Ireland skipper Andrew Balbirnie took some pressure off his teammates Friday by saying that he was fine with losing in Bangladesh -- so long as they enjoyed themselves. Balbirnie leads Ireland Saturday through the first of three one-day internationals at Sylhet -- valuable white-ball series ahead of this year's ODI World Cup in India. "I think our message to the group over a number of years now has been the performance... that's the thing we are trying to improve on," Balbirnie told reporters Friday. But that's what we have to do in international cricket," Balbirnie said. Coach Chandika Hathurusingha said the series was an opportunity for Bangladesh to test its bench strength but warned against complacency.

Source: The Herald March 17, 2023 23:59 UTC