ODI match by a margin of 9 wickets on three occasions. Narrowest loss margins (by runs) The narrowest loss of Ireland in terms of runs is by 1 run suffered against Netherlands in 2021. Narrowest loss margins (by balls remaining) The narrowest winning margin by balls remaining in ODIs is by winning of the last ball which has been achieved 36 times with South Africa winning seven times. Ireland has suffered loss by this margin on two occasions. Narrowest loss margins (by wickets) Ireland has suffered defeat by 1 wicket two times with most recent being against West Indies during the second ODI of the 2020 tour of the West Indies. Tied matches A tie can occur when the scores of both teams are equal at the conclusion of play, provided that the side batting last has completed their innings. There have been 38 ties in ODIs history with Ireland involved in 3 such games. Individual records Batting records Most career runs A run is the basic means of scoring in cricket. A run is scored when the batsman hits the ball with his bat and with his partner runs the length of of the pitch. India's Sachin Tendulkar has scored the most runs in ODIs with 18,246. Second is Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka with 14,234 ahead of Ricky Ponting from Australia in third with 13,704. Paul Stirling is the leading Irish batsmen with 5,047 runs. Fastest runs getter Most runs in each batting position Most runs against each team Highest individual score The second ODI of the Ireland's tour of Canada in 010 saw Paul Stirling score the highest individual score for Ireland. Highest individual score – progression of record Highest score against each opponent Highest career average A batsman's batting average is the total number of runs they have scored divided by the number of times they have been dismissed. Highest Average in each batting position Most half-centuries A half-century is a score of between 50 and 99 runs. Statistically, once a batsman's score reaches 100, it is no longer considered a half-century but a century. Sachin Tendulkar of India has scored the most half-centuries in ODIs with 96. He is followed by the Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara on 93, South Africa's Jacques Kallis on 86 and India's Rahul Dravid and Pakistan's Inzamam-ul-Haq on 83. Paul Stirling is the highest rated Irish with 26 fifties. Most centuries