·        Photo of Sarah Forbes (photo credit: Sportsfile)

DUBLIN – Ireland Women have been forced to make a change after Una Raymond-Hoey sustained an injury in yesterday’s match. Sarah Forbes has been called up.

Pembroke’s Forbes, 21, made her international debut in 2022, playing one T20I and three ODIs.

Ed Joyce, Head Coach of Ireland Women, said:

“We’re all gutted for Una who has worked very hard to return to being an Irish international cricketer. This change is only for the T20I series for now while we assess Una’s injury.

“Sarah has been brought into the T20I squad this afternoon. She is a technically correct player that has expanded her game enormously in the last 12 months. She has developed the ability to hit the ball hard to different areas of the ground. We’re excited to see what she can do if selected to play.”

SQUADS

The Ireland Women’s squads are:

T20I Squad:

• Laura Delany (c) (Leinster), Ava Canning (Leinster), Christina Coulter Reilly (Clontarf), Alana Dalzell (Bready), Amy Hunter (Instonians/Malahide), Arlene Kelly (Malahide), Gaby Lewis (Phoenix), Jane Maguire (The Hills), Cara Murray (Saintfield), Leah Paul (Merron), Orla Prendergast (Pembroke), Freya Sargent (Clontarf), Rebecca Stokell (Merrion). Sarah Forbes (Pembroke) comes in for the second T20I.

ODI Squad:

• Laura Delany (c) (Leinster), Ava Canning (Leinster), Alana Dalzell (Bready), Amy Hunter (Instonians/Malahide), Arlene Kelly (Malahide), Gaby Lewis (Phoenix), Joanna Loughran (Leinster), Aimee Maguire (The Hills), Leah Paul (Merron), Orla Prendergast (Pembroke), Una Raymond-Hoey (Ringwood), Freya Sargent (Clontarf), Rebecca Stokell (Merrion), Alice Tector (Phoenix).

The touring Sri Lanka Women squad is:

• Chamari Athapaththu (c), Vishmi Gunaratne, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Hasini Perera, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshi Silva, Anushka Sanjeewani, Kawya Kavindi, Udeshika Prabodhani, Achini Kulasuriya, Sugandika Kumari, Sachini Nisansala, Inoshi Fernando, Shashini Gimhani, Ama Kanchana, Kaushini Nuthyangana.

FIXTURES

T20Is:

• 11 August 2024: Ireland vs Sri Lanka – 1^st T20I (scorecard)
• 13 August 2024: Ireland vs Sri Lanka – 2^nd T20I (Pembroke; start 4pm)

ODIs:

• 16 August 2024: Ireland vs Sri Lanka – 1^st ODI (Stormont; start 10.45am)
• 18 August 2024: Ireland vs Sri Lanka – 2^nd ODI (Stormont; start 10.45am)
• 20 August 2024: Ireland vs Sri Lanka – 3^rd ODI (Stormont; start 10.45am)

FOLLOW THE SERIES

Attend

• Tickets are available: www.cricketireland.ie/tickets

Watch

• A livestream of the series will be available in Ireland/UK via Cricket Ireland Live Youtube Channel: see here
• Details on the rest of the world will be available shortly

Follow scores

• Scorecards will be available from: https://cricketireland.ie/matches/