Scotland v Ireland: Women’s T20 World Cup – live

T20 World Cup from 10.30am BST at Old Trafford
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Morning everyone and welcome to a rather different World Cup. One in which expanding the tournament means going from ten nations to 12. One in which we never hear a word from a tinpot dictator. One in which every match official makes it through the airport.

Today begins with a small piece of cricket history: the first meeting between Scotland and Ireland in a women’s World Cup. As Raf Nicholson, our resident expert, said in her tournament preview, it should be a cracker.