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MAGHERAMASON, Northern Ireland – Ireland Men’s three-match T20 international series against West Indies Men starts in Bready Cricket Club on Thursday – this is the first time the two sides have played a T20 International in Ireland and the first time the West Indies have played in the North West since 1969.

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

A grandstand has been installed and there will be activities for families available in the ground.

Paul Stirling will lead the Irish squad with Lorcan Tucker his vice-captain.

POINTS OF INTEREST

• This is the first time the West Indies Men have played a T20I in Ireland.
• The two sides have met 8 times in T20I cricket – Ireland have won 3, West Indies have won 3 and there have been two no-results.
• The two sides have a long history, with the first match being a first-class match at Trinity College Dublin in 1928.
• The last T20I match between the two sides was in Hobart in 2022 at the T20 World Cup – Ireland won by 9 wickets.

FIXTURES

Ireland Men v West Indies Men T20I series

• 12 June: Ireland Men v West Indies Men (1^st T20I; Bready; start 3pm)
• 14 June: Ireland Men v West Indies Men (2^nd T20I; Bready; start 3pm)
• 15 June: Ireland Men v West Indies Men (3^rd T20I; Bready; start 3pm)

[Times local to the venue]

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

WATCH

The broadcast arrangements for Ireland / UK are:

• TNT Sports:
  • Game 1 on TNTS1
  • Game 2 on TNTS2
  • Game 3 on TNTS1

Broadcast for the rest of the world:

• Caribbean: Rush
• Sub-Saharan Africa: SuperSport
• India: Fancode
• Pakistan: Tapmad

SQUADS – Ireland Men

• Paul Stirling (c) (Northern Knights)
• Mark Adair (Lisburn / Northern Knights)
• Ross Adair (Lisburn / Northern Knights)
• Gavin Hoey (Pembroke / Leinster Lightning)
• George Dockrell (Phoenix / Leinster Lightning)
• Stephen Doheny (Merrion / Munster Reds)
• Matthew Humphreys (Lisburn / Northern Knights)
• Josh Little (Pembroke / Leinster Lightning)
• Barry McCarthy (Pembroke / Leinster Lightning)
• Liam McCarthy (Railway Union / Munster Reds)
• Harry Tector (Pembroke / Leinster Lightning)
• Tim Tector (Pembroke / Leinster Lightning)
• Lorcan Tucker (Pembroke / Leinster Lightning)
• Ben White (Phoenix / Munster Reds)

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