The Ireland cricket team is one of the full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), it represents all of Ireland (Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland). The team is administered by Cricket Ireland. They became associate members in 1993, and were granted full member status in 2017. They qualified for their first T20 World Cup in 2009, after winning the 2008 qualifier, they have qualified for every edition of the tournament since then. In seven editions that they have played, they have a win–loss record of 7–15 from 26 matches.
| ICC T20 World Cup record | Qualification record[a] | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Cap. | Pld | W | L | T | NR | |
 2007 |
Did not qualify | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
 2009 |
Super 8 | 8/12 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | William Porterfield | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 2010 |
Group stage | 9/12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | William Porterfield | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
 2012 |
9/12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | William Porterfield | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
 2014 |
13/16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | William Porterfield | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
 2016 |
15/16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | William Porterfield | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||
  2021 |
First round | 14/16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Andrew Balbirnie | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
 2022 |
Super 12 | 10/16 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | Andrew Balbirnie | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
 2024 |
Qualified | Paul Stirling | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 7/8 | 26 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 4 | — | 55 | 38 | 13 | 0 | 4 | |
| Opponent | M | W | L | T+W | T+L | NR | Win % | First played |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 2022 |
| Australia |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2012 |
| Bangladesh |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 2009 |
 Canada |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2024 |
| England |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 2010 |
| India |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2009 |
 Namibia |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2021 |
 Netherlands |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | 2014 |
 New Zealand |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2009 |
| Oman |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2016 |
 Pakistan |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2009 |
 Scotland |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2022 |
| Sri Lanka |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2009 |
| United Arab Emirates |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2014 |
| West Indies |
3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 2010 |
 Zimbabwe |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 2014 |
| Total | 28 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.00 | - |
| Source:[1] Last Updated: 7 June 2024 | ||||||||
| Event | Group stage (Group A) | Super 8s (Group F) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||
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| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
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Rank | Opposition Result |
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| 2009 | Bangladesh W by 6 wickets |
India L by 6 wickets |
2 | New Zealand L by 83 runs |
Sri Lanka L by 9 runs |
Pakistan L by 39 runs |
4 | Did not advance | Super 8s | |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[2] | ||||||||||
| Event | Group stage (Group D) | Super 8s | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||
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| Opposition Result |
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Rank | Opposition Result |
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| 2010 | West Indies L by 70 runs |
England No result |
3 | Did not advance | Group stage | |||||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[3] | ||||||||||
| Event | Group stage (Group B) | Super 8s | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||
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| Opposition Result |
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Rank | Opposition Result |
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| 2012 | Australia L by 7 wickets |
West Indies No result |
3 | Did not advance | Group stage | |||||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[4] | ||||||||||
| Event | First stage (Group B) | Super 10 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||
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| Opposition Result |
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Rank | Opposition Result |
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| 2014 | Zimbabwe W by 3 wickets |
United Arab Emirates W by 21 runs (DLS) |
Netherlands L by 6 wickets |
3 | Did not advance | First stage | ||||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[5] | ||||||||||
| Event | First round (Group A) | Super 10 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||
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| Opposition Result |
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Rank | Opposition Result |
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| 2016 | Oman L by 2 wickets |
Bangladesh No result |
Netherlands L by 12 runs |
4 | Did not advance | First round | ||||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[6] | ||||||||||
Reserve players:
| Event | First round (Group A) | Super 12 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||
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| Opposition Result |
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Rank | Opposition Result |
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| 2021 | Netherlands W by 7 wickets |
Sri Lanka L by 70 runs |
Namibia L by 8 wickets |
3 | Did not advance | First round | ||||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[7] | ||||||||||
| Event | First round (Group A) | Super 12 (Group 1) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | ||||||||
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| Opposition Result |
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Rank | Opposition Result |
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| 2022 | Zimbabwe L by 31 runs |
Scotland W by 6 wickets |
West Indies W by 9 wickets |
3 | Sri Lanka L by 9 wickets |
England W by runs (DLS) |
Afghanistan Match abandoned |
Australia L by 42 runs |
New Zealand L by 35 runs |
5 | Did not advance | Super 10 | |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[8] | |||||||||||||
2024 kit |
| Event | Group stage (Group A) | Overall Result | ||||||||
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Rank | ||||||
| 2024 | India L by 8 wickets |
Canada |
United States |
Pakistan |
TBD | TBD | ||||
| Source: ESPNcricinfo[9] | ||||||||||
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