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Andrew Balbirnie

Born: 1990-12-28
Batting: Right Handed Bat
Bowling: right-arm offbreak
From: Dublin, Ireland

Batting career

Career totals by format

Batting career statistics
Format	M	Runs	Avg	SR	HS
Test	13	575	23	51.34	95
ODI	166	3,264	31.69	74.24	145
T20I	110	2,392	23.45	123.24	83
First-class	3	57	9.5	40.43	29
List A	24	1,106	55.3	75.44	126
T20	55	1,436	29.31	142.18	102*

Bowling career

Career totals by format

Bowling career statistics
Format	M	Wkts	Econ	Overs	Best
Test	13	0	8	1.0	—
ODI	166	2	6.80	10.0	1-26
First-class	3	0	5.67	3.0	—

Recent performances

T20 match form

16 Jun 2024vs PAK, T20 WC 2024, #36T20I

Batting: 0 (3b)
Bowling: —

7 Jun 2024vs CAN, T20 WC 2024, #13T20I

Batting: 17 (19b)
Bowling: —

5 Jun 2024vs IND, T20 WC 2024, #8T20I

Batting: 5 (10b)
Bowling: —

24 May 2024vs NED, NED T20 Tri-Series 2024, #6T20I

Batting: 5 (11b)
Bowling: —

23 May 2024vs SCO, NED T20 Tri-Series 2024, #5T20I

Batting: 56 (46b)
Bowling: —

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19 May 2024vs NED, NED T20 Tri-Series 2024, #2T20I

Batting: 11 (14b)
Bowling: —

14 May 2024vs PAK, PAK vs IRE 2024, #3T20I

Batting: 35 (26b)
Bowling: —

12 May 2024vs PAK, PAK vs IRE 2024, #2T20I

Batting: 16 (14b)
Bowling: —

10 May 2024vs PAK, PAK vs IRE 2024, #1T20I

Batting: 77 (55b)
Bowling: —

18 Mar 2024vs AFG, AFG vs IRE 2024, #3T20I

Batting: 9 (6b)
Bowling: —

17 Mar 2024vs AFG, AFG vs IRE 2024, #2T20I

Batting: 45 (44b)
Bowling: —

15 Mar 2024vs AFG, AFG vs IRE 2024, #1T20I

Batting: 22 (14b)
Bowling: —

15 Jan 2023vs ZIM, ZIM vs IRE 2023, #3T20I

Batting: 9 (11b)
Bowling: —

14 Jan 2023vs ZIM, ZIM vs IRE 2023, #2T20I

Batting: 33 (31b)
Bowling: —

12 Jan 2023vs ZIM, ZIM vs IRE 2023, #1T20I

Batting: 5 (7b)
Bowling: —

About Andrew Balbirnie

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Andrew Balbirnie is a reliable Irish middle-order batsman who is a by-product of the U-19 World Cup and another cricketer to follow the path of Eoin Morgan when he signed for Middlesex. He donned the Irish colours in 2010 but carved himself for the next four years before finding his consistency. Balbirnie captained the Ireland U-19 team during the 2010 World Cup, although the right-hander had a horrific tournament as he could manage to score only 31 runs in five games. Post the ICC event, he was called to represent Ireland at the highest level. Balbirnie made his international debut against Scotland in an ODI game in July. The youngster played a couple of ODIs more in 2010 before getting dropped for four years. Balbirnie went under the grind of domestic cricket to become a reliable batsman and made a comeback at the international arena in 2014. He was also contacted by Middlesex where the Dublin-born played for two years before getting released following a struggle with a hip injury. Post becoming a consistent performer for Ireland, Balbirnie was named to the 2015 World Cup squad held in Australia and New Zealand. He finished the campaign as Ireland’s third-highest run-getter with 236 runs from six outings. A year later, the right-hander was on the flight to India to play the 2016 World T20, however, the tournament became one of the lowest points in Balbirnie’s career. He suffered a career-ending hip injury that kept the Irishman away from the game for most of the season and also ended his county stint. The Irishman made an inspiring comeback in 2017 and his international career has flourished since then. Balbirnie scored his maiden first-class century against the Netherlands in the Intercontinental Cup and got the three-figure mark, back in 2018 in an ODI against UAE. One year later, when Ireland played their maiden Test, Balbirnie made his debut in the longest format as well against Pakistan. Though, the historic game wasn