IRELAND Women lost their final game at the World Twenty20 when they were well beaten by a rampant Australian side conscious of the need to boost their net run rate in their quest for a semi-final berth.

IRELAND Women lost their third game at the World Twenty20 when they suffered a comprehensive 67 run loss to South Africa.

Five years after the Ireland men’s unjust World Cup defeat to West Indies in the same I S Bindra Stadium, the distaff team had an equally gut-wrenching defeat on the global stage.

When we hear the guys complaining about being hard done-by by ICC, we think "try being a woman for a day, in any part of life".

Ciara Metcalfe claimed 4 for 15 in a losing cause as Ireland threw away a great opportunity to defeat Sri Lanka in their second game.

IRELAND'S WOMEN cricketers slipped to a 93-run defeat by tournament favourites New Zealand in their opening encounter in the ICC World Twenty20 in Mohali.

Ireland slumped to an emphatic eight wicket loss to Bangladesh in their final warm-up match in Bangalore.

Ireland put up a spirited display before losing to hosts India in their first warm-up game at the T20 World Cup.

IRELAND have made one addition to their squad for the ICC Women's World Twenty20 with Merrion batter Kate McKenna joining the 14 players who won the qualification tournament in Bangkok last month.