Ireland women against Scotland women in Spain in 2023–24#1st ODI

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| series_name = Ireland and Scotland women's cricket teams in Spain in 2023–24

| team1_image = Cricket Ireland flag.svg

| team1_name = Ireland

| team2_image = Flag of Scotland.svg

| team2_name = Scotland

| from_date = 17

| to_date = 24 October 2023

| team1_captain = Laura Delany

| team2_captain = Kathryn Bryce

| no_of_ODIs = 3

| team1_ODIs_won = 2

| team2_ODIs_won = 1

| team1_ODIs_most_runs = Leah Paul (171)

| team2_ODIs_most_runs = Kathryn Bryce (228)

| team1_ODIs_most_wickets = Arlene Kelly (8)

| team2_ODIs_most_wickets = Hannah Rainey (8)

| no_of_twenty20s = 2

| team1_twenty20s_won = 1

| team2_twenty20s_won = 1

| team1_twenty20s_most_runs = Amy Hunter (78)

| team2_twenty20s_most_runs = Sarah Bryce (60)

| team1_twenty20s_most_wickets = Alana Dalzell (3)

| team2_twenty20s_most_wickets = Priyanaz Chatterji (3)
Olivia Bell (3)

| player_of_twenty20_series =

}}

The Ireland women's cricket team and Scotland women's cricket team played three One Day International (ODI) and two Twenty20 International (T20I) matches at the Desert Springs Cricket Ground in Almería, Spain in October 2023.{{cite web |url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2023/articles/000012/001249.shtml |title=Scotland Women to face Ireland |work=Cricket Europe |access-date=22 September 2023}} The ODIs were the first played by Scotland since regaining official ODI status in November 2022,{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2596324 |title=Two new teams in next edition of ICC Women's Championship |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=25 May 2022}} coming over 20 years since the team's previous ODI fixtures at the 2003 IWCC Trophy.{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/3694735 |title=Ireland name squad for historic series against Scotland in Spain |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=22 September 2023}}

Scotland won the first ODI by 40 runs.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/67137434 |title=Scotland women shine in debut ODI victory against Ireland in Spain |work=BBC Sport |access-date=17 October 2023}} Ireland set up a series decider by winning the second ODI by 79 runs.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/67162186 |title=Scotland v Ireland ODIs: Irish level series in Spain by earning 79-run win |work=BBC Sport |access-date=19 October 2023}} The Irish side completed a 2–1 series win with a 33-run victory in the third ODI.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/67184111 |title=Scotland v Ireland ODIs: Irish win series in Spain with 33-run victory |work=BBC Sport |access-date=21 October 2023}}

The first T20I was won by Ireland by 7 wickets, giving the Irish an unassailable lead in the multi-format series.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/67197284 |title=Ireland beat Scotland by seven wickets in T20 opener to clinch multi-format series 3-1 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=23 October 2023}} Scotland won the second T20I by 8 wickets to draw the series 1–1.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/67208839 |title=Ireland v Scotland: Bryce sisters star as Scots earn consolation T20 win over Irish |work=BBC Sport |access-date=24 October 2023}}

Squads

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ODIs{{cite web \|url=https://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/ireland-women-to-take-on-scotland-in-spain-ireland-squad-named \|title=Ireland Women to take on Scotland in Spain; Ireland squad named \|work=Cricket Ireland \|access-date=22 September 2023 \|archive-date=22 October 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231022071427/https://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/ireland-women-to-take-on-scotland-in-spain-ireland-squad-named \|url-status=dead }} !T20Is{{cite news \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/67184636 \|title=Ireland: Sarah Forbes and Aimee Maguire replace Rebecca Stokell and Freya Sargent in Irish squad \|work=BBC Sport \|access-date=23 October 2023}} !ODIs and T20Is{{cite web \|url=https://www.cricketscotland.com/scotland-women-to-play-historic-series-with-ireland-in-october/ \|title=Scotland Women to play historic series with Ireland in October \|work=Cricket Scotland \|access-date=22 September 2023}}
style="vertical-align:top" \| Laura Delany (c) Ava Canning Alana Dalzell Georgina Dempsey Amy Hunter (wk) Arlene Kelly Gaby Lewis Louise Little Joanna Loughran Sophie MacMahon Cara Murray Leah Paul Orla Prendergast Freya Sargent Rebecca Stokell \| Laura Delany (c) Ava Canning Alana Dalzell Georgina Dempsey Sarah Forbes Amy Hunter (wk) Arlene Kelly Gaby Lewis Louise Little Joanna Loughran Sophie MacMahon Aimee Maguire Cara Murray Leah Paul Orla Prendergast \| Kathryn Bryce (c) Olivia Bell Sarah Bryce (wk) Darcey Carter Priyanaz Chatterji Maryam Faisal Lorna Jack Ailsa Lister (wk) Abtaha Maqsood Megan McColl Hannah Rainey Niamh Robertson-Jack Nayma Sheikh Ellen Watson

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ODIs{{cite web |url=https://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/ireland-women-to-take-on-scotland-in-spain-ireland-squad-named |title=Ireland Women to take on Scotland in Spain; Ireland squad named |work=Cricket Ireland |access-date=22 September 2023 |archive-date=22 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231022071427/https://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/ireland-women-to-take-on-scotland-in-spain-ireland-squad-named |url-status=dead }}

!T20Is{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/67184636 |title=Ireland: Sarah Forbes and Aimee Maguire replace Rebecca Stokell and Freya Sargent in Irish squad |work=BBC Sport |access-date=23 October 2023}}

!ODIs and T20Is{{cite web |url=https://www.cricketscotland.com/scotland-women-to-play-historic-series-with-ireland-in-october/ |title=Scotland Women to play historic series with Ireland in October |work=Cricket Scotland |access-date=22 September 2023}}

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