cricket Ireland announced the 15-man squad for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2024 in the USA and the Caribbean on Tuesday, May 7. In addition to the squad for the 2024 T20 World Cup, Cricket Ireland also announced the T20I squads for the upcoming T20I series against Pakistan and the USA tri-series with the Netherlands and Scotland.
Ireland pace sensation Josh Little will miss the upcoming three-match T20I series against Pakistan as well as the T20I tri-series against the Netherlands and Scotland ahead of the upcoming tournament T20 World Cup 2024from June 1st.
Little is currently plying his trade for the Gujarat Titans (GT) in the ongoing IPL 2024 and will therefore miss Ireland’s upcoming T20I matches. However, Irish fans can breathe a sigh of relief as Little is part of the T20 World Cup squad and will be in action for Ireland in the mega event.
Heinrich Malan says Ireland is ready for the hectic schedule
Meanwhile, Ireland head coach Heinrich Malan shed light on the demanding T20I schedule that awaits the team. With seven matches scheduled within just 15 days until the 2024 T20 World Cup, Malan stressed the importance of preparation and adaptability for the team.
Heinrich Malan said in an official statement: “We have an intensive block of T20 cricket ahead of us this month ahead of the T20 World Cup – we have seven games in 15 days in preparation for the tournament. However, we will not treat these seven games as warm-ups, rather our goal will be to win as many of these games as possible.
We are now in the final stages before the start of the T20 World Cup. It will be a challenging few weeks, but we are ready to tackle whatever comes our way. We allowed Josh [Little] will continue in the IPL until his team finishes their campaign, so he is likely to join us before the big tournament.”
Ireland squad for Pakistan T20I series:
Paul Stirling (C), Mark Adair, Ross Adair, Andrew Balbirnie, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Graham Hume, Barry McCarthy, Neil Rock, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Craig Young.
Ireland squad for the T20I Tri-Series:
Paul Stirling (C), Mark Adair, Ross Adair, Andrew Balbirnie, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Graham Hume, Barry McCarthy, Neil Rock, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Craig Young.
Ireland’s squad for the 2024 T20 World Cup:
Paul Stirling (centre), Mark Adair, Ross Adair, Andrew Balbirnie, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Graham Hume, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Neil Rock, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Craig Young.
Here are Ireland’s upcoming fixtures:
For Pakistan T20I series
10th of May: Ireland v Pakistan; First T20I, Clontarf
12th of May: Ireland v Pakistan; Second T20I, Clontarf
May 14th: Ireland v Pakistan; Third T20I, Clontarf
For T20I Tri-Series in Netherlands:
May 19th: Ireland vs Netherlands T20I; Voorburg
May 20: Ireland vs Scotland T20I; Voorburg
23. May: Ireland vs Scotland T20I; Voorburg
May 24th: Ireland vs Netherlands T20I; Voorburg
For T20 World Cup 2024:
31. May: Ireland v Sri Lanka; warm-up game; Florida)
June 5th: Ireland vs India; new York
June 7th: Ireland v Canada; new York
14th June: Ireland vs USA; Florida
June 16: Ireland v Pakistan; Florida