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Ireland Women have suffered a blow ahead of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup after Rebecca Stokell was ruled out of the competition due to injury. Rachel Delaney will fly out to South Africa as her replacement.
Stokell unfortunately sustained a foot ligament injury, and after a medical assessment it was decided to withdraw her from the tournament.
Rachel Delaney, 25, who is a club-mate of Stokell at Merrion Cricket Club, has been called into the squad as replacement and will fly out tomorrow.
Carrie Archer, National Selector, said:
“We are all devastated for Rebecca and wish her a speedy recovery. Rachel Delaney has been called up – an experienced all-rounder who has been part of recent senior squads. We wish Rachel well as she flies out to join the Irish camp.”
Ireland Women will face England in their opening ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Group game on Monday 13 February, starting at 3pm local time (1pm Ireland time).
You can follow the tournament here: Official ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 Website.
Cricket Ireland, officially known as The Irish Cricket Union Company Limited by Guarantee, is the governing body for cricket on the island of Ireland. It oversees the national men’s and women’s teams and organizes the Inter-Provincial Series, Super 3s, and All-Ireland club competitions. Ireland achieved Test status for women in 2000 and for men in 2017 when it became a Full Member of the ICC.
