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Paul Stirling to lead Ireland in T20 World Cup cricket news

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Veteran opening batsman Paul Stirling was on Wednesday named captain of Ireland’s 15-man squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup in the West Indies and the United States. Apart from Sterling, they have experienced faces Andrew Balbirnie and George Dockrell in their squad as Ireland begin their campaign against India in a Group A match in New York on June 5. Pakistan, Canada and host America are the three other teams in the group. Ireland’s batting lineup includes Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ross Adair and Curtis Campher.

Left-arm fast bowlers Josh Little and Mark Adair will lead the pace attack, with Graham Hume, Camper, Barry McCarthy and Craig Young also options.

The leg spinner pair of Ben White and all-rounder Gareth Delany will be the two spin options in the team.

This will be Ireland’s eighth consecutive appearance in the competition, having qualified by finishing second in the regional finals of the Europe Qualifiers behind Scotland.

They qualified for the Super 8 stage on their debut in 2009.

Ireland squad: Paul Stirling (captain), Mark Adair, Ross Adair, Andrew Balbirnie, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Graham Hume, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Neil Rock (wk), Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker (wk). , Ben White and Craig Young.

Assadwala will be the captain of Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea also announced their 15-man squad, with 36-year-old veteran Assad Vala reprising his role as captain, a position he also held in the 2021 edition.

Wala, along with nine other players and Jack Gardner, were also part of their 2021 outings in Oman and the United Arab Emirates.

All-rounder CJ Amini was named the vice-captain of the Tatenda Taibu-coached team.

Fast bowler Chad Soper has returned to the team after an impressive tour of Malaysia and Oman, while 20-year-old spinner John Kariko is the youngest member.

PNG qualified for its second T20 World Cup by winning the East Asia-Pacific Qualifier.

They begin their campaign against hosts West Indies in a Group C match in Guyana on June 2.

New Zealand, Afghanistan and Uganda are the other teams in this group.

PNG Team: Asadullah Wala (captain), CJ Amini (vice-captain), Eli Nao, Chad Soper, Hila Vere (wk), Hiri Hiri, Jack Gardner, John Kariko, Kabua Wagi Morea, Kipling Doriga (wk), Lega Siaka, Norman Vanua, Sema Kamia, Sese Bau and Tony Ura.

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