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

Orla Prendergast to Suzie Bates, 2 runs, 99.9ks good length ball angled in, Bates makes room and heaves it wide of long-on, just a brace

Orla Prendergast to Jess Kerr, 1 run, full delivery on leg, Kerr clips it to short fine and Bates crosses over

Orla Prendergast to Jess Kerr, 2 runs, fuller and around off, Kerr lofts it down the ground but not middled. Bates races back and dives in to make her ground

Orla Prendergast to Suzie Bates, leg byes, 1 run, on a length and outside off, Bates shuffles across and sits down to play the scoop, the ball hits the pad and lobs up. Amy Hunter has no clue where the ball is and Kerr manages to nab the leg-bye

Orla Prendergast to Jess Kerr, 1 run, fullish delivery around off, Kerr drags the drive to long-on

Orla Prendergast to Jess Kerr, wide, strays down leg, Kerr tries to help it along but does not connect. Wide called

Orla Prendergast to Suzie Bates, 1 run, slower delivery, Bates comes down the track and flat-bats it to long-on

Orla Prendergast to Izzy Sharp, 1 run, now Sharp charges down the wicket and drives it down to long-on. Ireland won't mind the singles..

Orla Prendergast to Suzie Bates, 1 run, advances down the wicket, converts it into a full delivery and flicks it to deep mid-wicket

Orla Prendergast to Izzy Sharp, 1 run, full and angled into the pads, Sharp flicks it to deep mid-wicket

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?

Orla Prendergast to Suzie Bates, 1 run, too straight - on middle and leg, Bates clips it in front of square and settles with a single

Orla Prendergast to Brooke Halliday, no run, full and on off, Halliday pushes it down on the track, towards mid off

Orla Prendergast to Brooke Halliday, no run, back of a length and angling across, Halliday gets forward and guides it towards point

Orla Prendergast to Amelia Kerr, 1 run, angling in from outside off, Kerr taps it to backward point

Orla Prendergast to Amelia Kerr, 2 runs, tailing into the pads, Kerr was hanging back, works it off her pads to mid-wicket for a couple, more pressure on the skipper now

Orla Prendergast to Brooke Halliday, leg byes, 1 run, back of a length and on the pads, Halliday misses out on it, the ball rolls away off the pads

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 Amelia Kerr, 1 run, end of a successful over, length delivery around off, Kerr taps it to point

Orla Prendergast to Maddy Green, 1 run, back of a length and outside off, Green cuts it down to deep backward point

Orla Prendergast to Maddy Green, no run, full and outside off, Green slices it in the air towards short third, she wanted the single, sent back, the fielder fumbles it and a run-out chance goes begging

Orla Prendergast to Maddy Green, no run, pressure is showing on the Kiwis, once again an extra bounce just around the off stump, Green looks to defend, the ball goes off the inside edge close to the stumps

Orla Prendergast to Maddy Green, no run, oh a play and a miss, good length delivery just outside off and this one bounces a bit more than expected, Green pokes at it tentatively and misses it

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)

Orla Prendergast to Isabella Gaze, wide, back of a length and angling well down the leg side, Gaze misses out on that