Ireland's Test against Zimbabwe this summer has been confirmed for Belfast in July (25-29), but six planned white-ball matches against the same opponents have been scrapped.
Those white-ball games - due to also be played at Stormont as well as Bready have gone, joining the Australia games which had earlier in the year been postponed until an unspecified later date.
Heinrich Malan's senior side will travel to the UAE to play SA in five white-ball games - it's believed a broadcast deal is in place for the matches, and the superior quality of the opposition are factors in the prioritisation of that series over Zimbabwe.
It's not all doom and gloom for Bready though as they will help host a West Indies U23 Academy side which will play three one-day and two four-day matches as part of their reciprocal tour.
Pakistan are here to play three sold-out T20's at Clontarf - albeit at a limited capacity of under 2000.
It's T20 all the way in the early summer as they take part in a tri-series with Netherlands and Scotland before the T20 World Cup in USA and West Indies.
Ireland Women have 11 home games lined up with Stormont hosting Sri Lanka and England for six ODI's, while Pembroke and Clontarf will host the same opponents in T20 series.
Cricket Ireland have budgeted for a surplus of 480,000 euros, planning to reduce their five million dollars owed to the ICC.
In other news, Warren Deutrom confirmed on the Last Word podcast that they have returned one of the two Teslas bought, and that David Richardson will join the Board once ratified at the AGM this Sunday.
Ireland Men
Pakistan series
10 May: Ireland Men v Pakistan Men (1st T20I; Clontarf)
12 May: Ireland Men v Pakistan Men (2nd T20I; Clontarf)
14 May: Ireland Men v Pakistan Men (3rd T20I; Clontarf)
Tri-Series
19 May 2024: Ireland v Netherlands (T20I; VRA; start 4pm)
20 May 2024: Ireland v Scotland (T20I; VRA; start 5pm)
23 May 2024: Ireland v Scotland (T20I; VRA; start TBC)
24 May 2024: Ireland v Netherlands (T20I; VRA; start TBC)
T20 World Cup – First Group stage
31 May: Warm-up Match v TBC (T20I; Fort Lauderdale)
5 June: India Men v Ireland Men (T20I; New York)
7 June: Ireland Men v Canada Men (T20I; New York)
14 June: USA Men v Ireland Men (T20I; Fort Lauderdale)
16 June: Ireland Men v Pakistan Men (T20I; Fort Lauderdale)
Zimbabwe Test
25-29 July: Ireland Men v Zimbabwe Men (Test Match; Stormont; 11am start time)
South Africa series
27 September: Ireland Men v South Africa Men (1st T20I; Abu Dhabi)
29 September: Ireland Men v South Africa Men (2nd T20I; Abu Dhabi)
2 October: Ireland Men v South Africa Men (1st ODI; Abu Dhabi)
4 October: Ireland Men v South Africa Men (2nd ODI; Abu Dhabi)
7 October: Ireland Men v South Africa Men (3rd ODI; Abu Dhabi)
Ireland Women
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Global Qualifier
23 April: Warm-up game v USA Women (T20I; UAE)
25 April: Ireland Women v UAE Women (Qualifier Group Stage; UAE)
29 April: Ireland Women v Zimbabwe Women (Qualifier Group Stage; UAE)
1 May: Ireland Women v Vanuatu Women (Qualifier Group Stage; UAE)
3 May: Ireland Women v Netherlands Women (Qualifier Group Stage; UAE)
Sri Lanka Series
11 August: Ireland Women v Sri Lanka Women (1st T20I; Pembroke)
13 August: Ireland Women v Sri Lanka Women (2nd T20I; Pembroke)
16 August: Ireland Women v Sri Lanka Women (1st ODI; Stormont)*
18 August: Ireland Women v Sri Lanka Women (2nd ODI; Stormont)*
20 August: Ireland Women v Sri Lanka Women (3rd ODI; Stormont)*
England series
7 September: Ireland Women v England Women (1st ODI; Stormont)*
9 September: Ireland Women v England Women (2nd ODI; Stormont)*
11 September: Ireland Women v England Women (3rd ODI; Stormont)*
14 September: Ireland Women v England Women (1st T20I; Clontarf)
16 September: Ireland Women v England Women (2nd T20I; Clontarf)
17 September: Ireland Women v England Women (3rd T20I; Clontarf)
* Matches are part of the ICC Women’s Championship
