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IRE-W vs PAK-W 1st T20I: All you need to know, head to head, playing XI

Tuesday, 05-Aug-2025
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Ireland Women and Pakistan Women are ready to lock horns in the first T20I of the three-match series, scheduled to be played on Wednesday at Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast. Ireland Women are riding high on success following their recent success against Zimbabwe Women in the three-match T20I series. 

They had successfully whitewashed the series against Zimbabwe, winning all three games by huge margins. Furthermore, last year in December, they overcame Bangladesh Women, sweeping a three-match T20I series 3-0. 

Pakistan Women, on the other hand, have a full-strength squad and would look to challenge Ireland in Ireland. Players like Sidra Amin, Fatima Sana, Muneeba Ali and Nashra Sundhu will be expected to step up and play their key roles for Pakistan. 

Head-to-head

Matches - 23

IRE-W won - 4

PAK-W won - 16

NR - 3

IRE-W likely XI: Amy Hunter (wk), Rebecca Stokell, Christina Coulter Reilly, Laura Delany, Orla Prendergast, Gaby Lewis (c), Freya Sargent, Ava Canning, Cara Murray, Lara McBride, Louise Little  

PAK-W likely XI: Muneeba Ali (wk), Sidra Amin, Shawaal Zulfiqar, Eyman Fatima, Gull Feroza, Fatima Sana (c), Aliya Riaz, Nashra Sandhu, Sadia Iqbal, Natalia Pervaiz, Rameen Shamim


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