland for ODI Tri Series ahead of World Cup

Cricket Ireland confirmed the fixtures on Thursday, taking the total number of international matches scheduled to take place in the country next year to 16

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Ireland will host West Indies and Bangladesh in a one-day international Tri Series in 2019.

Cricket Ireland confirmed the fixtures on Thursday, taking the total number of international matches scheduled to take place in the country next year to 16.

The matches, which will be split between Malahide and Clontarf, will begin on May 5 with the final taking place on May 17.

England, Zimbabwe and Afghanistan will also take on the Irish in 2019.

Cricket Ireland chief executive Warren Deutrom said: "While 2018 was a breakthrough year in many ways for Irish cricket, 2019 is set to be another momentous year for our sport.

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Ireland will face West Indies in ODI cricket in 2019

"Next season we will host five Full Member nations – with a number of the teams having not played here for many years. Zimbabwe’s last match in Ireland, for instance, was in 2003, while a senior West Indies side hasn’t been seen in on-field action in Ireland since 2007.

"In all, we will be hosting eight matches in Dublin and eight matches across Northern Ireland. The venues have been chosen to spread the fixture load across our four international-rated grounds - with five matches at Malahide, three at Clontarf, five at Stormont and three at Bready.

"The configuration of fixtures also allows teams involved in the Tri Series to all be located in the same city to reduce travel impacts and maximise training and acclimatisation opportunity for those sides as part of their build-up to Cricket World Cup 2019.

“This rotation of matches will also maximise our ability to play on new pitches in most matches. The fact though that we do not have enough international standard pitches to provide a new one for every match will give a sense of why the Board was keen to see a fifth international cricket ground constructed at Abbotstown."

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