Key points:
- Ireland Women travel to the qualifier event in Pakistan on 4 April 2025 from their Dubai training camp
- The six-team qualifier tournament takes place from 9-19 April 2025
- The tournament will be available to watch via ICC.tv
- Attached photo of Jane Maguire for editorial use only (Photo credit: Cricket Ireland)
DUBAI, UAE – Ireland Women are currently taking part in a training camp in Dubai before they depart for their upcoming qualifier event in Pakistan (9-19 April 2025).
The upcoming qualifier tournament is a six-team event in round-robin format including: West Indies, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Scotland, Thailand and Ireland. The top two teams will then qualify for the 2025 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup to be played in September 2025. The 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup is an eight-team event.
After arriving in Pakistan on 4 April 2025, Ireland Women are scheduled to play warm-up fixtures against West Indies Women and Thailand Women.
Seamer, Jane Maguire, who is returning to the side after injury spoke from the team hotel in Dubai:
“I’m so excited to be back because it feels like it’s been a while since my last game against England at the end of the 2024 home series. Obviously the girls have been to Bangladesh and India since then – so I really can’t wait to wear the green jersey again and be back with them on the field.
“Qualifiers can be very different compared to a normal bilateral series because there’s maybe four or five teams to deal with. You have to prepare but also not overcomplicate things in your preparation. Just keep it really simple, stay true to your plans, then also adjust to a few key players.
“For a few months we’ve been training indoors with very high intensity. Training has been actually quite tough, but now we’re really excited to get going in Pakistan.”
FIXTURES
The fixtures are:
- 5 April 2025: Ireland vs West Indies – Gaddafi Stadium (first warm up game) 14:00PM
- 7 April 2025: Ireland vs Thailand – LCCA (second warm up game) 9:30AM
- 9 April 2025: Ireland vs Pakistan – Gaddafi Stadium 9:30AM
- 11 April 2025: Ireland vs West Indies – Gaddafi Stadium 9:30AM
- 13 April 2025: Ireland vs Bangladesh – Gaddafi Stadium 14:00PM
- 15 April 2025: Ireland vs Thailand – LCCA 9:30AM
- 18 April 2025: Ireland vs Scotland Gaddafi Stadium 14:00PM[Times local to the venue]
Livescoring will be available from: https://cricketireland.ie/matches/
WATCH
- A livestream will be available via ICC.tv
SQUAD
Ireland Women’s ODI squad:
- Gaby Lewis (captain), Ava Canning, Christina Coulter Reilly, Alana Dalzell, Laura Delany, Sarah Forbes, Amy Hunter, Arlene Kelly, Louise Little, Sophie MacMahon, Jane Maguire, Kia McCartney, Cara Murray, Leah Paul, Orla Prendergast (vice-captain)
- Coaching and support staff: Ed Joyce (Head Coach), Glenn Querl (Assistant Coach), James Cameron-Dow (Spin Bowling Coach), Beth Healy (Team Manager), Calum Burdett (Strength & Conditioning), Jay Shelat (Performance Analyst), Niall Ward (Physiotherapist)
POINTS OF INTEREST
- Ireland Women last qualified for an ODI World Cup in 2005.
- In August 2024, Ireland Women beat Sri Lanka Women 2-1 in an ODI series in Belfast. They have also had recent success against Pakistan and Bangladesh in T20I cricket.
- Orla Prendergast is five matches away from a hundred caps for Ireland, while Leah Paul is three matches away from the milestone. Meanwhile Ava Canning is one match away from 50 caps for her country.
- Ireland Women came second in their most recent qualifier for the 2024 T20 World Cup – losing out in the final to Scotland Women for a spot at that tournament.
- Coleraine off-spinner Kia McCartney has been awarded a debut call-up after promising performances for Ireland Under-19s Women, Emerging Ireland Women and domestically in the Evoke Super Series.
- Amy Hunter and Jane Maguire make a return to the squad after time out through injury.
