Sarah Forbes takes injured Una Raymond-Hoey’s place in the Sri Lanka T20Is

DUBLIN: Ireland Women had to make a substitution following Una Raymond-Hoey’s injury during yesterday’s game. It’s Sarah Forbes who has to report. Playing in three ODIs and one T20Is, Forbes, 21, of Pembroke, made her debut on the international scene in 2022.

Ed Joyce, head coach of Ireland Women, said:

We’re all devastated for Una, who has put in a tonne of effort to become an Irish cricket player once more. For present, this modification is just applicable to the T20I series while we evaluate Una’s injury.

Sarah was added to the Twenty20 International team this afternoon. She is a technically sound player who has significantly improved over the past 12 months.

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She can now strike the ball hard and find different parts of the ground to hit it. If she is chosen to play, we’re eager to see what she can accomplish.

SQUADS

The Ireland Women’s teams consist of:

T20I Squad:

• Laura Delany (c) (Leinster), Ava Canning (Leinster), Alana Dalzell (Bready), Amy Hunter (Instonians/Malahide), Arlene Kelly (Malahide), Gaby Lewis (Phoenix), Joanna Loughran (Leinster), Aimee Maguire (The Hills), Leah Paul (Merron), Orla Prendergast (Pembroke), Una Raymond-Hoey (Ringwood), Freya Sargent (Clontarf), Rebecca Stokell (Merrion), Alice Tector (Phoenix).

ODI Squad:

• Laura Delany (c) (Leinster), Ava Canning (Leinster), Alana Dalzell (Bready), Amy Hunter (Instonians/Malahide), Arlene Kelly (Malahide), Gaby Lewis (Phoenix), Joanna Loughran (Leinster), Aimee Maguire (The Hills), Leah Paul (Merron), Orla Prendergast (Pembroke), Una Raymond-Hoey (Ringwood), Freya Sargent (Clontarf), Rebecca Stokell (Merrion), Alice Tector (Phoenix).

The women’s touring team from Sri Lanka is:

• Chamari Athapaththu (c), Vishmi Gunaratne, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Hasini Perera, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshi Silva, Anushka Sanjeewani, Kawya Kavindi, Udeshika Prabodhani, Achini Kulasuriya, Sugandika Kumari, Sachini Nisansala, Inoshi Fernando, Shashini Gimhani, Ama Kanchana, Kaushini Nuthyangana.

FIXTURES

T20Is:

• 11 August 2024: Ireland vs Sri Lanka – 1^st T20I
• 13 August 2024: Ireland vs Sri Lanka – 2^nd T20I (Pembroke; start 4 pm)

ODIs:

• 16 August 2024: Ireland vs Sri Lanka – 1^st ODI (Stormont; start 10.45am)
• 18 August 2024: Ireland vs Sri Lanka – 2^nd ODI (Stormont; start 10.45am)
• 20 August 2024: Ireland vs Sri Lanka – 3^rd ODI (Stormont; start 10.45am)