Ireland has named its 15-man squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup that will be played in India and Sri Lanka from 7 February to 8 March.
There are no surprises in the line-up, with Paul Stirling skippering and Lorcan Tucker his deputy.
Ireland will be based in Sri Lanka for the Group Stage of the tournament – a Group that includes Australia, Sri Lanka, Oman and Zimbabwe.
Italy and UAE will be their opponents in five T20Is set to be played in January in Dubai against the Associate duo on the way to the T20 World Cup, followed by an official warm-up match before the start of the global event.
“There is no doubt we are in a highly competitive Group, which includes playing the tournament hosts and the current T20 World Cup champions in our first two games, but we have played these sides recently enough in previous editions of this tournament, and will go into these matches with no fear," said Andrew White.
“We have played a fair bit in this part of the world in the last few years, so we will be in a good position to plan and prepare thoroughly, and be ready for the challenge when the time comes."
IRELAND SQUAD
Paul Stirling (captain) (Donemana/Northern Knights), Mark Adair (Lisburn/Northern Knights), Ross Adair (Lisburn/Northern Knights), Ben Calitz (Lisburn/Northern Knights), Curtis Campher (Clontarf/Munster Reds), Gareth Delany (Leinster/Munster Reds), George Dockrell (Phoenix/Leinster Lightning), Matthew Humphreys (Instonians/Northern Knights), Josh Little (Pembroke/Leinster Lightning), Barry McCarthy (Pembroke/Leinster Lightning), Harry Tector (Pembroke/Leinster Lightning), Tim Tector (Pembroke/Leinster Lightning), Lorcan Tucker (Pembroke/Leinster Lightning), Ben White (Phoenix/Munster Reds), Craig Young (North Down/North West Warriors)
FIXTURES
23 January 2026: Ireland v Italy – 1st T20I (Sevens Stadium, Dubai; starts 10am)
25 January 2026: Ireland v Italy – 2nd T20I (Sevens Stadium, Dubai; starts 10am)
26 January 2026: Ireland v Italy – 3rd T20I (Sevens Stadium, Dubai; starts 6pm)
29 January 2026: Ireland v UAE – 1st T20I (Dubai International Stadium; starts 6pm)
31 January 2026: Ireland v UAE – 2nd T20I (Dubai International Stadium; starts 10am)
T20 WORLD CUP
The Ireland matches in the Group Stage are (all times local to the venue):
5 February 2026: Ireland v Zimbabwe (warm-up match; Colombo; starts 3pm)
8 February 2026: Ireland v Sri Lanka (Group B; Colombo; starts 7pm)
11 February 2026: Ireland v Australia (Group B; Colombo; starts 3pm)
14 February 2026: Ireland v Oman (Group B; Colombo; starts 11am)
17 February 2026: Ireland v Zimbabwe (Group B; Kandy; starts 3pm)
