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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

ODI match form

15 Aug 2026vs AFG, AFG vs IRE 2026, #5ODI

Batting: 13 (19b)
Bowling: —

12 Aug 2026vs AFG, AFG vs IRE 2026, #4ODI

Batting: 109 (119b)
Bowling: —

10 Aug 2026vs AFG, AFG vs IRE 2026, #3ODI

Batting: 7 (17b)
Bowling: —

7 Aug 2026vs AFG, AFG vs IRE 2026, #2ODI

Batting: 36 (42b)
Bowling: —

7 Oct 2024vs SA, IRE vs SA 2024, #3ODI

Batting: 45 (73b)
Bowling: —

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4 Oct 2024vs SA, IRE vs SA 2024, #2ODI

Batting: 1 (7b)
Bowling: —

2 Oct 2024vs SA, IRE vs SA 2024, #1ODI

Batting: 20 (28b)
Bowling: —

12 Mar 2024vs AFG, AFG vs IRE 2024, #3ODI

Batting: 1 (8b)
Bowling: —

7 Mar 2024vs AFG, AFG vs IRE 2024, #1ODI

Batting: 4 (18b)
Bowling: —

23 Sep 2023vs ENG, ENG vs IRE 2023, #2ODI

Batting: 14 (14b)
Bowling: —

23 Mar 2023vs BAN, BAN vs IRE 2023, #3ODI

Batting: 6 (18b)
Bowling: —

18 Mar 2023vs BAN, BAN vs IRE 2023, #1ODI

Batting: 5 (12b)
Bowling: —

18 Jan 2023vs ZIM, ZIM vs IRE 2023, #1ODI

Batting: 121 (137b)
Bowling: —

10 Jul 2010vs SCO, WCL Div-1 2010, #FinalODI

Batting: 6 (23b)
Bowling: —

9 Jul 2010vs NED, WCL Div-1 2010, #15ODI

Batting: 5 (24b)
Bowling: —

7 Jul 2010vs CAN, WCL Div-1 2010, #10ODI

Batting: 17 (31b)
Bowling: —

5 Jul 2010vs SCO, WCL Div-1 2010, #8ODI

Batting: 1 (8b)
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