Shane Getkate stands in for Andy McBrine as skipper and Ireland Development Player Cameron Melly, who has joined Brigade this season, is the other new player in the squad of 13 expected to start against a Reds side which includes five Test players, and captained this year by PJ Moor.

Dragons won their first match of the season in the Women’s inter-provincials yesterday beating champions Scorchers - who also lost to Typhoons in the double header - by 27 runs, while Lisburn professional Faiz Fazal, with 80 not out, denied Cliftonville Academy a second Premier League win in two days, after they beat Woodvale.