{"id":180031,"date":"2026-06-13T06:40:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T12:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=180031"},"modified":"2026-06-13T06:40:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T12:10:43","slug":"kirstie-gordon-becomes-first-player-to-represent-two-countries-in-womens-t20-world-cup-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=180031","title":{"rendered":"Kirstie Gordon becomes first player to represent two countries in Women\u2019s T20 World Cup history"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71097479\">Left-arm spinner Kirstie Gordon became the first player in the history of the Women\u2019s T20 World Cup to represent two countries at the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, she took to the field in Scotland colours against Ireland in their 2026 edition\u2019s opener in a Group B fixture.<\/p>\n<p>Back in 2018, she played for England in that year\u2019s home T20 World Cup, taking eight wickets in five matches.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, pace-bowling all-rounder Kim Garth could become the second player to achieve this feat in this edition. She has represented Ireland in two T20 World Cups, in 2016 and 2018, and has been part of Australia\u2019s squad in the previous two editions.<\/p>\n<p><i>More to follow&#8230;<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jun 13, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/womens-cricket\/kirstie-gordon-becomes-first-player-to-represent-two-countries-women-t20-world-cup-history-records\/article71097479.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Left-arm spinner Kirstie Gordon became the first player in the history of the Women\u2019s T20 World Cup to represent two countries at the tournament. On Saturday, she took to the field in Scotland colours against Ireland in their 2026 edition\u2019s opener in a Group B fixture. Back in 2018, she played for England in that &#8230; <a title=\"Kirstie Gordon becomes first player to represent two countries in Women\u2019s T20 World Cup history\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=180031\" aria-label=\"Read more about Kirstie Gordon becomes first player to represent two countries in Women\u2019s T20 World Cup history\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":180032,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-180031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lead20image209.png","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":180048,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=180048","url_meta":{"origin":180031,"position":0},"title":"AUS-W vs SA-W Live Score, Women&#8217;s T20 World Cup 2026: Australia opts to bat, Litchfield fit","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 13, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Right before this game, Scotland sealed its maiden T20 World Cup win with a 40-run triumph over Ireland. 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