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Ireland Vice-Captain Orla Prendergast: “I’m absolutely loving it”

Ireland Women’s vice-captain Orla Prendergast spoke from the team hotel ahead of Ireland Women’s ODI series against Bangladesh Women on November 27th. Prendergast, 22, has earned 85 caps for Ireland since her debut in 2019 – already making her the 12th-most capped player for Ireland Women. The one-time footballer who chose instead to pursue a cricket career believes she made the right …

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Cricket Ireland react as Irish Government announce that a national cricket stadium is to be built

DUBLIN – Following the Irish Government’s announcement yesterday on the approval to develop a new international cricket facility at the National Sports Campus in Dublin, Cricket Ireland reacted with delight. The announcement by the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin TD, and the Minister of State for Sport, Physical Education and the Gaeltacht, Thomas Byrne …

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Record century from Gaby Lewis leads Ireland to first-ever win over Sri Lanka

DUBLIN – Gaby Lewis struck 119 from 75 balls as Ireland Women held on to beat Sri Lanka Women by 7 runs – in the process registering their first-ever win over the Asia Cup champions. After winning the toss and electing to bat, Lewis and Amy Hunter (9) started the innings with intent, striking three boundaries in the first 15 …

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Big crowd enjoys T20 Cricket clash between Ireland & Sri Lanka despite home loss

DUBLIN – More than 1,100 spectators enjoyed the first T20 International clash between Ireland Women and Sri Lanka Women – and despite the result, the buoyant atmosphere (aided by a large, vocal group of visiting team supporters) made it a memorable day out for those in the ground. The Irish side battled hard, but eventually succumbed to their higher-ranked rivals – however, the …

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

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 …

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Using AI to pick your team ? England Women’s cricket coach tells all

England Women’s cricket head coach Jon Lewis has revealed that he and his staff make use of artificial intelligence to aid in their team selection process, and even did so during last summer’s Ashes. The technology is produced by London-based firm PSi, and is employed by various sporting organisations around the world from the UP Warriorz in the T20 Women’s …

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200-cap milestone for Delany as Ireland Women cruise to victory in T20I

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Ireland women got their ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier preparations off to the perfect start with a convincing eight-wicket win over Thailand in Dubai on Thursday. Captain Laura Delany fittingly marked her historic 200th appearance for Ireland by smashing the winning runs to the fence and sending her team to victory. After being put …

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