Paul Stirling

Irish players will no longer count as locals in county cricket next summer, forcing Stirling to decide between his Middlesex contract and his international career

Craig Ervine and Sean Williams helped Zimbabwe post 132 in the 13-over game, but Ireland won with 2.1 overs to spare

Fifties from Williams and Burl kept Zimbabwe in the hunt in a chase of 243, but Murtagh picked up wickets at key moments to bowl his side to a narrow victory

Middlesex claim three Glamorgan wickets after amassing 410 via centuries from Paul Stirling and Sam Robson

The batting revival was led by Stirling and Porterfield, before the bowlers came up with an inspired defence

Paul Stirling's century in vain as Ireland's bowlers struggle against superior batting line-up

The feature of their 81-run stand that brought Ireland within sniffing distance of their target was the manner in which they negotiated Afghanistan's spinners

Paul Stirling's fighting 89 went in vain as Afghanistan chased down their target of 162 with 8.1 overs to spare

The opener made the second-highest T20I score, and propelled his team to the biggest total in all T20s

Scotland steal a march on rivals after Mark Watt ends burgeoning stand in Al Amerat

Oman's missed chances cost them dear, as Ireland closed the match out to break a win-less sequence of five T20Is

With the 2019 World Cup being a no-go zone, the focus for Associate countries has shifted to T20 cricket, with an eye on the ultimate aim of qualifying for the T20 World Cup

Ireland have also announced the team to play their first Test match against Afghanistan in Dehradun later this year

Surrey chased down a Middlesex total of 221 for 5 with almost contemptuous ease to win by nine wickets at The Oval

Other big names inducted in the tournament's mini-draft include Chris Lynn, Shane Watson and Brendon McCullum

Middlesex have had a tough period which has brought the exit of head coach Richard Scott but victory against Surrey in front of a big Lord's crowd lifted their mood

It was the first game in T20I cricket history that was left as a tie in the record books

England's limited overs captain Eoin Morgan tuned up for the Australians as he joined Middlesex team-mate Paul Stirling in striking a century in Bristol

Ireland batsman defies injury to set up emphatic victory at Hove