Cricket Ireland: Ireland Women’s squad announced for Sri Lanka T20I and ODI matches

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Squads have been selected for the upcoming T20I and ODI matches between Ireland Women and Sri Lanka Women which will be taking place in both Belfast and in Dublin.

Two 14-player squads have been picked for the three ODIs and two T20Is, with results from the ODIs counting towards the ICC Women’s Championship. The series will be played between 8 August and 21 August.

Laura Delany will continue to captain the team across both formats.

Christina Coulter-Reilly and Alice Tector have received their first call ups – Tector is the younger sister of Ireland Men’s international Harry Tector.

Una Raymond-Hoey makes her return to the senior squad having played her last international in 2019.

SQUADS

T20I Squad:

• Laura Delany (c), Ava Canning, Christina Coulter-Reilly, Alana Dalzell, Amy Hunter, Arlene Kelly, Gaby Lewis, Jane Maguire, Cara Murray, Leah Paul, Orla Prendergast, Una Raymond-Hoey, Freya Sargent, Rebecca Stokell

ODI Squad:

• Laura Delany (c), Ava Canning, Alana Dalzell, Amy Hunter, Arlene Kelly, Gaby Lewis, Joanna Loughran, Aimee Maguire, Leah Paul, Orla Prendergast, Una Raymond-Hoey, Freya Sargent, Rebecca Stokell, Alice Tector

FIXTURES

T20Is:

• Ireland vs Sri Lanka, Pembroke – August 11^th
• Ireland vs Sri Lanka, Pembroke – August 13^th

ODIs:

• Ireland vs Sri Lanka, Stormont – August 16^th
• Ireland vs Sri Lanka, Stormont – August 18^th
• Ireland vs Sri Lanka, Stormont – August 20^th

Tickets are available: www.cricketireland.ie/tickets

Head coach, Ed Joyce on the challenge Sri Lanka will present across both series:

“Every international series for us is really important because we know we want to see progression. You know it’s always tricky looking at results, especially when playing against teams ranked much higher than us.

“Sri Lanka have really improved – we were obviously hoping to play them in the final in the [T20 World Cup] qualifiers, but didn’t quite get there. You know, they’ve obviously got one of the world’s best in captain Chamari Attapatu, but the rest of their players seem to be young and hungry and doing really well. So I think they’re both two very tough series for us.”

Cricket Ireland

Cricket Ireland, officially known as The Irish Cricket Union Company Limited by Guarantee, is the governing body for cricket on the island of Ireland. It oversees the national men’s and women’s teams and organizes the Inter-Provincial Series, Super 3s, and All-Ireland club competitions. Ireland achieved Test status for women in 2000 and for men in 2017 when it became a Full Member of the ICC.