Ireland’s Women’s Cricket team are all set to face off against Netherlands Women in a four match T20 International series at Malahide from 26th July, 2021. This will be their second T20 home series after defeating Scotland 3-1 in May at Stormont.
The fixtures are:
26 July 2021: Ireland Women v Netherlands Women – 1st T20I (Malahide, starting 4pm)
27 July 2021: Ireland Women v Netherlands Women – 2nd T20I (Malahide, starting 4pm)
28 July 2021: Reserve Day
29 July 2021: Ireland Women v Netherlands Women – 3rd T20I (Malahide, starting 4pm)
30 July 2021: Ireland Women v Netherlands Women – 4th T20I (Malahide, starting 4pm)
Both the teams have met 8 times previously in women’s T20Is with Ireland winning on 7 occasions. Ireland and Netherlands will also head to Spain for the European Qualifiers where Ireland, Scotland, Netherlands, France, Germany and Turkey will compete for a spot at the T20 World Cup global qualifying tournament.
Attending the matches
200 spectators will be permitted inside the stadium with free entry on a first-come first-served basis.
Watch the matches online
The matches will be livestreamed via Cricket Ireland Live on Youtube and livescored via the Cricket Ireland match centre.
Almost half a million views were recorded of the Ireland Women’s series against Scotland in May.
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The squads
Ireland Women:
Laura Delany (captain), Ava Canning, Rachel Delaney, Georgina Dempsey, Shauna Kavanagh, Gaby Lewis, Lara Maritz, Sophie MacMahon, Leah Paul, Orla Prendergast, Celeste Raack, Eimear Richardson, Rebecca Stokell, Mary Waldron. COVID reserve: Amy Hunter.
Netherlands Women:
Heather Siegers (Captain), Babette de Leede (Vice-Captain), Annemijn van Beuge, Annemijn Thomson, Eva Lynch, Frederique Overdijk, Hannah Landheer, Iris Zwilling, Isabel van der Woning, Julia Corder, Juliet Post, Miranda Veringmeier, Robine Rijke, Silver Siegers.
