Max Sorensen

Oman pulled off a stunning upset against a side that is known for upsetting bigger sides in global tournaments, shocking Ireland with a two-wicket win in Dharamsala

Max Sorensen has been ruled out of the remainder of Ireland's tour of Zimbabwe and Namibia due to a back injury

The match-up between Ireland, a team on the rise, and West Indies, one on the slide, could potentially prove to be the defining contest of the tournament

Max Sorensen openly admits to shedding a few tears when he was left out of Ireland's original 15-man squad, but a few weeks later he was parachuted in to replace Tim Murtagh and is now set to play in the team's opening match against West Indies

Ireland have suffered a serious blow ahead of the World Cup after Tim Murtagh was ruled out with a fractured foot

Ireland have preferred young pace bowlers Craig Young and Peter Chase to the experienced Max Sorensen in their World Cup 15

Pace bowler Max Sorensen and wicketkeeper-batsman Andrew Poynter have missed out on Ireland's squad for the tour to UAE, which is a part of the side's final preparations for the 2015 World Cup

Pace bowler Max Sorensen has been ruled out of Ireland's pre-World Cup trip to Australia and New Zealand

Ireland secured the one-day series but they were made to work for their three-wicket win, firstly by a fine hundred from Richie Berrington and then a late push by Scotland in the field

Ireland needed just under 10 overs on day four to bowl Scotland out and thump the visitors by an innings and 44 runs in Dublin

A strong batting display from Ireland, followed by an incisive spell of 4 for 32 from Max Sorensen left the hosts on the cusp of victory against Scotland in their Intercontinental Cup match in Dublin

George Dockrell's fifth five-wicket haul and incisive opening burst from Max Sorensen ripped through the Netherlands batting order to give Ireland a thumping 279-run win with one day to spare in Deventer.

Max Sorensen completed his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket during the 16 overs possible before rain wiped out the second day against Australia A in Belfast

Australia A's top order again needed bailing out, this time by a century from Steve Smith, after Ireland had put them in difficultly on the opening day in Belfast

Ireland have awarded medium-pacer Max Sorensen a category A central contract for the first time, as they prepare for life without Boyd Rankin

South Africa A took a 2-0 lead in their limited overs series against Ireland A with a rain-affected six-wicket victory over the hosts in Belfast

Max Sorensen and Alex Cusack each took four wickets to help Ireland skittle Afghanistan for 84, as their rain-hit Intercontinental Cup match got underway on day three

Ireland muscled their way past Namibia to take the last remaining place in the ICC World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka, showing the all-round game that has made them the leading Associate side for the past five years