Overview

• Andrew Balbirnie will captain the Test side, with Paul Stirling leading the T20Is.
• Five players are in line for first Test caps: Cade Carmichael, Liam McCarthy, Jordan Neill, Stephen Doheny and uncapped leg-spinner Gavin Hoey.
• Ireland confirmed two Tests in Sylhet (11–15 Nov) and Dhaka (19–23 Nov) followed by T20Is in Chattogram (27, 29 Nov) and Dhaka (2 Dec).
• Seamers Josh Little and Mark Adair return from injury for the white-ball leg as Ireland build toward the 2026 T20 World Cup.
• Selectors highlighted workload management and a likely greater role for spin in T20s, while noting these will be Ireland’s first Tests since February and that the Test group has seen significant turnover, including PJ Moor’s retirement.