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

Amelia Kerr to Rebecca Stokell, out Caught by Jess Kerr!! Second wicket in the over! Amelia has turned it around for New Zealand. Just when her team needed her, she has delivered. Stokell departs without troubling the scorers. Tossed up delivery, Stokell comes down the track and gets too close, does not get the elevation to clear mid-off and hits it straight to Jess. She makes no mistake and New Zealand starting to believe again. Rebecca Stokell c Jess Kerr b Amelia Kerr 0(2)

Amelia Kerr to Rebecca Stokell, no run, appeal for LBW. The umpire is not interested. Stokell shuffles across and sits down to sweep, misses and is rapped on the pads. The impact is outside off. There might have been a bit of glove as well..

Amelia Kerr to Orla Prendergast, out Caught by Maddy Green!! The partnership is broken. New Zealand needed that and they are right back in the contest. Look at the reactions from Kerr and Green. They know the importance of this wicket. The pair roar in delight. Flighted delivery, Prendergast sits down and connects decently with the slog sweep, but she cannot clear the deep mid-wicket fence, Green steadies herself well in from the rope and takes it safely. That was a pressure catch and she took it calmly. A fine knock from Prendergast comes to an end. Orla Prendergast c Maddy Green b Amelia Kerr 59(53) [4s-5 6s-1]

Amelia Kerr to Orla Prendergast, 2 runs, in the air and safe. Prendergast comes down the track, does not get to the pitch and hence is not able to middle the loft. She mistimes it to long-on and the ball lands in front of an incoming Plimmer. She does well to get her body behind and make the stop

Amelia Kerr to Orla Prendergast, 2 runs, Jess Kerr has just bailed out Plimmer. Flighted around off, Prendergast sits down and swipes it to long-on. Plimmer makes a mess of a simple stop but Jess runs across from long-off, dives and flicks the ball in play. She has saved a couple. How crucial is that going out to be? The third umpire has a look and deems it a fair stop

Amelia Kerr to Orla Prendergast, no run, flatter and at the stumps, Prendergast makes room and cracks it to cover-point

Amelia Kerr to Orla Prendergast, 1 run, floated up around off, Prendergast drives to long-off and retains strike

Amelia Kerr to Gaby Lewis, 1 run, short of length close to off, Lewis tucks it in front of square and the duo are content with a single

Amelia Kerr to Orla Prendergast, 1 run, flighted around off, Prendergast makes room and cracks it towards sweeper cover

Amelia Kerr to Orla Prendergast, SIX, that's huge. Kerr drags it short and Prendergast puts it away. She rocks back, gets under the pull and nails it towards deep mid-wicket. The power takes it all the way..

Amelia Kerr to Orla Prendergast, no run, 78.2ks once more drifts in and Prendergast is cramped as she shimmies out, stabs it back to Kerr

Amelia Kerr to Orla Prendergast, no run, 74.1ks flighted and drifting in, Prendergast steps out and defends it back to Kerr

Amelia Kerr to Gaby Lewis, 1 run, tossed up delivery on off, Lewis drives it down to sweeper cover

Amelia Kerr to Gaby Lewis, no run, the top spinner, drifting in sharply, Lewis was late on the defence and is rapped on the pads, the desperate Kiwis goes for the review, no bat on that and the ball tracking shows it was missing the stumps, New Zealand lose a review!

Amelia Kerr to Gaby Lewis, 2 runs, straying on the pads, Lewis nicely works it off her pads to backward square leg, 50 up for Ireland

Amelia Kerr to Gaby Lewis, no run, beaten in the air, well flighted on off, Lewis mistimes it to mid off, just short of the fielder

Amelia Kerr to Orla Prendergast, 1 run, drops it short on middle and gets away with it, Prendergast pulls it straight to the fielder at deep square leg

Amelia Kerr to Gaby Lewis, 1 run, well tossed up outside off, Lewis gets forward and drives it to sweeper cover

Amelia Kerr to Orla Prendergast, 1 run, slightly shorter outside off, Prendergast hangs back and pushes it to cover

Amelia Kerr to Orla Prendergast, no run, the top spinner, just around the off stump, tapped away to point

Amelia Kerr to Gaby Lewis, 1 run, googly again, Lewis gets forward and pushes it with soft hands to cover

Amelia Kerr to Gaby Lewis, no run, this one turns in, Lewis presses forward and defends it

Amelia Kerr to Gaby Lewis, 2 runs, that's too short outside off, Lewis had ample time to rock back and cut it past the fielder square of the wicket on the off side

Amelia Kerr to Orla Prendergast, 1 run, trifle short and turning away, Prendergast goes back and pushes it to cover