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Andrew Balbirnie

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Right-handed opener
Right-arm off-spin bowler

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27OctNamibia v Ireland ODI series 2026Ireland22 Oct – 1 Nov 2026 · Next: v Namibia, Tue 27 Oct

One-day record

Batting

	Mat	Inns	Runs	Avg	SR	100/50	HS
List A	154	145	4,988	37.79	75.8	13/29	145*
ODIs	119	113	3,459	32.94	75.2	10/17	145*
v Namibia	2	2	42	21.00	71.2	0/0	22
Domestic	35	32	1,529	56.63	77.1	3/12	126
Last 10	10	9	334	41.75	78.2	1/1	109

Bowling

	Mat	Balls	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Best
List A	154	72	2	42.50	7.08	1/26
ODIs	119	60	2	34.00	6.80	1/26
Domestic	35	12	0	–	8.50	–

Batting style

Matches

Balanced opener

Weak against pace

Figure	Player	Par	Against par
Average	42.9	30.9
Strike rate	75	81
Boundary %	9.2	10.5
Dot %	59.4	59.1
Average v pace	34.3	30.5
Average v spin	78.9	31.8
Strike rate v pace	71	82
Strike rate v spin	84	81

2,126 balls in ODIs and List A · Jan 2023 – Oct 2026

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Balanced opener

Weak against pace
Slow starter

Figure	Player	Par	Against par
Average	33.1	31.5
Strike rate	73	81
Boundary %	8.2	10.0
Dot %	58.4	58.4
Average v pace	25.8	31.0
Average v spin	59.8	32.6
Strike rate v pace	66	81
Strike rate v spin	89	79

1,269 balls in ODIs · Jan 2023 – Oct 2026

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Balanced opener

Keeps it on the ground
Tough to get out

Figure	Player	Par	Against par
Average	73.4	30.0
Strike rate	77	83
Boundary %	10.7	11.2
Dot %	60.9	60.1
Average v pace	57.8	29.7
Average v spin	193.0	30.6
Strike rate v pace	78	82
Strike rate v spin	75	84

857 balls in List A matches · Sept 2023 – Jul 2026

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Men's One-day

International rank: 107th; batters
Overall rank: 293rd; all one-day batters
Inter-Provincial Cup rank: 12th; batters
Runs a match: −3.1; above an average player; Men's One-day batting, runs a match
AveragePeak +0.5
January 2021Now −3.1
201520172019202120232025
ICC rank: 47; 513 points

Last 2 years	Mat	Runs	Avg	SR	Wkts	Bowl avg	Econ
One-day	21	887	49.3	73.2	–	–	–

Teams

IrelandNamibia v Ireland ODI series 2026Batter · 119 ODIs · Last ODI Oct 2026
North-West WarriorsCricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Limited Over CupLast played Jul 2026

Matches

One-day streaks

	Last 10	Career	Now	Best
50+ score	3/10	29%	0	5	5882450367109132022
5882450367109132022

Andrew Balbirnie has made 50 or more in 3 of the last 10 One-day innings.

Last 10 List A matches

Date	Team	Opponent	Ground	Bat	Bowl	Result
24 Oct 2026	Ireland	Namibia	High Performance Oval	22 (34)	–	Namibia won by 31 runs
22 Oct 2026	Ireland	Namibia	High Performance Oval	20 (25)	–	Ireland won by 55 runs
15 Aug 2026	Ireland	Afghanistan	Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont	13 (19)	–	Afghanistan won by 6 wickets
12 Aug 2026	Ireland	Afghanistan	Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont	109 (119)	–	Afghanistan won by 42 runs
10 Aug 2026	Ireland	Afghanistan	Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont	7 (17)	–	Afghanistan won by 3 wickets
7 Aug 2026	Ireland	Afghanistan	Bready Cricket Club, Magheramason	36 (42)	–	Afghanistan won by 92 runs
23 Jul 2026	North-West Warriors	Leinster Lightning	Pembroke Cricket Club, Sandymount	0 (5)	–	Leinster Lightning won by 170 runs
16 Jul 2026	North-West Warriors	Northern Knights	Woodvale Road	45 (86)	–	North-West Warriors won by 127 runs
30 Jun 2026	North-West Warriors	Leinster Lightning	Bready Cricket Club, Magheramason	–	–	North-West Warriors won by 6 wickets (DLS)
27 Aug 2025	North-West Warriors	Leinster Lightning	Bready Cricket Club, Magheramason	82* (80)	–	No result

ODI streaks

	Last 10	Career	Now	Best
50+ score	3/10	24%	0	2	11641123367109132022
11641123367109132022

Andrew Balbirnie has made 50 or more in 3 of the last 10 ODI innings.

Last 10 ODIs

Date	Team	Opponent	Ground	Bat	Bowl	Result
24 Oct 2026	Ireland	Namibia	High Performance Oval	22 (34)	–	Namibia won by 31 runs
22 Oct 2026	Ireland	Namibia	High Performance Oval	20 (25)	–	Ireland won by 55 runs
15 Aug 2026	Ireland	Afghanistan	Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont	13 (19)	–	Afghanistan won by 6 wickets
12 Aug 2026	Ireland	Afghanistan	Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont	109 (119)	–	Afghanistan won by 42 runs
10 Aug 2026	Ireland	Afghanistan	Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont	7 (17)	–	Afghanistan won by 3 wickets
7 Aug 2026	Ireland	Afghanistan	Bready Cricket Club, Magheramason	36 (42)	–	Afghanistan won by 92 runs
25 May 2025	Ireland	West Indies	Castle Avenue	3 (9)	–	West Indies won by 197 runs (DLS)
23 May 2025	Ireland	West Indies	Castle Avenue	–	–	No result
21 May 2025	Ireland	West Indies	Castle Avenue	112 (138)	–	Ireland won by 124 runs
18 Feb 2025	Ireland	Zimbabwe	Harare Sports Club	64 (99)	–	Zimbabwe won by 9 wickets

Domestic one-day streaks

	Last 10	Career	Now	Best
50+ score	8/10	47%	0	8	57759110163505882450
57759110163505882450

Andrew Balbirnie has made 50 or more in 8 of the last 10 Domestic one-day innings.

Last 10 domestic one-day matches

Date	Team	Opponent	Ground	Bat	Bowl	Result
23 Jul 2026	North-West Warriors	Leinster Lightning	Pembroke Cricket Club, Sandymount	0 (5)	–	Leinster Lightning won by 170 runs
16 Jul 2026	North-West Warriors	Northern Knights	Woodvale Road	45 (86)	–	North-West Warriors won by 127 runs
30 Jun 2026	North-West Warriors	Leinster Lightning	Bready Cricket Club, Magheramason	–	–	North-West Warriors won by 6 wickets (DLS)
27 Aug 2025	North-West Warriors	Leinster Lightning	Bready Cricket Club, Magheramason	82* (80)	–	No result
20 Aug 2025	North-West Warriors	Munster Reds	Woodvale Road	58 (83)	–	North-West Warriors won by 2 runs
13 Aug 2025	North-West Warriors	Northern Knights	Bready Cricket Club, Magheramason	50 (82)	–	Northern Knights won by 3 wickets
15 May 2025	North-West Warriors	Leinster Lightning	Oak Hill Cricket Club	63 (91)	–	Leinster Lightning won by 44 runs
13 May 2025	North-West Warriors	Munster Reds	Mardyke	101 (135)	–	Munster Reds won by 3 wickets
7 May 2025	North-West Warriors	Northern Knights	Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont	91 (127)	–	Northern Knights won by 4 wickets
11 Sept 2024	Leinster Lightning	Northern Knights	Oak Hill Cricket Club	75* (49)	–	Leinster Lightning won by 9 wickets

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