Women's cricket is the team sport of cricket when played by women. Its rules are almost identical to those in the game played by men, the main change being the use of a smaller ball. Women's cricket is beginning to be played at professional level in 11 of the 12 full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), and is played worldwide, especially in Commonwealth nations.
The ICC Men's T20 World Cup, is the Twenty20 International cricket tournament, organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 2007.
Laura Katherine Delany is an Irish cricketer who currently captains Typhoons and Ireland. She is a right-handed batter and right-arm medium pace bowler. Delany made her debut for Ireland in a Women's One-Day International (WODI) against New Zealand at Kibworth Cricket Club New Ground in July 2010. In July 2021, during Ireland's home series against the Netherlands, Delany broke the captaincy record for her team, leading them for the 63rd time, passing Isobel Joyce's record of 62 matches as captain.
Gaby Hollis Lewis is an Irish international cricketer who made her senior debut for the Irish national team in July 2014, aged only 13. She made her Twenty20 International (T20I) debut later in the year, becoming the youngest to play at that level. The International Cricket Council (ICC) named Lewis as one of the five breakout stars in women's cricket in 2018. She currently captains the Women's Super Series team Scorchers. In June 2022, at the age of 21, Lewis became the youngest player to captain the Ireland Women's team in international cricket.
Orla Patricia Prendergast is an Irish cricketer who plays for Dragons and Ireland. In August 2019, she was named in the Irish Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) squad for the 2019 Netherlands Women's Quadrangular Series. She made her WT20I debut for Ireland, against the Netherlands, on 8 August 2019.
The 2021 Arachas Super 20 Trophy was the Twenty20 section of the seventh Women's Super Series competition that took place in Ireland from 3 May to 15 August 2021. The tournament ran alongside the 50 over Arachas Super 50 Cup.
Dragons are an Irish women's cricket team that compete in the Women's Super Series. They first competed in the Super Series from its inception in 2015 until 2019, after which the tournament was reduced to two teams during the COVID-19 pandemic, with Dragons missing out. In 2022 the team returned to the Super Series and, after initially having no geographical base, would return with a "Northern Irish focus". They have won three Super Series titles: in 2016, 2018 and 2019.
Typhoons are an Irish women's cricket team that compete in the Women's Super Series. The team has no geographical base, instead being made up of some of the best players from across Ireland. They are captained by Rebecca Stokell and coached by Paul Davidge. They won their first Super Series title in 2020, and their second in 2023.
The Women's Super Series, previously known as the Women's Super 3s, is a women's domestic cricket tournament organised by Cricket Ireland. The tournament began in 2015 as a combined 50-over and Twenty20 tournament, with three teams taking part: Dragons, Scorchers and Typhoons. In 2020, the tournament was reduced to two teams and only used a 50-over format. In 2021, the Super Series was split into separate 50-over and Twenty20 tournaments. In 2022, the tournament returned to a three team format.
The 2016 Women's Super 3s, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2016 Toyota Super 3s, was the second Women's Super 3s competition that took place in Ireland. It ran from May to July, with 3 teams taking part made up of the best players in Ireland. The teams played 6 matches each, four 50 over matches and two Twenty20s. Dragons won the competition, winning their first title.
The 2017 Women's Super 3s, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2017 Toyota Super 3s, was the third Women's Super 3s competition that took place in Ireland. It ran from June to August, with 3 teams taking part made up of the best players in Ireland. The teams played 10 matches each, four 50 over matches and six Twenty20s. Scorchers won the competition, winning their second title.
The 2018 Women's Super 3s, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2018 Toyota Super 3s, was the fourth Women's Super 3s competition that took place in Ireland. It ran from May to September, with 3 teams taking part made up of the best players in Ireland. The teams played 10 matches each, four 50 over matches and six Twenty20s. Dragons won the competition, winning their second title.
The 2020 Women's Super Series was the sixth Women's Super Series competition that took place in Ireland. The tournament was originally scheduled to take place in May and June with 3 teams taking part, but was delayed and restructured due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament eventually took place in August and September, with two teams taking part and eight 50 over matches taking place. Typhoons won the tournament, achieving their first Super Series title.
The 2021 Arachas Super 50 Cup was the 50 over section of the seventh Women's Super Series competition, taking place in Ireland. The tournament ran from April to June, alongside the Twenty20 Arachas Super 20 Trophy. Due to the continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, only two teams competed in the tournament, compared to three in seasons before the pandemic. Scorchers won the tournament, winning four of the seven matches.
The 2022 Arachas Super 50 Cup was the 50 over section of the eighth Women's Super Series competition, that took place in Ireland. The tournament ran from May to August 2022, alongside the Twenty20 Arachas Super 20 Trophy. Three teams competed in a triple round-robin group stage: Dragons, Scorchers and Typhoons. The tournament was won by Scorchers.
The 2022 Arachas Super 20 Trophy was the Twenty20 section of the eighth Women's Super Series competition, that took place in Ireland. The tournament took place in June and July 2022, alongside the 50 over Arachas Super 50 Cup. Three teams competed in a triple round-robin group stage: Dragons, Scorchers and Typhoons. The tournament was won by Scorchers.
The Ireland women's under-19 cricket team represents Ireland in international under-19 women's cricket. The team is administrated by Cricket Ireland.
Ashlee King is an Australian cricketer who last played for Western Australia in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL). She plays as a right-arm medium bowler. She has previously played for Scorchers.
The 2023 Super 50 Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2023 Evoke Super 50 Cup, was the 50 over section of the ninth Women's Super Series competition, that took place in Ireland. The tournament took place between June and September 2023, following the Twenty20 Super 20 Trophy. Three teams competed in a triple round-robin group stage: Dragons, Scorchers and Typhoons.
The 2023 Super 20 Trophy, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2023 Evoke Super 20 Trophy, was the Twenty20 section of the ninth Women's Super Series competition, that took place in Ireland. The tournament took place in May and June 2023, and was followed by the 50 over Super 50 Cup. Three teams competed in a triple round-robin group stage: Dragons, Scorchers and Typhoons. The tournament was won by Scorchers, their third T20 title in a row.
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