A 15-player squad has been chosen for the 2025 ICC Below-19s Girls’s T20 World Cup which can be held in Malaysia from January 13 to February 2. The 16-team occasion is being held for less than the second time – the first-ever version, received by India, was held in 2023 in South Africa. Eire has been drawn in a aggressive Group that features England (runners-up from 2023), Pakistan and USA.
Ten gamers within the squad have expertise enjoying within the inaugural occasion – Amy Hunter, Abbi Harrison, Jennifer Jackson, Niamh MacNulty, Kia McCartney, Ellie McGee, Julie McNally, Freya Sargent, Annabel Squires and Aimee Maguire. Hunter, Sargent and Maguire additionally not too long ago featured in Eire Senior Girls’s outstanding 3-0 T20I sequence win away in Bangladesh, whereas Alice Tector performed for the senior aspect of their historic ODI wins towards England and Sri Lanka through the dwelling summer season.
The Irish squad will journey to Dubai for a preparation camp on January 3 the place they are going to play pleasant fixtures towards UAE and Scotland, earlier than arriving in Malaysia on January 11. They are going to play two official warm-up matches towards South Africa U19s Girls and Malaysia U19s Girls previous to aggressive motion.
Eire Below-19s Girls’s squad
Amy Hunter (c), Abbi Harrison, Jennifer Jackson, Niamh MacNulty (vc), Aimee Maguire, Lara McBride, Kia McCartney, Ellie McGee, Julie McNally, Lucy Neely, Freya Sargent (vc), Millie Spence, Annabel Squires, Alice Tector, Alice Walsh.
Travelling reserve: Rebecca Lowe
Non-travelling reserves: Síbha Bhoja, Ally Boucher, Genevieve Morrissey
Teaching and help employees: Glenn Querl (Head Coach), James Cameron-Dow (Assistant Coach), Nigel Jones (Crew Supervisor), Stuart Thompson (Energy & Conditioning), Julia Webster (Physiotherapist), Alison White (Crew Physician).
Below-19s World Cup fixtures (Group B)
18 January 2025: Eire U19s Girls v England U19s Girls (10.30am) – Johor Cricket Academy Floor
20 January 2025: Eire U19s Girls v USA U19s Girls (10.30am) – Johor Cricket Academy Floor
22 January 2025: Eire U19s Girls v Pakistan U19s Girls (10.30am) – Johor Cricket Academy Floor
Glenn Querl, Head Coach of Eire Below-19s Girls, mentioned: “The chance to compete within the Below-19 Girls’s T20 World Cup in Malaysia is extremely thrilling for our gamers. It marks a major milestone of their cricketing journey. Some gamers had been a part of the inaugural event in 2023. That is invaluable, as they are going to be capable to fall again on their expertise and help the youthful gamers by way of the journey.”
All through our preparations, this group has demonstrated distinctive expertise, dedication, and resilience. Whereas leads to our latest tour of South Africa might not have gone our means, the dear classes realized throughout that tour have been instrumental in our growth. Every match has offered insights that may undoubtedly strengthen our staff dynamics and improve our efficiency. We firmly consider that these experiences have united us as a staff and can propel us to new heights as we gear up for the event in Malaysia. The potential inside this group is immense, and we’re desperate to showcase our development on the worldwide stage.”
Nationwide Expertise Pathway Supervisor, Albert van der Merwe, added: “It’s a nice alternative for our gamers to take part in a worldwide occasion. These tournaments and excursions will give the gamers an awesome perception on what skilled sport is about. They won’t solely get to play towards among the greatest gamers around the globe, but additionally expertise completely different cultures and enjoying circumstances that may hopefully make them extra rounded sportswomen. I want Glenn [Querl] and his staff the easiest. They’ve educated extremely arduous as a squad over the past 12 months, and we can be watching on with eager curiosity in January.”
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