Overview

• England won the toss and chose to field in the first T20I at The Village, Malahide.
• At 21 years and 329 days, Jacob Bethell led England to become their youngest-ever international captain.
• England are using a rotated squad with Harry Brook rested, and Scott Currie drafted in after Saqib Mahmood was ruled out with a knee injury.
• Ireland are without pace options Mark Adair, Josh Little and Fionn Hand, brought wicketkeeper Ben Calitz into the squad, and captain Paul Stirling acknowledged the side’s under-prepared build-up.
• The series runs on 17, 19 and 21 September in Dublin, is the first bilateral T20I meeting in Ireland, and is televised in the UK on Sky/TNT Sports with streaming on FanCode in India.