Ireland call Little, Tucker Hong Kong T20s

Dublin: Josh Little and Lorcan Tucker have been handed a first Ireland call-up for two T20 games against Hong Kong next month.

Left-arm pace bowler Little, 16, and wicketkeeper-batsman Tucker, 19, impressed at the ICC Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh this year and are among six new faces for the Bready matches.

Greg Thompson, James Shannon, Sean Terry and David Rankin are recalled.

The matches are part of two double-headers with Ireland women facing Bangladesh in morning matches.

The men's games take place at Bready on 5 and 6 September, starting at 15:30 BST.

Ireland women will also take on Bangladesh in ODIs at the same venue on 8 and 10 September - all matches start at 10:30.

Ireland T20 squad: William Porterfield (captain), (Warwickshire), Peter Chase (Malahide/Leinster Lightning), George Dockrell (Leinster/Leinster Lightning), Josh Little (Pembroke/Leinster Lightning), Andrew McBrine (Donemana/NW Warriors), Barry McCarthy (Durham), Kevin O'Brien (Railway Union/Leinster Lightning), David Rankin (Bready/NW Warriors), James Shannon (Instonians/Northern Knights), Sean Terry (YMCA/Leinster Lightning), Greg Thompson (Waringstown/Northern Knights), Lorcan Tucker (Pembroke/Leinster Lightning), Craig Young (Bready/NW Warriors).

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