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The Ireland cricket team exemplifies all of Ireland in international cricket. The Irish Cricket Union, performing under the brand Cricket Ireland is the sport’s management body in Ireland and manages the team. The table below shows the records of the highest T20I scores for Ireland.
| Player | Runs | Opposition, Date |
| Kevin O’Brien | 124 | Hong Kong, 7 Oct 2019 |
| Paul Stirling | 115* | Zimbabwe, 1 Sep 2021 |
| Paul Stirling | 95 | West Indies, 15 Jan 2020 |
| Paul Stirling | 91 | Afghanistan, 23 Feb 2019 |
| Paul Stirling | 83* | Zimbabwe, 12 Jul 2019 |
| Andrew Balbirnie | 83 | Netherlands, 17 Feb 2019 |
| Paul Stirling | 81 | Scotland, 17 Jun 2018 |
| Paul Stirling | 79 | Afghanistan, 24 Mar 2012 |
| Ed Joyce | 78* | Scotland, 28 Mar 2012 |
| Paul Stirling | 76 | Afghanistan, 30 Nov 2013 |
Kevin O’Brien
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In September 2019, Ireland’s team called for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier match in the United Arab Emirates. The International Cricket Council (ICC) named him as the fundamental player in Ireland’s team during the tournament. After the month, during the Oman Pentangular Series in 2019-20, O’Brien evolved Ireland’s first batsman to earn a century in a T20I match when he completed 124 runs against Hong Kong. On 10 July 2020, O’Brien was empowered with Ireland’s 21-man team to tour England to start qualifying for the ODI series against the England cricket team. In September 2021, O’Brien was named Ireland’s temporary team for the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.
Paul Stirling
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Stirling was the team’s highest run-scorer, with 209 from five matches. In September 2021, he was anointed in Ireland’s transient squad for the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. Stirling is the opening batsman for the Ireland cricket team and an irregular right-arm bowler. He is one of the most elevated 10-run scorers in T20 internationals.
Andrew Balbirnie
In 2019, Balbirnie was called the captain of Ireland after receiving praise from William Porterfield and Gary Wilson. He made his existence handled with a determined knock of 97 against Zimbabwe in Hobart and illustrated himself as a vital player among all Ireland’s spin players. Andrew Balbirnie is a qualified middle-order batsman who’s an outcome of Ireland. Under-19s and commanded the team in 2010 Under-19 World Cup, Balbarnie was the discovery of the World Cup for Ireland, emerging as the third-highest run-scorer for his team with 236 runs.
Ed Joyce
After preparing to play for England, Joyce was a team member in the 2006–07 Ashes series and the 2007 World Cup. He is a retired Irish cricketer who played for both the Ireland and England nationwide cricket teams, the Irish Inter-Provincial Championship. He is a left-handed batsman and a rare right-arm bowler of medium rate he is widely considered one of the best cricketers made by Ireland. The players noted above play a vital part in Ireland’s cricket record; they made their name reach every ear, and make others recognize their country.
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