Australia women's cricket team in Ireland in 2023

The Australia women's cricket team toured Ireland in July 2023 to play three One Day International (ODI) matches.^[1][2] The series formed a part of the 2022–2025 ICC Women's Championship.^[3] In March 2023, Cricket Ireland (CI) confirmed the dates of this tour.^[4] All matches of the series were played at Castle Avenue in Dublin.^[5] Australia had last toured Ireland for an ODI series in 2005.^[6]

Australia women's cricket team in Ireland in 2023
	Ireland	Australia
Dates	23 – 28 July 2023
Captains	Laura Delany	Alyssa Healy[n 1]
One Day International series
Results	Australia won the 3-match series 2–0
Most runs	Orla Prendergast (80)	Annabel Sutherland (146)
Most wickets	Georgina Dempsey (4)	Kim Garth (4) Ashleigh Gardner (4) Tahlia McGrath (4)
Player of the series	Ashleigh Gardner (Aus)

The first match of the series was washed out.^[7] Australia won the next two ODIs to win the series 2–0.^[8]

Squads

Ireland[9]	Australia[10]
Laura Delany (c) Ava Canning Georgina Dempsey Amy Hunter (wk) Shauna Kavanagh (wk) Arlene Kelly Gaby Lewis Louise Little Jane Maguire Aimee Maguire Cara Murray Leah Paul Orla Prendergast Rebecca Stokell Mary Waldron (wk)	Alyssa Healy (c, wk) Tahlia McGrath (vc) Darcie Brown Tess Flintoff Ashleigh Gardner Kim Garth Heather Graham Grace Harris Jess Jonassen Alana King Phoebe Litchfield Beth Mooney (wk) Ellyse Perry Annabel Sutherland Georgia Wareham

Heather Graham was ruled out of the series due to a calf strain, with Tess Flintoff being named as her replacement in Australia's squad.^[11] Shauna Kavanagh was added to Ireland's squad before the third ODI, replacing Mary Waldron who was ruled out due to injury.^[12]

ODI series

1st ODI

23 July 2023 10:45 Scorecard

Ireland	v	Australia

Match abandoned Castle Avenue, Dublin Umpires: Mark Hawthorne (Ire) and Paul Reynolds (Ire)

• No toss.
• No play was possible due to rain.
• Women's Championship points: Ireland 1, Australia 1.

2nd ODI

25 July 2023 10:45 Scorecard

Australia  321/7 (50 overs)	v	Ireland 168 (38.2 overs)
Ellyse Perry 91 (99) Georgina Dempsey 4/54 (10 overs)		Amy Hunter 50 (66) Georgia Wareham 3/33 (10 overs)

Australia won by 153 runs Castle Avenue, Dublin Umpires: Jareth McCready (Ire) and Paul Reynolds (Ire) Player of the match: Ellyse Perry (Aus)

• Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
• Women's Championship points: Australia 2, Ireland 0.

3rd ODI

28 July 2023 10:45 Scorecard

Ireland  217 (49 overs)	v	Australia 221/0 (35.5 overs)
Orla Prendergast 71 (109) Kim Garth 3/34 (8 overs)		Annabel Sutherland 109* (101)

Australia won by 10 wickets Castle Avenue, Dublin Umpires: Mark Hawthorne (Ire) and Jareth McCready (Ire) Player of the match: Phoebe Litchfield (Aus)

• Australia won the toss and elected to field.
• Phoebe Litchfield and Annabel Sutherland (Aus) both scored their first centuries in ODIs.^[13]
• Women's Championship points: Australia 2, Ireland 0.

Notes

1. Tahlia McGrath captained Australia in the third ODI.