Paul Stirling To Lead Ireland's White-Ball Squad For Series Vs West Indies

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Last Updated:May 14, 2025, 19:32 IST

Cade Carmichael and Tom Mayes earned maiden planetary call-ups.

Irish cricketer Paul Stirling (PTI/AP)

Ireland person announced their squads for the upcoming white-ball location bid against West Indies, with experienced campaigner Paul Stirling acceptable to pb the broadside successful some formats. The three-match ODI bid begins connected May 21 astatine Clontarf, followed by 3 T20Is successful June astatine Bready.

The 14-member ODI squad features 2 breathtaking uncapped players—22-year-old top-order batter Cade Carmichael and 24-year-old pacer Tom Mayes, some of whom person earned maiden planetary call-ups connected the backmost of awesome performances successful home and Wolves-level cricket.

Selector Andrew White praised Carmichael’s development, saying, “His talent, changeable play, and resilience were connected afloat show for the Wolves successful April. His emergence is simply a existent objection of however accordant performances and adaptability to conditions tin unfastened planetary doors."

Mayes, a accordant performer successful Ireland’s home circuit, joins an ODI gait artillery that includes Barry McCarthy, Josh Little, and Craig Young. Also breaking into the nationalist setup is Liam McCarthy, who has been named successful the T20I squad and is yet different illustration of Ireland’s increasing seam-bowling depth.

A notable absentee successful the ODI squad is Ireland’s premier accelerated bowler Mark Adair, who is recovering from an injury. However, the 28-year-old is expected to instrumentality for the T20I bid successful June. His younger member Ross Adair finds a spot successful the T20I setup, adding further involvement to the squad dynamics.

“Selection decisions for these 2 bid were challenging," White admitted. “It’s a testament to the increasing extent of endowment we person successful Ireland. Each of these players has earned their place."

While Ireland person added caller faces, the squads clasp a beardown halfway of experience. Andrew Balbirnie, Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, Lorcan Tucker, and George Dockrell bring stableness to some formats, portion all-rounders Campher and Dockrell connection flexibility with some bat and ball. Promising left-arm spinner Matthew Humphreys besides continues to beryllium backed crossed formats.

With Josh Little expected to spearhead the bowling onslaught and Harry Tector continuing to anchor the mediate order, the Irish broadside looks well-balanced arsenic they hole to instrumentality connected a resurgent West Indies portion that volition besides look England connected this European tour.

Ireland volition spot the West Indies bid arsenic an accidental to some vie and measure their seat strength. With an oculus connected the 2027 ODI World Cup rhythm and upcoming T20 World Cup qualifiers, giving vulnerability to players similar Carmichael, Mayes, and McCarthy nether lucifer unit volition beryllium cardinal to Ireland’s white-ball roadmap.

Schedule – ODI Series (All matches successful Clontarf):

1st ODI: May 21

2nd ODI: May 23

3rd ODI: May 25

T20I Series (All matches successful Bready):

1st T20I: June 12

2nd T20I: June 14

3rd T20I: June 15

Squads:

ODI:

Paul Stirling (c), Andrew Balbirnie, Curtis Campher, Cade Carmichael, George Dockrell, Matthew Humphreys, Josh Little, Tom Mayes, Andrew McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Liam McCarthy, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Craig Young

T20I:

Paul Stirling (c), Mark Adair, Ross Adair, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Matthew Humphreys, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Liam McCarthy, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Craig Young.

Location :

Dublin, Ireland

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