Ireland cruise to place in final

Eoin Morgan made Irish history with his unbeaten 209

Ireland have reached the final of the Inter-continental Cup after hammering the UAE by an innings and 170 runs.

The Irish chalked up a massive first innings total of 531-5 declared and asked the UAE to follow-on after they could only manage 243 in reply.

Victory in the three-day game in Abu Dhabi was completed on Monday with the UAE skittled out for 118 in 48 overs.

Boyd Rankin took 4-56 and Trent Johnson impressed with 3-8 as the Irish secured a meeting with Canada in the decider.

Kyle McCallan chipped in with 2-21 while Kevin O'Brien claimed the remaining UAE wicket.

Eoin Morgan hit the highest individual score in Irish cricket history with a magnificent unbeaten 209 as the Irish racked up a massive 531.

It was also Ireland's highest total in their 152 years of competition, beating 462 set way back in 1863.

In another record, Morgan, who eclipsed Ivan Anderson's 198 in 1973, shared an Inter-continenal Cup and Irish record partnership of 360 with Andre Botha.

A venue for the final in May has yet to be arranged.

The South of England remains the preferred location but there is difficulty locating a suitable ground, with Lord's and other County grounds not being available.