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DUBLIN – Ireland Women’s three-match T20 International series against Zimbabwe Women starts in Pembroke Cricket Club tomorrow – this is the first time the two sides have played a T20 International in Ireland.

Tickets are selling quickly for the three matches – fans can buy them at: https://cricketireland.ie/tickets/

POINTS OF INTEREST

• This is the first time the Zimbabwe Women have played a T20I in Ireland.
• The two sides have met in seven T20Is: Ireland has won all seven
• Amy Hunter has 995 runs in T20Is, she is set to become the 5^th Ireland Women’s cricket player to reach 1,000 runs in T20Is
• Lara McBride has received her first senior call-up

FIXTURES

Ireland Women v Zimbabwe Women

• 20 July: Ireland Women v Zimbabwe Women (1^st T20I; Pembroke; starts 4pm)
• 22 July: Ireland Women v Zimbabwe Women (2^nd T20I; Pembroke; starts 4pm)
• 23 July: Ireland Women v Zimbabwe Women (3^rd T20I; Pembroke; starts 4pm)

LIVESCORING

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

WATCH

The matches will be made available via Cricket Ireland Live on Youtube (see here). However, the matches will be shown in India on Fancode and in Pakistan on Tapmad:

SQUAD – Ireland Women’s T20I squad

• Gaby Lewis (captain) (Phoenix / Scorchers)
• Ava Canning (Leinster / Typhoons)
• Christina Coulter Reilly (Clontarf/Scorchers)
• Laura Delany (Leinster/Typhoons)
• Amy Hunter (Instonians/Dragons)
• Arlene Kelly (Malahide/Dragons)
• Louise Little (Pembroke/Scorchers)
• Sophie MacMahon (Leinster/Scorchers)
• Jane Maguire (The Hills/Typhoons)
• Lara McBride (The Hills/Scorchers)
• Cara Murray (Waringstown/Clontarf/Dragons)
• Leah Paul (Merrion/Typhoons)
• Orla Prendergast (Pembroke/Dragons)
• Rebecca Stokell (Merrion/Typhoons)

SPONSOR

Certa Ireland is the Official Title Sponsor for Ireland Women and It’s Wicket!. Certa is on a mission to become Ireland’s most progressive energy company and as the Primary Sponsor for Ireland Women and It’s Wicket! are driving forward the growth of women’s cricket in Ireland.