Ireland women squads for the upcoming white ball series against Sri Lanka announced; Laura Delany to lead

Ireland Women have announced their squads for the upcoming white-ball series against the Sri Lanka women's national cricket team, starting on Sunday, August 11. Batting all-rounder Laura Delany will lead the Ireland women's national cricket team in both white ball formats of the game on home soil.

The upcoming series between Ireland Women and Sri Lanka will start with two T20I matches in Dublin on August 11 and 13. The two teams will play three ODIs in Belfast from August 16 to 20, as part of the ICC Women’s Championship. This will be Sri Lanka's women's cricket team’s first bilateral tour of Ireland.

Ireland Women Named White Ball Squads For Upcoming White Ball Series Against Sri Lanka

On Tuesday, August 6, Ireland Women named 14-woman squads for both formats. Christina Coulter Reilly, Jane Maguire, and Cara Murray will play only in the T20Is, while Joanna Loughran, Aimee Maguire, and Alice Tector will feature only in the ODIs. The rest of the players are included in both squads.

Una Raymond-Hoey returns to the Ireland squad after five years in Australia. Christina Coulter Reilly and Alice Tector have been called up to the squad for the first time.

Ireland Women 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

Ireland Women 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

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Ireland Women have never defeated Sri Lanka Women in a competitive match. The two teams first played against each other in 2000, with Sri Lanka winning six times and one match having no result. The two women's teams last played against each other during the 2017 Women's ODI World Cup Qualifier.

Ireland defeated Sri Lanka by 8 wickets during a warm-up match for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in 2018. They were set to play each other in the 2021 ODI World Cup Qualifier. However, the bilateral series between Ireland and Sri Lanka was canceled due to travel restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sri Lanka recently won the 2024 Asia Cup by defeating India in the final match. The squad for the upcoming series against Ireland is almost the same as the one that won the T20 Asia Cup. Captain Chamari Athapaththu is expected to miss the T20I series to play in the Women's Hundred with the Oval Invincibles.

Fans in Ireland and the UK can watch the upcoming series live on the Cricket Ireland Live YouTube channel. The streaming details for other regions will be announced later.

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