Cricket Ireland has today named the Ireland Women’s squad for the upcoming three-match one-day international series to be held at Bready next week – this is the first set of fixtures Ireland will play in the new cycle of the ICC Women’s Championship (IWC).
The squad is:
- Gaby Lewis (c)
- Christina Coulter Reilly
- Alana Dalzell
- Sarah Forbes
- Amy Hunter
- Arlene Kelly
- Louise Little
- Aimee Maguire
- Jane Maguire
- Kia McCartney
- Cara Murray
- Leah Paul
- Orla Prendergast (vc)
- Rebecca Stokell
SERIES DETAILS
- 10 July 2026: Ireland Women v West Indies Women – 1st ODI (Bready; starts 10.45am)
- 12 July 2026: Ireland Women v West Indies Women – 2nd ODI (Bready; starts 10.45am)
- 15 July 2026: Ireland Women v West Indies Women – 3rd ODI (Bready; starts 10.45am)
TICKETS
Tickets to the Test are available via www.cricketireland.ie.
BACKGROUND
ICC Women’s Championship 2025–2029
The ICC Women’s Championship 2025–2029 will determine the majority of qualification places for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2029.
Championship Format
- The Championship features 11 Full Member nations.
- Each team will play eight three-match ODI series:
- Four home series (Ireland: India, New Zealand, Pakistan, West Indies)
- Four away series (Ireland: England, Australia, Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka)
- Each team will therefore play 24 One Day Internationals during the Championship cycle.
- The Championship is scheduled to conclude on 28 February 2029, which is the qualification cut-off date.
Points System
Teams receive:
- 2 points for a win
- 1 point for a tie, no result or abandoned match
- 0 points for a loss
If teams finish level on points, the standings are determined by:
- Greatest number of wins
- Highest net run rate across all Championship matches
- Most points in head-to-head matches
- Highest net run rate in head-to-head matches
- Original Championship seeding (if still tied)
Qualification for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2029
The 2029 Women’s Cricket World Cup will feature 10 teams. Automatic Qualification (8 teams).
Eight teams will qualify automatically:
- The host nation (provided it is a Full Member participating in the Championship), and
- The next seven highest-ranked teams in the final ICC Women’s Championship standings at the conclusion of the competition (28 February 2029).
- If the host finishes within the top seven, qualification will pass to the next highest-ranked eligible team.
ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier
The remaining two World Cup places will be decided through the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier.
The Qualifier will consist of six teams:
- The three lowest-ranked teams from the ICC Women’s Championship, and
- Three additional teams determined by the ICC Women’s ODI Rankings, based on a qualification cut-off date to be confirmed once the host nation and tournament window have been finalised.
The top two teams from the Qualifier will secure the final two places at the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2029.
