New Zealand Women vs Ireland Women, 13th Match, Group B, ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 - HighlightsNZW vs IREW, 13th Match, Group B, ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 - Highlights

Orla Prendergast to Suzie Bates, SIX, New Zealand reach 140. Bates finishes the innings off with a maximum. Short of length outside off, Bates shuffles inside the line and nails the pull backward of square. She falls to the ground but the ball sails over the rope

Arlene Kelly to Suzie Bates, FOUR, much needed boundary for New Zealand. It has been a while since they got one. Bates stays in the crease, crouches low and reverse swats it over short third. She middled that and the ball raced away..

Arlene Kelly to Izzy Sharp, out Caught by Orla Prendergast!! New Zealand are not getting a strong finish. Sharp departs while trying to clear the rope. She shimmies down the pitch, gets a bit too close to the ball and does not quite middle the lofted drive, hits it straight to long-off. Prendergast is well in from the rope and takes it over her head. Izzy Sharp c Orla Prendergast b Arlene Kelly 36(28) [4s-4]

Orla Prendergast to Izzy Sharp, 2 runs, dropped! Stokell puts down a sitter. Back of a length delivery, sits up nicely and Sharp pulls it straight to deep square leg. The ball went at a nice height and Stokell got both hands but could not hang on. Will that cost Ireland?

Cara Murray to Brooke Halliday, out Caught by Lara McBride!! The partnership has been broken. Murray has her second wicket. New Zealand needed to get a move on as it had been 21 balls since the last boundary, Halliday attempts the sweep and perishes in the process. She gets a top-edge and the ball lobs towards short fine, McBride takes a simple catch. Brooke Halliday c Lara McBride b Cara Murray 34(37) [4s-2]

Arlene Kelly to Brooke Halliday, 1 run, low full toss around off, Halliday eases it down to long-on

Aimee Maguire to Izzy Sharp, 2 runs, flighted outside off, Sharp steps out and slices the lofted drive over extra cover. She clears the inner ring and picks up a brace

Aimee Maguire to Izzy Sharp, FOUR, good over for New Zealand - 13 runs. Floated up outside off and Sharp's eyes light up, she lofts it down the ground and Prendergast runs in to take the catch, but the ball lands in front of her and escapes past her to the fence

Aimee Maguire to Izzy Sharp, FOUR, shot! 74.3ks flighted outside off, Sharp had the width and she takes advantage, leans forward and drills the drive in front of square, beating long-off comfortably

Lara McBride to Izzy Sharp, FOUR, drops it too short, Sharp picks the length early and pulls it away to backward square leg, found the gap to perfection in the deep

Cara Murray to Brooke Halliday, FOUR, she's got it away, full-toss outside off, Halliday changes her stance, gets forward and reverse paddles it past the fielder to third man

Lara McBride to Izzy Sharp, FOUR, ordinary effort in the deep, drags it short, Sharp picks the length early and pulls it to deep mid-wicket, the deep fielder just lets it through her legs, much needed boundary for New Zealand

Cara Murray to Brooke Halliday, 2 runs, drops it short wide outside off, Halliday reaches out and cuts it in the gap past the fielder to deep backward point

Cara Murray to Amelia Kerr, out Caught by Louise Little!! Murray takes out the big fish, tossed up generously on off, luring her for the false shot, Kerr gets down to sweep, but miscues it completely in the air towards deep midwicket, where Little takes a comfortable catch, New Zealand are losing the plot here. Amelia Kerr c Louise Little b Cara Murray 30(24) [4s-4]

Cara Murray to Amelia Kerr, FOUR, big juicy full-toss on offer, Kerr doesn't miss out on those, picks it and smashes it in the gap to backward square leg

Cara Murray to Brooke Halliday, FOUR, very ordinary effort at point, back of a length and outside off, Halliday cuts it straight to the fielder, who lets it through as the ball turned away at the last minute, a good sliding effort in the deep, but just when she was pulling it back, her feet was touching the ropes

Arlene Kelly to Amelia Kerr, FOUR, now she finds the gap on the off side, trifle short and outside off, Kerr quickly moves back, gets on top of the ball and cuts it away to sweeper cover

Arlene Kelly to Amelia Kerr, FOUR, that's cheeky from the skipper, length delivery on the pads, Kerr moves across to the off side and laps it past the keeper to fine leg, she placed it well!`

Aimee Maguire to Amelia Kerr, FOUR, excellent shot, charges down the track, takes it on the full and threads it through the gap to deep extra cover, the Kiwis need her to stay

Orla Prendergast to Maddy Green, out Bowled!! Oh this is unbelievable stuff from Ireland, on a length and homing into the stumps, the wobble seam, comes in late. Green steps out to carve it over covers, missed it completely and the ball hits the top of the middle stump, this is ridiculous batting from the defending champions. Maddy Green b Orla Prendergast 2(8)

Orla Prendergast to Isabella Gaze, out Bowled!! This is an excellent start from Ireland, but very ordinary from the Kiwis, the short fine was up in the circle, Gaze moves across to the off side to a length ball and attempts the paddle shot, missed it completely and the ball flattens the middle stump, this is some dream start for the Irish team. Isabella Gaze b Orla Prendergast 1(3)

Aimee Maguire to Georgia Plimmer, out Caught by Arlene Kelly!! She has holed out, poor shot from Plimmer, nicely tossed up outside off, Plimmer comes down the track, didn't get to the pitch of the ball and miscues it straight into the hands of Kelly at mid off, New Zealand wanted a steady start at the top, but she's perished early. Georgia Plimmer c Arlene Kelly b Aimee Maguire 4(4) [4s-1]

Aimee Maguire to Georgia Plimmer, FOUR, flighted delivery wide outside off, Plimmer had come down the track, reaches for it and swats it over the fielder to long-off, she adjusted it nicely in the end