Andrew Balbirnie was born in Dublin and was educated at St Andrew's College.
25 Facts About Andrew Balbirnie
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Andrew Balbirnie was one of the 11 cricketers to play in Ireland's first ever Test match, against Pakistan, in May 2018.
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In November 2019, Balbirnie was named as the captain of Ireland's Test and ODI team, after William Porterfield stepped down.
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Andrew Balbirnie has represented Ireland at U-19 level, playing nine Youth One Day Internationals.
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Andrew Balbirnie was the leading run-scorer in the 2018 Inter-Provincial Trophy tournament, with 262 runs in six matches.
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Andrew Balbirnie was the leading run-scorer for Leinster Lightning in the 2018 Inter-Provincial Championship, with 302 runs in four matches.
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In July 2019, Andrew Balbirnie was selected to play for the Dublin Chiefs in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament.
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Andrew Balbirnie was a member of Ireland's 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division One winning team.
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Andrew Balbirnie played three further One Day Internationals during the tournament.
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In January 2015, Andrew Balbirnie was named in Ireland's 15 man squad for the 2015 Cricket World Cup.
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Andrew Balbirnie made his Twenty20 International debut against Scotland on 19 June 2015, although no play was possible due to rain.
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In February 2016, Andrew Balbirnie was named in Ireland's 15 man squad for the 2016 T20 World Cup.
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Andrew Balbirnie was part of the Ireland A team which toured Bangladesh in October 2017 to play one first-class match and five limited overs matches against the Bangladesh A team.
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In May 2018, Andrew Balbirnie was named in a 14-man squad for Ireland's first ever Test match, which was played against Pakistan later the same month.
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Andrew Balbirnie made his Test debut for Ireland, against Pakistan, on 11 May 2018.
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Andrew Balbirnie was dismissed for a pair, therefore becoming the forty-fourth batsman, and first for Ireland, to get a pair on debut in Test cricket.
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In January 2019, Andrew Balbirnie was named in Ireland's squad for their one-off Test against Afghanistan in Dehradun, India.
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In May 2019, in the opening match of the 2019 Ireland Tri-Nation Series against the West Indies, Andrew Balbirnie played in his 100th international match for Ireland.
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In September 2019, Andrew Balbirnie was named in Ireland's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.
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In November 2019, Andrew Balbirnie was named as Ireland's all formats captain.
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On 10 July 2020, Andrew Balbirnie was named in Ireland's 21-man squad to travel to England to start training behind closed doors for the ODI series against the England cricket team.
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On 13 July 2021, Andrew Balbirnie led Ireland to their first ever ODI victory against South Africa.
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Andrew Balbirnie made his seventh ODI century in the match, scoring 102 off 117 deliveries before getting dismissed by Kagiso Rabada.
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In September 2021, Andrew Balbirnie was named the captain of Ireland's provisional squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
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On 26 October 2022, Andrew Balbirnie scored a T20I half-century, scoring 62 off 47 deliveries to lead Ireland to a victory over England in the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.