Sides meet in an Intercontinental cup meeting ahead of next week's T20 action
The Irish Cricket side take on Hong Kong in the ICC Intercontinental Cup at Stormont on Tuesday. The Intercontinental Cup is a pivotal part of the cricketing calendar for Associate members, to prepare for a potential life in the world of Test Cricket.
Ireland Vs Hong Kong in ICup starts tomorrow until Sept 2 @ Stormont. Entry is free! #BackingGreen @CricketHK pic.twitter.com/a1dV3iV6AX
— Cricket Ireland (@Irelandcricket) 29 August 2016
The winners of the cup will play the bottom ranked Test side and its a competition Ireland have historically done well in. With four wins, Ireland are the most successful side in the competitions history.
Ireland and Hong Kong will then play a T20 series next week.