DUBLIN – After the thrilling final-ball win against England Women in the third ODI at Belfast, the two sides move quickly to Clontarf for the two-match Certa Women’s International T20I Series.

Gaby Lewis remains captain of the side in the continued absence of permanent captain, Laura Delany due to injury.

About the third ODI, Lewis said:

“The one thing about this team is that we always bounce back and I think that shows a lot of character within the group. We’re obviously hugely disappointed with our first two performances, but to turn that around and come out with a win – we’re delighted and really looking forward to the T20Is.

“Any home T20I series is very exciting, and especially so against top-quality nations. We rarely get England here, so we’re ready to go and I think leading into the T20Is with the win we’re kind of building that positivity amongst the squad.”

FIXTURES

The fixtures are:

• 14 September 2024: Ireland vs England – 1st T20I (Clontarf; start 2.45pm)
• 15 September 2024: Ireland vs England – 2nd T20I (Clontarf; start 2.45pm)

Livescoring will be available from: https://cricketireland.ie/matches/

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WATCH

• Virgin Media Two will show both matches in the Republic of Ireland; TNT Sports in the UK
• A livestream will be available via Cricket Ireland Live Youtube Channel, except for the following countries:
  • India – Fancode
  • Pakistan – Tapmad
  • Republic of Ireland and the UK – as above

THE SQUADS

Ireland Women’s T20I squad:

• Gaby Lewis (captain) (Phoenix), Ava Canning (Leinster), Christina Coulter Reilly (Clontarf), Sarah Forbes (Pembroke), Amy Hunter (Instonians/Malahide), Arlene Kelly (Malahide), Aimee Maguire (The Hills), Jane Maguire (The Hills), Leah Paul (Merron), Orla Prendergast (Pembroke), Una Raymond-Hoey (Ringwood), Freya Sargent (Clontarf), Rebecca Stokell (Merrion), Alice Tector (Phoenix).

England Women’s T20I squad:

• Kate Cross (captain; Thunder), Georgia Adams (Southern Vipers), Hollie Armitage (Northern Diamonds), Hannah Baker (Central Sparks), Tammy Beaumont (The Blaze), Mahika Gaur (Thunder), Ryana MacDonald-Gay (South East Stars), Charis Pavely (Central Sparks), Paige Scholfield (South East Stars), Seren Smale (Thunder), Bryony Smith (South East Stars), Mady Villiers (Sunrisers), Issy Wong (Central Sparks)

POINTS OF INTEREST

• Ireland Women’s games will be shown on free-to-air television in the Republic of Ireland for the very first time.
• England, 2009 Women’s T20 World Cup Champions, are currently the No. 2 ranked side in the ICC Women’s T20I rankings.
• Ireland Women’s thrilling ODI win against England on Wednesday was only Ireland’s second win in any format against England.
• In her last T20I, Gaby Lewis scored an incredible 119 runs off 75 balls to help beat Sri Lanka (she also top scored with 72 runs off 56 balls in the ODI win against England).
• Alice Tector has been awarded a debut call-up for the T20I squad.