Ireland cricket team to play home games against South Africa in England

The Irish men’s side is set to host South Africa in England this summer. Cricket Ireland has confirmed what The Irish Times reported on Tuesday morning, namely that Bristol will host a pair of T20 internationals in early August. The games will be played following the white-ball portion of South Africa’s tour to the UK.
Fixtures against India and New Zealand have been confirmed to take place in Ireland, while Afghanistan will also be visiting. This means new head coach Heinrich Malan will have an early assignment against his former employers, New Zealand. Despite the Afghanistan Cricket Board earlier announcing a series that inc …

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