Pakistan women's cricket team in Ireland in 2025

Pakistan women's cricket team in Ireland in 2025
	Ireland	Pakistan
Dates	6 – 10 August 2025
Captains	Gaby Lewis	Fatima Sana
Twenty20 International series
Results	Ireland won the 3-match series 2–1
Most runs	Orla Prendergast (144)	Muneeba Ali (132)
Most wickets	Orla Prendergast (4) Lara McBride (4)	Fatima Sana (6)
Player of the series	Orla Prendergast (Ire)

The Pakistan women's cricket team toured Ireland in August 2025 to play the Ireland women's cricket team. ^{[1] [2]} The tour consisted of three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. ^{[3] [4]} In March 2025, the Cricket Ireland (CI) confirmed the fixtures for the tour, as a part of the 2025 home international season. ^[5]

Ireland won the first T20I by 11 runs, despite of Fatima Sana taking four wickets. ^{[6] [7]} Orla Prendergast and Laura Delany's 76 run partnership and Rebecca Stokell's quick 34 run, the hosts won the second T20I by four wickets in thriller and secured the series win. ^{[8] [9]} An unbeaten century by Muneeba Ali helped Pakistan to win the third T20I by eight wickets. ^[10] Ireland won the series 2–1. ^{[11] [12]}

Squads

Ireland [13]	Pakistan [14]
Gaby Lewis (c) Orla Prendergast (vc) Ava Canning Christina Coulter Reilly (wk) Laura Delany Amy Hunter (wk) Arlene Kelly Louise Little Jane Maguire Lara McBride Cara Murray Leah Paul Freya Sargent Rebecca Stokell	Fatima Sana (c) Waheeda Akhtar Muneeba Ali (wk) Najiha Alvi (wk) Sidra Ameen Diana Baig Eyman Fatima Gull Feroza (wk) Tuba Hassan Sadia Iqbal Natalia Pervaiz Aliya Riaz Nashra Sandhu Sadaf Shamas Rameen Shamim Shawaal Zulfiqar

On 1 August, Sadaf Shamas was ruled out of the series due to tearing her left quadriceps muscle during a practice, with Shawaal Zulfiqar named as her replacement. ^{[15] [16]}

T20I series

1st T20I

6 August 2025 16:00 Scorecard

Ireland   142 (19.4 overs)	v	Pakistan 131/9 (20 overs)
Amy Hunter 37 (30) Fatima Sana 4/26 (4 overs)		Natalia Pervaiz 29 (23) Orla Prendergast 3/28 (4 overs)

Ireland won by 11 runs Castle Avenue, Clontarf Umpires: Roland Black (Ire) and Gareth Morrison (Ire) Player of the match: Orla Prendergast (Ire)

• Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
• Eyman Fatima (Pak) made her T20I debut.
• Aliya Riaz (Pak) played in her 100th T20I match. ^[17]

2nd T20I

8 August 2025 16:00 Scorecard

Pakistan   168/6 (20 overs)	v	Ireland 171/6 (20 overs)
Shawaal Zulfiqar 33 (27) Lara McBride 2/27 (3 overs)		Orla Prendergast 51 (34) Rameen Shamim 3/36 (4 overs)

Ireland won by 4 wickets Castle Avenue, Clontarf Umpires: Roland Black (Ire) and Aidan Seaver (Ire) Player of the match: Rebecca Stokell (Ire)

• Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
• Orla Prendergast (Ire) took her 50th wicket in T20Is. ^[18]
• Orla Prendergast and Laura Delany's 76 run partnership became the Ireland's highest for the 4th wicket in women's T20Is, breaking the record of 67 between Mary Waldron and Rebecca Stokell in 2019. ^{[19] [20]}

3rd T20I

10 August 2025 16:00 Scorecard

Ireland   155/4 (20 overs)	v	Pakistan 156/2 (17.4 overs)
Orla Prendergast 64* (46) Rameen Shamim 1/18 (3 overs)		Muneeba Ali 100* (68) Ava Canning 1/17 (2.4 overs)

Pakistan won by 8 wickets Castle Avenue, Clontarf Umpires: Jonathan Kennedy (Ire) and Gareth Morrison (Ire) Player of the match: Muneeba Ali (Pak)

• Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
• Gaby Lewis (Ire) played in her 100th T20I match. ^[21]

References

1. "Pakistan women's team to tour Ireland". Pakistan Cricket Board . Retrieved 20 May 2025.
2. "West Indies, England to tour Ireland in 2025". Cricbuzz . Retrieved 26 March 2025.
3. "Ireland cancel home series against Afghanistan for 'financial reasons'". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 26 March 2025.
4. "Ireland to Host Pakistan Women for Three-Match T20I Series in August 2025". Female Cricket. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
5. "International fixtures unveiled for summer '25". Cricket Ireland . Retrieved 26 March 2025.
6. "Ireland beat Pakistan in women's T20 series opener". RTÉ . Retrieved 6 August 2025.
7. "Ireland Women take Game One". Cricket Ireland . Retrieved 6 August 2025.
8. "Ireland beat Pakistan in last-ball thriller to clinch T20I series". Geo Super. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
9. "Jane Maguire the hero as Ireland beat Pakistan to secure series win". RTÉ . Retrieved 8 August 2025.
10. "Ireland denied clean sweep by Pakistan in third T20". BBC Sport . Retrieved 10 August 2025.
11. "Muneeba Ali's record century powers Pakistan to win over Ireland in third T20I". Geo Super. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
12. "Pakistan Women take third T20I". Cricket Ireland . Retrieved 10 August 2025.
13. "Ireland Women's T20I squad named". Cricket Ireland . Retrieved 1 August 2025.
14. "Uncapped Eyman Fatima named in 15-member squad for Ireland series". Pakistan Cricket Board . Retrieved 24 July 2025.
15. "Sadaf Shamas ruled out of Ireland tour". Pakistan Cricket Board . Retrieved 1 August 2025.
16. "Injured Sadaf Shamas out of Ireland T20Is; Shawaal Zulfiqar replaces her". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 1 August 2025.
17. "Aliya Riaz Completes 100 T20Is for Pakistan in Series Opener Against Ireland". Female Cricket. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
18. @cricketireland (8 August 2025). "That's 50 wickets in T20Is for Orla Prendergast!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
19. "Highest partnerships for Ireland Women in WT20Is for any wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
20. "Highest partnerships for Ireland Women in WT20Is by wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
21. "Gaby Lewis completes 100 T20I Appearances, only 2nd from Ireland after Laura Delany". Female Cricket. Retrieved 11 August 2025.

External links

• Series home at ESPNcricinfo