Ireland and Scotland will clash against each other at the Civil Service ground in Stormont

Ireland have confirmed that they will play their crucial International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cricket League (WCL) matches against Scotland in September at the Civil Service ground in Stormont, Belfast.

Ireland’s four-day match against Australia A will be held at the same location, while their two-ODI series against Pakistan are scheduled to he played in Clontarf.

Ireland will also play England in another ODI match in September in Malahide.

The top two teams in the WCL championship automatically qualify for the 2015 ICC World Cup, thus revealing just how important and intense the series between Ireland and Scotland will be.

Ireland are also planning to host Bangladesh over the summer at the Bready Cricket Club in Northern Ireland.

“It’s another incredibly important year for Irish cricket as we attempt to make it to the World Cup finals and also defend our ICC World Twenty20 qualifiers trophy in November,” Ireland coach, Phil Simmons, said. “We’ve been to the final stages of five world tournaments and we want to make it seven. It’s fantastic that we’ve got the high profile matches on home soil against Pakistan and England, and we hope to get another series against Bangladesh in August as well.”