Ireland miss direct 2027 ODI World Cup qualification after first ODI washout against Afghanistan

WIRE — Bready [UK], August 6 (ANI): Ireland's hopes of securing direct qualification for the 2027 ICC Men's ODI World Cup came to an end after the opening ODI against Afghanistan was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to persistent rain in Bready.According to Cricinfo, the washout ruled out Ireland's slim mathematical chance of climbing into the automatic qualification places in the ICC men's ODI rankings before

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