Key duo out of final for Ireland

Eoin Morgan made Irish history with his unbeaten 209

Ireland will be without paceman Boyd Rankin and keeper Niall O'Brien for the Inter-Continental Cup final against Canada at Grace Road from 22 to 25 May.

Boyd and O'Brien have not been released by their counties but Middlesex have allowed Eoin Morgan to play.

Andre Botha misses out on the decider because of a finger injury.

"It's unfortunate that we haven't got Boyd or Niall but we have a lot of talent and experience in the squad," Ireland coach Phil Simmons insisted.

"We have played a lot of one-day cricket over the last few months so it will be something different with the four-day format.

"The team played exceptionally well to defeat UAE so comprehensively and I'll be looking for a similar performance."

The match was originally scheduled to start the previous day at Chelmsford but Essex had to pull out as hosts, forcing the move to Leicester.

Ireland will again be in action in one- day matches against Surrey and Sussex at the Oval and Hove on 27 and 28 May.

The Friends Provident double makes it a busy schedule for the team.

Ireland topped their ICC group in the competition after registering a comprehensive win over the United Arab Emirates in Abu Dhabi in February.

Morgan recorded the highest ever individual score by an Irish player with an unbeaten 209, and his stand of 360 with Andre Botha was an Irish and competition record.

Earlier in the competition, Ireland had beaten Namibia and drawn with Scotland, which was enough to top the group with 43 points from Scotland who ended up with 35.

Canada will contest its first final in the three-year history of the event, having beaten Bermuda and Kenya along the way.

The Canadians lost to the Netherlands but still managed to finish above the Dutch in Group B.

Ireland squad: T Johnston (Railway Union), J Bray (Eglinton), K Carroll (Railway Union), T Fourie (Merrion), P Gillespie (Strabane), D Langford-Smith (Phoenix), K McCallan (Waringstown), E Morgan (Middlesex), K O'Brien (Railway Union), W Porterfield (Donemana), R Whelan (Railway Union), A White (Instonians), G Wilson (Surrey).