Ireland announced an 18-members team squad for the T20 World Cup, which will commence from the 17th of the following month. Remember, this is a provisional squad that will be reduced to 15 members in early October. The management seems to follow the theme adopted by the other teams.
Ire T20 world Cup Squad 2021
Squad: Andrew Balbirnie (c), Mark Adair, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Shane Getkate, Graham Kennedy, Josh Little, Andrew McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Kevin O’Brien, Neil Rock, Simi Singh, Paul Stirling, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Craig Young.
You will be wondering that what the theme is? So, the theme is loading the team’s spin attacks. That is why the management included an uncapped spin all-rounder Graham Kennedy. Apart from him, there 3 other spinners, 24 years old Gareth Delany, who is making a comeback almost after a year. The number one choice for coach Simi Singh is also available, and the 4th one is Andy McBrine, an off-spinner. Such spin star-studded squad points out that every team will spin as their term cards in the T20 mega event.
Ireland – Round 1, Group A
Matches:
- 18 Oct – v NED
- 20 Oct – v SL
- 22 Oct – v NAM
Surprisingly the team will appear on 24th September in the UAE. This early arrival is that the team could acclimatize to the conditions and showcase their performances better.
Ireland will take on PNG and Bangladesh in warmup matches on 12 and 14 October, respectively. This will be a good ploy for the team to test themselves before entering into the main round of the mega event.
Team Ireland will start its campaign against the Netherlands on 18th October. After that, the team will take on Sri Lanka and Namibia. The top two teams of the group will qualify for the Super 12 round.
Reserve Players: Three players will be kept as reserve players.