Overview
- Cricket Ireland announced the 15-player World Cup squad on Wednesday with Gaby Lewis designated captain.
- Lewis will be rested from the home tri-series at Clontarf to complete recovery from a recent leg injury and is expected to be fit for the World Cup opener.
- Pacer Jane Maguire has been ruled out of the tournament with a knee injury while her sister Aimee Maguire received medical clearance and retained her place.
- Ireland will use the Evara tri-series against Pakistan and West Indies at Clontarf as warm-ups before group matches in England, with fixtures already published for late May and early June.
- Ireland qualified at the Global Qualifier with Lewis as their leading run-scorer and will face England, New Zealand, West Indies, Sri Lanka and Scotland in Group 2 at the June tournament.