But before that, Ireland needs to secure their place in the flagship tournament, after missing out on the previous two editions. As of now, the Ireland cricket team's focus is on next year's World Cup Qualifier.
While the main squad will tour to Namibia for 5 ODIs, their reserve team, Wolves, will play two four-day matches and five one-dayers against Zimbabwe A. There are not too many changes in the main and Wolves teams. The bilaterals aim to prepare a set of players for the Qualifiers. Going forward, if the team confirms a berth in the main event, then the preparations can prove useful for them.
Matthew Humphreys returns for ODIs
"The tours provide great opportunities for our players to familiarise themselves with the conditions and some of their potential opponents," Graeme West said in a statement.
Ireland mostly keeps the same squad that featured in the home series against Afghanistan. Afghanistan defeated the home team by 4-0 in the ODI series. In a slight change, the cricket board has named left-arm spinner Matthew Humphreys, who has not played an ODI since February 2025, in the newly selected team.
Ireland men's bound for Africa
Squad: Mark Adair, Andrew Balbirnie, Ben Calitz, Curtis Campher, Cade Carmichael, George Dockrell, Gavin Hoey, Matthew Humphreys, Andy McBrine, Liam McCarthy, Byron McDonough, Jai Moondra, Jordan Neill, Paul Stirling (captain), Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker (vice-captain/wk)
Fixtures: October 22 - 1st ODIOctober 24 - 2nd ODIOctober 27 - 3rd ODIOctober 30 - 4th ODINovember 1 - 5th ODI
Ireland Wolves tour of Zimbabwe6-9 November: Ireland Wolves v Zimbabwe A (Four-day match)13-16 November: Ireland Wolves v Zimbabwe A (Four-day match)19 November: Ireland Wolves v Zimbabwe A (1st One Day)21 November: Ireland Wolves v Zimbabwe A (2nd One Day)23 November: Ireland Wolves v Zimbabwe A (3rd One Day)26 November: Ireland Wolves v Zimbabwe A (4th One Day)28 November: Ireland Wolves v Zimbabwe A (5th One Day)
Jake Egan, Stephen Doheny, Cade Carmichael, Chris Defreitas, Tim Tector, Ben Calitz, Mark Adair, Jordan Neill, Gavin Hoey, Matthew Humphreys, Liam McCarthy, Jai Moondra, Byron McDonough, Matthew Hollard, Reuben Wilson.
Stephen Doheny, Tim Tector, Cade Carmichael, Chris Defreitas, Ben Calitz, Gareth Delany, David Delany, Jordan Neill, Gavin Hoey, Matthew Humphreys, Liam McCarthy, Jai Moondra, Byron McDonough, Matthew Hollard, Josh Little.
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