Veteran batter Paul Sterling will lead Ireland in the T20 World Cup 2026, which is set to begin on 7 February 2026. India and Sri Lanka will co-host the tournament, where a total of 55 matches will be played between 20 participants.
Notably, Paul Sterling will lead the Ireland squad for the second T20 World Cup in a row. As many as 12 of the 15 players picked for the upcoming event were part of the tournament two years ago, which was played in the USA and the West Indies.
Ireland T20 World Cup 2026 Squad
Paul Stirling (c), Mark Adair, Ross Adair, Ben Calitz, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Matthew Humphreys, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Harry Tector, Tim Tector, Lorcan Tucker (vc), Ben White, Craig Young
Speaking of the squad, Ireland’s national men’s team selector Andrew White said, “To say we are very much looking forward to this T20 World Cup is an understatement. After a memorable 2022 tournament, we probably weren’t at our best in 2024 – and have been waiting to rectify that ever since.
The last 18 months have been used to test a number of different options in tactics, roles and combinations, and we are happy with where the squad is at going into the tournament.
That 12 of the 15 players from the 2024 campaign are in this squad also demonstrates that we have a fairly settled squad.
However, we have also been able to begin to integrate some exciting new talent – such as Tim Tector, Ben Calitz and Matthew Humphreys – and they add a further dynamic nature to the playing group.
We have played a fair bit in this part of the world in the last few years, so we will be in a good position to plan and prepare thoroughly, and be ready for the challenge when the time comes.”
Ireland has been placed in Group B alongside Sri Lanka, Australia, Oman and Zimbabwe. As per the T20 World Cup 2026 schedule, Ireland will play their first match of the tournament against Sri Lanka on February 8 in Colombo.
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