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title: "Women’s T20 World Cup Team Preview: Ireland"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Ron Alderman"
section: "2026 ICC Women's T20 World Cup"
published: "2026-05-21T11:24:00Z"
modified: "2026-05-21T11:24:00Z"
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# Women’s T20 World Cup Team Preview: Ireland

- Only second appearance at the tournament
- Last appearance in the 2023 World Cup in South Africa
- Led by Gaby Lewis for the first time at a global event

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**Ireland make only their second appearance at the T20 World Cup, after missing out on the last iteration. They first appeared in the 2023 World Cup in South Africa, but failed to win a game.**

They will be captained by Gaby Lewis, who is leading the team for the first time at a major tournament. However, Lewis is recovering from a leg injury, so will miss the T20I tri-series against Pakistan and West Indies in Clontarf, so vice-captain Orla Prendergast will captain the team in her absence.

## **Squad List**

> Our 15-player squad for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup! ☘️\
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> — Cricket Ireland (@cricketireland) [May 20, 2026](https://twitter.com/cricketireland/status/2057061129180807573?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

[Ireland’s 15-woman squad](https://cricketireland.ie/) has several first-time call-ups for the tournament, including Ava Canning, Alana Dalzell, Aimee Maguire, Christina Coulter Reilly and Lara McBride. However, there is plenty of experience in the squad as well, with former captain Laura Delany and vice captain Orla Prendergast.

| **Name** | **Caps** |
| --- | --- |
| Gaby Lewis (c) | 114 |
| Orla Prendergast (vc) | 80 |
| Amy Hunter | 61 |
| Arlene Kelly | 63 |
| Ava Canning | 44 |
| Cara Murray | 59 |
| Christina Coulter Reilly | 11 |
| Alana Dalzell | 19 |
| Georgina Dempsey | 20 |
| Laura Delany | 132 |
| Leah Paul | 70 |
| Louise Little | 35 |
| Rebecca Stokell | 72 |
| Aimee Maguire | 17 |
| Lara McBride | 17 |

## **Top Batters**

| **Name** | **Runs** | **Ave** | **SR** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gaby Lewis | 3048 | 31.42 | 117.14 |
| Orla Prendergast | 1744 | 28.59 | 120.77 |
| Laura Delany | 1659 | 21.26 | 88.95 |

## **Top Bowlers**

| **Name** | **Wkts** | **Ave** | **ER** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Laura Delany | 96 | 18.91 | 6.20 |
| Arlene Kelly | 87 | 13.97 | 6.02 |
| Orla Prendergast | 60 | 19.40 | 5.67 |

## **Fixtures**

13th June – Scotland @ Old Trafford 10:30 BST

16th June – England @ Southampton 18:30 BST

19th June – New Zealand @ Southampton 18:30 BST

23rd June – Sri Lanka @ Bristol 14:30 BST

27th June – West Indies @Bristol 14:30 BST

## **Prediction**

Ireland’s best chance of a win will come in their opening group match against Scotland. They play against England, defending champs New Zealand and previous winners West Indies, so I can’t see them getting out of the group.

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