DUBLIN (July 18, 2021) Fresh of his record-breaking century in the third One Day International last Friday, Ireland’s Simi Singh believes the Irish squad can take much confidence from their 50-over performances into the T20 Internationals starting tomorrow at Malahide. Singh’s unbeaten maiden century was the highest individual score by a number 8 batter in ODI history, and a moment he is very proud of, despite the disappointment of his side losing that match. Speaking ahead of training, Singh said:“To get my first ton against a team like South Africa was a dream come true for me, especially at Malahide where I started my cricket in Ireland.”“While we were disappointed with the result in the last ODI, overall we were pretty happy with how we played throughout the series - particularly how we fielded. To compete with one of the best teams in the world and take 15 [World Cup Super League] points from the series was a good outcome for us. We'll take a lot of confidence through from the ODIs.”“It's a quick turn-around between the two formats, but most people in the squad are pretty experienced at doing this at this point.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 18, 2021 12:45 UTC