England Women vs Ireland Women, 8th Match, Group B, ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 - HighlightsENGW vs IREW, 8th Match, Group B, ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 - Highlights

Lauren Bell to Louise Little, FOUR, fourth boundary in the over for Louise Little. 17-runs coming off the last over. Was angled down the leg, Louise Little flicks it off the pads behind square on the on-side. Raced away and Ireland finish with 118

Lauren Bell to Louise Little, FOUR, Lauren Bell sees Little coming down the track and bowls a short delivery. Looks like Little got a feather on the bat as she tries to cut. Flies straight back over the keeper's reach for four

Lauren Bell to Louise Little, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries for Little. She backs away to make room and cuts the slower delivery on middle to the left of sweeper cover. Raced away along the turf

Lauren Bell to Louise Little, FOUR, Little dances down the track and flat bats it straight back over the bowler's head. Was very well hit and mid-off couldn't get across despite a full length dive

Sophie Ecclestone to Cara Murray, out Caught by Alice Capsey!! Flighted delivery from Sophie Ecclestone. Cara Murray chips the ball in the air off the inside edge. Alice Capsey runs in from long-on and takes it above her shoulder with fingers pointing up. Cara Murray c Alice Capsey b Sophie Ecclestone 1(2)

Sophie Ecclestone to Louise Little, 1 run, 100 up for Ireland and they a cheer from the crowd. Little pushes it to the off-side

Sophie Ecclestone to Arlene Kelly, out Caught by Heather Knight!! Kelly tries to go over the in-field. She plays against the spin and the leading edge flies to point. Heather Knight takes a simple catch. Ireland are two wickets away from gettting bundled out. Arlene Kelly c Heather Knight b Sophie Ecclestone 7(11)

Lauren Bell to Louise Little, FOUR, edged and four. Good length delivery outside off, Little pushes with no feet. The thick outside edge runs down fine to third man fence and the fielder's dive had no chance to stop

Charlie Dean to Leah Paul, out Lbw!! Number seven goes down. Flatter delivery that goes on with the arm. Paul plays across the line and misses. The ball hits Paul low on the back pad and the umpire had no doubts to raise the finger. Leah Paul makes a long walk back to the pavillion. Leah Paul lbw b Charlie Dean 10(19) [4s-1]

Charlie Dean to Leah Paul, no run, a complete mix-up from the duo, but Little makes it back home. She had given up half-way down the track, but the keeper misses the direct-hit and the bowler was poor to not collect the ball. she was in front of the stumps and jumps over the ball to let it go

Charlie Dean to Leah Paul, FOUR, gets it over the in-field with a reverse sweep. Charlotte Dean tosses it up on off, Paul is quick to get under the ball and hit it over. Much needed boundary for Ireland

Danielle Gibson to Alice Tector, out Caught by Nat Sciver-Brunt!! Alice Tector tries to go for the big shot. Comes down the track and miscues it straight to mid-on. Danielle Gibson bowls a cross-seam delivery that skidded on the surface and made it hard for Tector to get under the ball to lift it over. Alice Tector c Nat Sciver-Brunt b Danielle Gibson 10(15) [4s-1]

Danielle Gibson to Alice Tector, FOUR, little bit of luck for Ireland. Off-cutter on middle, Tector swipes across the line and gets a thick inside edge that runs down to fine leg. Beats the fielder and into the fence

Danielle Gibson to Leah Paul, byes, FOUR, banged in short at the batter, Paul moves across and tries to scoop. She misses and the keeper, who was upto the stumps had no chance to stop that. She was blinded by the batter's movement

Danielle Gibson to Orla Prendergast, out Bowled!! Another one bites the dust. Ireland lose half their side with the wicket of Orla Prendergast. Orla looks to cut, the ball wasn't wide enough to play the shot. She ends up chopping it back on off the inside edge. Danielle Gibson jumps in joy as she celebrates the dismissal. Orla Prendergast b Danielle Gibson 26(18) [4s-4]

Danielle Gibson to Orla Prendergast, FOUR, that sounded good. Prendergast jumps on the back foot and cuts it past diving point. Sweeper cover had no chance to stop that

Sophie Ecclestone to Rebecca Stokell, out Stumped!! This was quicker and goes through the gate of bat-pad. Stokell is down the track too trying to make it into a half-volley. Ecclestone shortens the length and gets it to zip through the surface. The ball sneaks under the bat and Amy Jones does the rest. Stokell didn't bother getting back in. Rebecca Stokell st Amy Jones b Sophie Ecclestone 9(14) [4s-1]

Freya Kemp to Rebecca Stokell, 2 runs, to deep mid-wicket, tucked off the pads to the on-side for a brace

Freya Kemp to Rebecca Stokell, FOUR, fuller in length outside off, Stokell charges down the track and makes a good contact. The fielder in the deep gives a chase, dives full length and fails to stop the boundary. That was hit with some power and the ball kept travelling

Charlie Dean to Orla Prendergast, FOUR, short and into the body, Prendergast gets on top of the bounce and pulls it behind square on the on-side. The fielder in the deep has no chance to stop as it was hit with power

Sophie Ecclestone to Orla Prendergast, FOUR, good shot! Jumps down the track in a flash and makes it into a half-volley. Thumps it straight over mid-off for four

Sophie Ecclestone to Orla Prendergast, FOUR, short and on middle. Prendergast rocks on the back foot by giving herself room to slash it to the off-side. Picks the gap on the off-side and collects four

Charlie Dean to Alana Dalzell, out Caught by Freya Kemp!! Englands catching has been good and Freya Kemp won't drops those. Dalzell comes down the track yet again to try and pump it over the in-field. This time she gets too close to the ball and fails to get elevation. Hits it straight to cover. Freya takes a regulation catch. Alana Dalzell c Freya Kemp b Charlie Dean 14(18) [4s-2]

Linsey Smith to Alana Dalzell, FOUR, top shot! Mid-off is up and long-on can't get around. Dalzell skips down the track and pumps it straight back over the bowler's head. Races away for four

Lauren Bell to Gaby Lewis, out Caught by Heather Knight!! That is unlucky for Gaby Lewis. She played a perfect scoop, but found Heather Knight to perfection at short fine leg. She can't believe her luck and drops her head back in disappointment. This was a full delivery on off, Lewis moves across and times the scoop, but fails to hit the gap. Heather Knight takes a good sharp catch. Gaby Lewis c Heather Knight b Lauren Bell 0(1)

Lauren Bell to Alana Dalzell, FOUR, fuller and angling into the right-hander. Dalzell held her pose and whips it off the pads to mid-wicket. Hits it over mid-wicket fielder and raced away for four

Linsey Smith to Amy Hunter, out Bowled!! First wicket for England. Hunter was way too early on the shot and loses her off-stump. She is not happy with her and has to walk back. Was a flatter delivery on off, Hunter goes for the sweep. Was way early and the ball misses the bat by a long way to shatter the stumps. Amy Hunter b Linsey Smith 6(5) [4s-1]

Lauren Bell to Amy Hunter, FOUR, probably a bit of glove, but will wait for the umpire to confirm. Yes it is. This one angled into the the right-hander. Hunter hops across and gets a tickle down to fine leg. Hunter is off the mark with a boundary