England women will tour Ireland for three ODIs and two T20Is beginning this weekend (Saturday, September 7). Here’s all you need to know about the series, including squads, schedule and where to watch live on TV and live stream.
The series is the first time the two sides have played against each other in a bilateral series and the first time they will have played each other in Northern Ireland. The ODI series will take place entirely at Stormont in Belfast, before the teams cross the border south to play two T20Is in Dublin.
England have selected a squad shorn of most of their T20 World Cup players, who will head out to the UAE ahead of the competition start at the beginning of October. Only Freya Kemp and Bess Heath will make the trip over to Ireland before heading out to the UAE, with seven potential debutants in England’s squads.
Hannah Baker, Georgia Davis, Georgia Adams, Ryana MacDonald-Gay, Paige Scholfield, Charis Pavely and Seren Smale are all in line for their maiden international caps, with several other players returning from long spells on the sidelines. Hollie Armitage, Emma Lamb, Bryony Smith, Mady Villiers, Issy Wong and Mahika Gaur are all returning faces who haven’t been in other recent England squads.
Ireland will be captained by Gaby Lewis in Laura Delany’s continued injury absence. The side recently beat Sri Lanka for the first time ever in a bilateral series, a victory that followed the disappointment of not qualifying for the 2024 T20 World Cup.
IRE v ENG 2024: Full squads list
ODI squads
Ireland: Gaby Lewis (c), Alana Dalzell, Sarah Forbes, Amy Hunter, Arlene Kelly, Joanna Loughran, Aimee Maguire, Jane Maguire, Leah Paul, Orla Prendergast, Una Raymond-Hoey, Freya Sargent, Rebecca Stokell, Alice Tector.
England: Kate Cross (c), Hollie Armitage, Hannah Baker, Tammy Beaumont, Georgia Davis, Lauren Filer, Bess Heath, Freya Kemp, Emma Lamb, Ryana MacDonald-Gay, Paige Scholfield, Bryony Smith, Mady Villiers, Issy Wong.
T20I squads
Ireland: Gaby Lewis (c), Ava Canning, Christina Coulter Reilly, Sarah Forbes, Amy Hunter, Arlene Kelly, Aimee Maguire, Jane Maguire, Leah Paul, Orla Prendergast, Una Raymond-Hoey, Freya Sargent, Rebecca Stokell, Alice Tector.
England: Kate Cross (c), Georgia Adams, Hollie Armitage, Hannah Baker, Tammy Beaumont, Mahika Gaur, Ryana MacDonald-Gay, Charis Pavely, Paige Scholfield, Seren Smale, Bryony Smith, Mady Villiers, Issy Wong.
IRE v ENG 2024: Full schedule
Saturday, September 7: IRE v ENG 1st ODI, Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast, 10:45am
Monday, September 9: IRE v ENG 2nd ODI, Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast, 10:45am
Wednesday, September 11: IRE v ENG 3rd ODI, Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast, 10:45am
Saturday, September 14: IRE v ENG 1st T20I, Castle Avenue, Dublin, 2:45pm
Sunday, September 15: IRE v ENG 2nd T20I, Castle Avenue, Dublin, 2:45pm
IRE v ENG 2024: Where to watch live
Cricket Ireland will stream all three ODIs live on the Cricket Ireland Live Youtube Channel which will be available in most countries. However, fans in India will be able to stream the match on Fancode, and fans in Pakistan will need to use the Tapmad platform.
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