DUBLIN – Eire Males’s head coach Heinrich Malan is remoted after testing constructive for COVID-19 simply days out from Eire Males’s One-Day Worldwide collection in opposition to New Zealand to be performed at Malahide from 10-15 July 2022.
Malan has been an in depth contact of a COVID-positive particular person in latest days and had – as a precaution figuring out the collection was approaching – restricted his actions and restricted his engagement with the gamers and training workers.
Whereas reporting no signs, Malan did take a look at constructive as we speak and has begun his isolation consistent with authorities tips. He won’t enter camp till he completes his isolation and checks destructive.
Within the interim, the teaching workers of Gary Wilson and Ryan Eagleson will oversee preparations for the upcoming fixtures.
Eire’s latest stint within the worldwide setup was in opposition to India when the groups clashed for 2 T20Is. The Andrew Balbirnie-led Irish males misplaced each the video games, however put up a superb struggle within the second match as they misplaced by the barest of margins. After the Hardik Pandya-led Indian aspect posted a humungous whole of 225 runs batting first, Eire was very fast with the chase and did the surprising.
Their opening batters shared a 72-run partnership to start out with because the middle-order batters capitalized on the momentum and gave a troublesome time to the Indian bowlers. Their upcoming stint in opposition to New Zealand can be an thrilling one because the gamers can be carrying nice confidence whereas getting into the ODI collection which is scheduled forward of the T20I collection.
Eire’s schedule for the white-ball collection in opposition to New Zealand
Eire Males v New Zealand Males ODI collection
Sunday 10 July: Eire v New Zealand, 1st ODI (Malahide; begin time 10.45am)
Tuesday 12 July: Eire v New Zealand, 2nd ODI (Malahide; begin time 10.45am)
Friday 15 July: Eire v New Zealand, third ODI (Malahide; begin time 10.45am)
Eire Males v New Zealand Males T20I collection:
Monday 18 July: Eire v New Zealand, 1st T20I (Stormont; begin time 4pm)
Wednesday 20 July: Eire v New Zealand, 2nd T20I (Stormont; begin time 4pm)
Friday 22 July: Eire v New Zealand, third T20I (Stormont; begin time 4pm)
