Sri Lanka women's cricket team in Ireland in 2024 | |||
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Ireland | Sri Lanka | ||
Dates | 11 – 20 August 2024 | ||
Captains |
Gaby Lewis (ODIs)[n 1] Laura Delany (T20Is) |
Chamari Athapaththu (ODIs) Anushka Sanjeewani (T20Is) | |
One Day International series | |||
Twenty20 International series | |||
Results | 2-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
Most runs | Gaby Lewis (158) | Harshitha Samarawickrama (151) | |
Most wickets | Freya Sargent (3) | Inoshi Priyadharshani (2) | |
Player of the series | Gaby Lewis (Ire) |
The Sri Lanka women's cricket team are touring Ireland in August 2024 to play the Ireland women's cricket team.[1][2] The tour consists of two Twenty20 International (T20I) and three One Day International (ODI) matches.[3] The ODI series will form part of the 2022–2025 ICC Women's Championship.[4] This is Sri Lanka's first bilateral tour of Ireland.[5] In April 2024, the Cricket Ireland (CI) announced the fixtures for the tour, as a part of the 2024 home international season.[6]
The tourists comfortably won the first T20I by 7 wickets, with Harshitha Samarawickrama scoring an unbeaten 86.[7] However, Ireland won the second match by 7 runs, their first victory over Sri Lanka, to ensure that the series finished level.[8] The hosts won the first ODI by three wickets.[9] Ireland went on to win the second ODI by 15 runs to secure a series victory.[10][11]
Squads
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On 15 August 2024, Ireland captain Laura Delany and Una Raymond-Hoey were ruled out of the ODI series due to ligament damage and muscle tear respectively.[16] Gaby Lewis was named as the captain and Orla Prendergast was named as her deputy.[17] Jane Maguire was named as replacement for Laura Delany, while Sarah Forbes remained with the squad as cover.[18] Lewis sustained an injury while fielding in the 1st ODI, ruling her out of the remainder of the series, with Prendergast taking over as captain.[19] Christina Coulter-Reilly joined the Ireland squad as cover.[20]
T20I series
[edit]1st T20I
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
2nd T20I
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Christina Coulter-Reilly (Ire) made her T20I debut.
- Gaby Lewis achieved the highest score for an Ireland player in women's T20Is.[21]
- This was Ireland's first win against Sri Lanka in women's T20Is.[22]
ODI series
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
- Alice Tector (Ire) made her ODI debut.
- Vishmi Gunaratne (SL) and Orla Prendergast (Ire) both scored their first century in ODIs.[23][24]
- This was Ireland's first win against Sri Lanka in women's ODIs.[25]
- Women's Championship points: Ireland 2, Sri Lanka 0.
2nd ODI
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
- Orla Prendergast captained Ireland for the first time in women's ODIs.[26]
- Christina Coulter-Reilly (Ire) made her ODI debut.
- Harshitha Samarawickrama (SL) scored her first century in ODIs.[27]
- Women's Championship points: Ireland 2, Sri Lanka 0.
3rd ODI
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Orla Prendergast captained Ireland in the last two ODIs.
References
[edit]- ^ "Action-Packed Summer for Ireland Women, Sri Lanka and England Tours Await". Female Cricket. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "Women's Cricket: Sri Lanka Tour of Ireland 2024". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "Ireland to Host Sri Lanka Women for Limited-Overs Series in August 2024". Female Cricket. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Women to tour Ireland for a white-ball series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "Sri Lanka to tour Ireland for women's T20Is and ODIs in August". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ "Fixtures released for 2024". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "Harshitha Samarawickrama 86 n.o. leads from the front in SL Women's demolition of Ireland Women in first T20". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Lewis ton helps Ireland draw Sri Lanka T20 series". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Orla Prendergast guides Ireland to record chase after Vishmi Gunaratne's maiden ton". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Arlene Kelly to the rescue as Ireland pip Sri Lanka in Belfast". RTÉ. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "Ireland clinch ODI series victory over Sri Lanka". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "Ireland Women's squad announced for Sri Lanka T20I and ODI matches". Cricket Ireland. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Ireland name squads for home white-ball series against Sri Lanka". International Cricket Council. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Women's Cricket: Sri Lanka Tour of Ireland Squad". Sri Lanka Cricket. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "Athapaththu to miss Ireland T20Is; Nuthyangana included in Sri Lanka squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "Gaby Lewis to lead Ireland in the ICC Women's Championship games after injury rules Laura Delany out". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ "Ireland 'buzzing' for Sri Lanka ODI series - Lewis". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ "Changes to Ireland ODI squad". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ "More changes as injured Lewis withdraws". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "Further injury blow for Ireland Women ahead of 2nd ODI against Sri Lanka". Cricket World. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "Gaby Lewis' record breaking score inspires Ireland T20 victory over Sri Lanka". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Historic Irish win over Sri Lanka". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Vishmi Gunaratne scores maiden ODI century". Daily News. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Orla Prendergast hits maiden one-day century as Ireland dispatch Sri Lanka". RTÉ. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Ireland post first-ever ODI win against Sri Lanka in dramatic final over". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "Orla Prendergast named Irish captain after Gaby Lewis". Cricket.com. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "Ireland clinch ODI series despite Harshitha's maiden century". The Papare. Retrieved 18 August 2024.