Ireland’s national cricket team is currently the 14th best T20 international team according to the International cricket council’s(ICC) men’s T20 internationals rankings. They played their first ever T20 international in the year 2008 against the Scotland national cricket team in Belfast. They are one of the youngest test-playing nations as they got a Test match status in 2017 and have played a few test matches ever since then. Many cricketers have played for the Ireland national cricket team in T20 internationals and many of them made their debuts at a really young age. Here is the list of the top 10 youngest debutants for the Ireland national cricket team in T20 internationals.
1. Josh Little
Josh Little is an Irish cricketer who plays as a bowler for the Ireland national cricket team. He is the youngest debutant for the Ireland national cricket team in T20 internationals in their history. He made his T20 international debut at the age of 16 years and 309 days against Hong Kong on 5th September 2016 at Bready.
2. George Dockrell
George Dockrell is an Irish cricketer who plays as a bowler for the Ireland national cricket team. He is the second youngest debutant for the Ireland national cricket team in T20 internationals. He made his T20 international debut at the age of 17 years and 194 days against Afghanistan on 1st February 2010 in Colombo.
3. Paul Stirling
Paul Stirling is an Irish cricketer who plays as an opening batter for the Ireland national cricket team. He is the third youngest debutant for the Ireland national cricket team in T20 internationals. He made his T20 international debut at the age of 18 years and 285 days against Pakistan on 15th June 2009 at Colombo. Stirling is Ireland’s highest run scorer in T20 internationals.
4. Harry Tector
Harry Tector is an Irish cricketer who plays as a batter for the Ireland national cricket team. He is the fourth youngest debutant for the Ireland national cricket team in T20 internationals. He made his T20 international debut at the age of 19 years and 285 days against Scotland on 17th September 2019 in Dublin.
5. Lorcan Tucker
Lorcan Tucker is an Irish cricketer who plays as a wicketkeeper-batsman for the Ireland national cricket team. He is the fifth youngest debutant for the Ireland national cricket team in T20 internationals. He made his T20 international debut at the age of 19 years and 361 days against Hong Kong on 5th September 2019 in Bready.
6. Andy McBrine
Andy McBrine is an Irish cricketer who plays as a bowler for the Ireland national cricket team. He is the sixth youngest debutant for the Ireland national cricket team in T20 internationals. He made his T20I debut at the age of 20 years and 321 days against Zimbabwe in Sylhet on 17th March 2014.
7. Neil Rock
Neil Rock is an Irish cricketer who plays as a wicketkeeper-batsman for the Ireland national cricket team. He is the seventh youngest debutant for the Ireland national cricket team in T20 internationals. He made his T20 international debut against Zimbabwe on 27th August 2021 in Dublin at the age of 20 years and 337 days.
8. Tyrone Kane
Tyrone Kane is an Irish cricketer who plays as a bowler for the Ireland national cricket team. He is the eighth youngest debutant for the Ireland national cricket team. He made his debut at the age of 20 years and 245 days against Scotland on 18th June 2015 in Bready.
9. Jacob Mulder
Jacob Mulder is an Irish cricketer who plays as a bowler for the Ireland national cricket team. He is the ninth youngest debutant for the Ireland national cricket team. He made his T20 international debut at the age of 21 years and 25 days against Hong Kong on 5th September 2016 in Bready.
10. David Delany
David Delany is a former Irish cricketer who played as a bowler for the Ireland national cricket team. He is the tenth youngest debutant for the Ireland national cricket team. He made his T20 international debut at the age of 21 years and 263 days against Scotland on 17th September 2019 in Dublin.
