Paul Stirling is a 35-year-old Irish right-handed batting all-rounder, born on September 3, 1990, in Belfast. He is the white-ball captain for the Ireland cricket team and a mainstay since his 2008 debut. A prolific run-scorer, especially in limited-overs formats, he has played internationally for Ireland and featured in numerous franchise leagues.
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia vs Ireland · 14th Match, Group B | T20I | February 11, 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Sri Lanka vs Ireland · 6th Match, Group B | T20I | February 8, 2026 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 46.15 |
| United Arab Emirates vs Ireland · 2nd T20I | T20I | January 31, 2026 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 127.27 |
| United Arab Emirates vs Ireland · 1st T20I | T20I | January 29, 2026 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 266.67 |
| Ireland vs Italy · 3rd T20I | T20I | January 26, 2026 | 45 | 38 | 2 | 3 | 118.42 |
| Ireland vs Italy · 2nd T20I | T20I | January 25, 2026 | 23 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 109.52 |
| Match | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North West Warriors vs Northern Knights · Match 8 | List A | August 13, 2025 | 9 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.56 |
| Munster Reds vs Northern Knights · Match 6 | List A | May 15, 2025 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 |
| Leinster Lightning vs Northern Knights · Match 3 | List A | May 13, 2025 | 2.1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.52 |
| Durbar Rajshahi vs Sylhet Strikers · Match 23 | T20 | January 17, 2025 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.00 |
| Series | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 | T20I | Feb 7, 2026 - Mar 8, 2026 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Ireland tour of United Arab Emirates 2026 | T20I | Jan 29, 2026 - Jan 31, 2026 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 157.14 |
| Ireland vs Italy in UAE 2026 | T20I | Jan 23, 2026 - Jan 26, 2026 | 68 | 61 | 3 | 4 | 111.48 |
| Ireland tour of Bangladesh 2025 | TEST | Nov 10, 2025 - Dec 2, 2025 | 139 | 188 | 21 | 1 | 73.94 |
| England tour of Ireland 2025 | T20I | Sep 17, 2025 - Sep 21, 2025 | 41 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 132.26 |
| Series | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | BBi | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland Inter-Provincial Limited 50 Over Cup 2025 | LISTA | May 7, 2025 - Aug 27, 2025 | 13.1 | 0 | 75 | 1 | 1/41 | 5.70 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Runs | BF | HS | AVG | SR | Not Out | 4s | 6s | 50s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 10 | 20 | 521 | 840 | 103 | 26.0500 | 62.0200 | 0 | 69 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| ODI | 170 | 162 | 6005 | 6864 | 177 | 37.7600 | 87.4800 | 3 | 643 | 149 | 32 | 14 |
| T20 | 390 | 385 | 9073 | 6438 | 119 | 24.7200 | 140.9200 | 18 | 1044 | 375 | 56 | 3 |
| T20I | 162 | 159 | 3894 | 2898 | 115 | 26.3100 | 134.3600 | 11 | 449 | 141 | 24 | 1 |
| List A | 273 | 261 | 9053 | 10032 | 177 | 35.9200 | 90.2400 | 9 | 991 | 217 | 43 | 22 |
| First Class | 80 | 127 | 3578 | 5740 | 146 | 29.3200 | 62.3300 | 5 | 490 | 39 | 17 | 8 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Overs | Balls | Runs | Wkts | AVG | Econ | SR | Bbi | Bbm | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 10 | 1 | 2.00 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0.0000 | 5.5000 | 0.0000 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI | 170 | 76 | 406.50 | 2441 | 1942 | 43 | 45.1600 | 4.7700 | 56.7000 | 6/55 | 6/55 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| T20 | 390 | 138 | 296.20 | 1778 | 2193 | 77 | 28.4800 | 7.4000 | 23.0000 | 4/10 | 4/10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I | 162 | 42 | 91.00 | 546 | 679 | 20 | 33.9500 | 7.4600 | 27.3000 | 3/21 | 3/21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 273 | 123 | 609.40 | 3658 | 3053 | 72 | 42.4000 | 5.0000 | 50.8000 | 6/55 | 6/55 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| First Class | 80 | 56 | 389.40 | 2338 | 1118 | 27 | 41.4000 | 2.8600 | 86.5000 | 2/21 | 3/31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Munster Reds vs Northern Knights · Match 15 | T20 | July 2, 2025 | 79 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 232.35 |
| Ireland vs South Africa · 3rd ODI | ODI | October 7, 2024 | 88 | 92 | 8 | 3 | 95.65 |
| Format | Matches | Runs | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 8 | 382 | 24 |
| ODI | 170 | 6,005 | 38 |
| T20I | 153 | 3,710 | 27 |
