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The Evoke Super Series, the peak women’s cricket competition in Ireland is set to begin with a big 50-over clash between the Dragons and Typhoons in Belfast.

The venue of the first match is Belmont, the home of CIYMS and a new host ground for the Evoke Super Series.

Here is everything you need to know about the competition.

THE COMPETITION

The Evoke Super Series features two competitions involving three teams – Dragons, Scorchers and Typhoons. The competitions are:

• Evoke Super 50 Cup (50-over competition)
• Evoke Super 20 Trophy (T20 competition)

The honours board listing title winners since 2015 is here.

THE SQUADS

Dragons

• Amy Hunter (C) (Malahide/Instonians), Sarah Black (Fox Lodge), Emily Calvert (CSNI), Alana Dalzell (Bready), Mollie Devine (Fox Lodge), Tahlia Dunne (The Hills), Aoife Fisher (CSNI), Jemma Gillan (CSNI), Abbi Harrison (Waringstown), Arlene Kelly (Malahide), Louise Little, Kia McCartney (Coleraine), Lucy McGranaghan (Bready), Cara Murray (TBC), Orla Prendergast (Pembroke), Millie Spence (Bready), Claudia Green (OSP) (Balbriggan), Elise Noble (OSP) (The Hills).

Scorchers

• Leah Paul (C) (Merrion), Sibha Bhoja (Merrion), Christina Coulter Reilly (Clontarf), Shauna Kavanagh (Pembroke), Gaby Lewis (Phoenix), Isabel Light (Merrion), Sophie MacMahon (Leinster), Niamh MacNulty (Merrion), Aimee Maguire (The Hills), Jane Maguire (The Hills), Lara Maritz (Holywood), Ellie McGee (Rush), Genevieve Morrissey (Clontarf), Alice Tector (Phoenix), Siuin Woods (Phoenix), Modester Mupachikwa (OSP) (Merrion), Clare Webber (OSP) (Leinster).

Typhoons

• Rebecca Stokell (C) (Merrion), Ally Boucher (Merrion), Ava Canning (Leinster), Zara Craig (Eglinton/Phoenix), Laura Delany (Leinster), Georgina Dempsey (Phoenix), Sarah Forbes (Pembroke), Joanna Loughran (Leinster), Lara McBride (The Hills), Isabelle Mclean (Balbriggan), Julie McNally (Clontarf), Freya Sargent (Clontarf), Annabel Squires (Merrion), Sinead Thomson (Clontarf), Alice Walsh, Ocean Bartlett (OSP) (Rush), Anna Gaging (OSP) (Balbriggan), Robyn Searle (OSP) (Clontarf).

NB: OSP = overseas player

WATCH AND FOLLOW THE SERIES

• Livestreams of the Evoke Super Series will be available via Cricket Ireland Live on Youtube
• Livescoring of the Evoke Super Series will be available via Cricket Ireland’s website
• Follow coverage on Cricket Ireland’s social media channels

FIXTURE SCHEDULE