Ireland eye first Women’s T20 World Cup win as Sri Lanka look to keep semi-final hopes alive

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Ireland will head into their clash against Sri Lanka in Bristol hoping to finally register their first-ever win in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, with Leah Paul backing her side’s familiarity with the opposition to work in their favour.

Ireland, ranked ninth in the world, are still searching for their maiden victory in the tournament after defeats to Scotland, England and New Zealand. While their campaign began with disappointment against Scotland, they have shown marked improvement since, pushing England in Southampton before falling just four runs short against defending champions New Zealand in a narrow contest.

Having faced Sri Lanka regularly in recent years,  including a bilateral series in Ireland in 2024 where the hosts shared the T20Is and won the ODI series, Paul believes that experience could be key.

She said: “Sri Lanka is a team that we have had success against in the last few years and it’s a team we know relatively well. If we can keep progressing in the areas we want to improve on from the last couple of game we believe we can put in a good performance and get our first-ever World Cup win.

“We pride ourselves on our resilience so hopefully we can stick together and have each other’s backs for the last two games.

“We’ve definitely picked up a good few learnings, especially after the games against England and New Zealand. In the batting department, we want to build those partnerships in the middle period and then trying to contain with the ball in the middle overs.”

Sri Lanka, meanwhile, come into the contest after their semi-final hopes suffered a major setback with a five-wicket defeat to the West Indies, where they were bowled out for just 98. Coach Jamie Siddon stressed the need for his side to recover quickly and finish strongly.

He said: “We’ll get over the disappointment of the West Indies quickly and turn our attention to Ireland. It’s a massive game for us.

“We cannot roll over in that game. We need to put our best team on the park. We need to play really well and get a win in that game and then prepare really well for Scotland because they’re a great team.”

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