Hello and welcome to coverage of the Group B World Cup fixture between England and Ireland in Southampton.
PLAYING XIs: UNCHANGED ENGLAND, CANNING MISSES OUT FOR IRELAND
England: Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Amy Jones, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Alice Capsey, Heather Knight, Freya Kemp, Danielle Gibson, Charlie Dean, Sophie Ecclestone, Linsey Smith, Lauren Bell
Ireland: Amy Hunter, Alana Dalzell, Gaby Lewis, Orla Prendergast, Rebecca Stokell, Leah Paul, Alice Tector, Louise Little, Arlene Kelly, Cara Murray, Aimee Maguire
PREVIEW:
After a thumping win over Sri Lanka in its campaign opener at Edgbaston, England will next take on Ireland in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, in a group B encounter in Southampton on Tuesday.
Ireland is yet to open its account in the tournament with 18 losses so far, its most recent one coming against Scotland a few days ago.
England and Ireland have only played each other four times in this format with Ireland winning the most recent encounter in late 2024. That was however against a second-string England side which did not feature most of the names in this squad now. Orla Prendergast, as she is for many of her nation’s triumphs, was front and centre of that win.
SQUADS:
ENGLAND: Nat Sciver-Brunt (c), Lauren Bell, Alice Capsey, Tilly Corteen-Coleman, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Filer, Dani Gibson, Amy Jones, Freya Kemp, Heather Knight, Linsey Smith, Issy Wong, Danni Wyatt-Hodge
IRELAND: Gaby Lewis (c), Ava Canning, Christina Coulter Reilly, Alana Dalzell, Georgina Dempsey, Amy Hunter, Arlene Kelly, Louise Little, Aimee Maguire, Lara McBride, Cara Murray, Leah Paul, Orla Prendergast, Rebecca Stokell, Alice Tector
Published on Jun 16, 2026
