Ireland women's national cricket team Name Gaby Lewis Captain for Women’s T20 World Cup

Gaby Lewis will lead the Ireland women's national cricket team at the upcoming ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in England, marking the first time she will captain the side at a global tournament. However, the star batter has been rested from Ireland’s forthcoming T20I tri-series against Pakistan and West Indies in Clontarf as she continues recovering from a recent leg injury.

In Lewis’ absence, vice-captain Orla Prendergast will take charge of the side during the home tri-series. Cricket Ireland has not named a vice-captain for the tournament.

Ireland have suffered another injury setback with right-arm medium pacer Jane Maguire ruled out of contention. However, there was positive news with the return of left-arm spinner Aimee Maguire, who has recovered from injury and earned selection in both the tri-series and World Cup squads.

The 15-member squad for the T20 World Cup remains largely unchanged from the 14-player tri-series group, with Lewis returning for the global event.

At the World Cup, Ireland face a challenging group featuring hosts England, defending champions New Zealand, Scotland, Sri Lanka, and former champions West Indies. Ranked ninth in the ICC Women’s T20I rankings, Ireland are ahead of only Scotland among the teams in their group.

Ireland will begin their World Cup campaign against Scotland in Manchester on the second day of the tournament.

The Irish side last competed in the Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifiers held in Nepal earlier this year, where they finished runners-up to Bangladesh. Lewis starred during the qualifiers, emerging as the tournament’s leading run-scorer with 276 runs in seven innings at a strike rate of 119.48.

Currently ranked joint-14th among T20I batters, Lewis remains central to Ireland’s hopes at the World Cup. Orla Prendergast is ranked No. 26 among batters and sits seventh in the ICC rankings for women’s T20I all-rounders, while Amy Hunter is ranked 29th among batters.

Ireland Women’s Squad for ICC Women’s T20 World Cup

Gaby Lewis (captain), Orla Prendergast (vice-captain), Ava Canning, Christina Coulter Reilly, Alana Dalzell, Laura Delany, Georgina Dempsey, Amy Hunter, Arlene Kelly, Louise Little, Aimee Maguire, Lara McBride, Cara Murray, Leah Paul, Rebecca Stokell.

Ireland Women’s Squad for Tri-Series vs Pakistan and West Indies

Orla Prendergast (captain), Ava Canning, Christina Coulter Reilly, Alana Dalzell, Laura Delany, Georgina Dempsey, Amy Hunter, Arlene Kelly, Louise Little, Aimee Maguire, Lara McBride, Cara Murray, Leah Paul, Rebecca Stokell.