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 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

Jess Kerr to Orla Prendergast, 1 run, tidy over from Kerr - just 5 runs. Full delivery at the stumps, Prendergast clips it to deep mid-wicket and retains strike

Jess Kerr to Orla Prendergast, 1 run, angled into off and middle, Prendergast nudges it into the mid-wicket pocket

Rosemary Mair to Orla Prendergast, 1 run, good length ball on off, Prendergast plays it with soft hands to point and crosses over

Rosemary Mair to Orla Prendergast, 1 run, full delivery at the pads, Prendergast flicks tit to deep mid-wicket

Jess Kerr to Orla Prendergast, 2 runs, fifty for Prendergast. What a game she's having! Wickets with the ball, catches in the field and now a crucial fifty. The entire Ireland unit are on their feet applauding. But the job is not done yet and she knows it, no big celebration or anything, just a handshake with skipper Lewis. Coming to the ball: Slanted into the pads, Prendergast works it with soft hands towards square leg and the pair race back for the second

Jess Kerr to Orla Prendergast, 1 run, fullish delivery around off, Prendergast works it into the leg-side and crosses over

Jess Kerr to Orla Prendergast, no run, on a length and close to off, Prendergast dabs it to backward point

Jess Kerr to Orla Prendergast, 1 run, angled into the pads, Prendergast clips it to deep backward square

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

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

Nensi Patel to Orla Prendergast, 1 run, quicker and around leg, Prendergast nudges it to mid-wicket and crosses over

Nensi Patel to Orla Prendergast, 1 run, 76.3ks tossed up on off, Prendergast works it down to long-on

Nensi Patel to Orla Prendergast, 2 runs, flighted on the stumps, Prendergast nudges it into the mid-wicket pocket and races back for the second

Nensi Patel to Orla Prendergast, FOUR, New Zealand keep gifting boundary balls after a few tight deliveries. This is short and turning down leg, Prendergast swivels around and pulls it behind square. No chance of stopping that..

Jess Kerr to Orla Prendergast, 1 run, full pitcher close to off, Prendergast eases it to sweeper cover. She wanted a second but is sent back

Jess Kerr to Orla Prendergast, no run, full and attacking the stumps, Prendergast prods forward and defends it back

Jess Kerr to Orla Prendergast, no run, very full and outside off, Prendergast is late on the drive and is beaten on the outside-edge

Jess Kerr to Orla Prendergast, no run, good review from Prendergast. That looked to be missing leg-stump and technology saves her. Angled into the batter, Prendergast stays rooted to the crease and plays all around it, gets beaten on the inside-edge and is rapped on the pads. The ball strikes her around leg and ball-tracking showed it to be missing

Jess Kerr to Orla Prendergast, 1 run, angled into the off, Prendergast pats it into the off-side and crosses over

Rosemary Mair to Orla Prendergast, 1 run, 90.4ks off-pace delivery, Prendergast plays it with soft hands to the off-side

Rosemary Mair to Orla Prendergast, 1 run, good length ball around off, Prendergast directs it with an open bat face square on the off-side

Rosemary Mair to Orla Prendergast, FOUR, poor delivery and put away. Short and angling down leg, easy pickings for any batter and Prendergast does not miss out, swivels around and pulls backward of square

Rosemary Mair to Orla Prendergast, 1 run, on a length and outside off, Prendergast drives in front of square and straight to sweeper

Nensi Patel to Orla Prendergast, 1 run, 77.7ks flighted around leg, Prendergast clips it backward of square

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

Bree Illing to Orla Prendergast, FOUR, the much needed boundary, just a hint of width, slightly shorter on middle, Prendergast picks the length early and pulls it in the gap to deep square leg, good positive intent from Ireland!

Bree Illing to Orla Prendergast, 1 run, short and aimed at the body, Prendergast just manages to tap it to point

Bree Illing to Orla Prendergast, no run, this is good bowling, Prendergast comes down the track, Illing bowls it short on the stumps, Prendergast is beaten all ends up

Bree Illing to Orla Prendergast, no run, good length delivery outside off and moving away late, Prendergast flashes hard and misses it

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

Bree Illing to Orla Prendergast, 1 run, short and on middle, Prendergast mistimes a pull to deep mid-wicket, it was in the air, but landed safely

Bree Illing to Orla Prendergast, no run, angling in from outside off, Prendergast defends it to the off side

Bree Illing to Orla Prendergast, 2 runs, the point's fielder got some hand to it, but couldn't hold onto it, full outside off, Prendergast backs away to the leg side and slices it in the air towards point, the fielder timed her jump to perfection and got some hand to it, but can't hold on

Bree Illing to Orla Prendergast, no run, full and coming in late, Prendergast is bit late on the defence, rapped high on the pads

Nensi Patel to Orla Prendergast, 1 run, drops it short, Prendergast goes back and pulls it away to long-on

Nensi Patel to Orla Prendergast, FOUR, this is good batting, tossed up delivery outside off, Prendergast comes down the track, stays leg side and plonks it over the infield over the fielder to sweeper cover

Nensi Patel to Orla Prendergast, no run, the arm ball, drifting in, Prendergast gets forward and defends it watchfully

Bree Illing to Orla Prendergast, no run, back of a length and outside off, Prendergast can't get past the point fielder

Bree Illing to Orla Prendergast, no run, good length delivery angling across, Prendergast defends it to the off side

Bree Illing to Orla Prendergast, FOUR, lovely finish, length delivery on off, Prendergast takes couple of steps down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and threads it through the gap to long-off, she spilt the gap to perfection!

Bree Illing to Orla Prendergast, no run, back of a length and angling across, Prendergast taps it straight to point

Jess Kerr to Orla Prendergast, no run, full and homing into the stumps, Prendergast pushes it straight to point

Jess Kerr to Orla Prendergast, 1 run, full and on middle, clipped away to mid-wicket

Bree Illing to Orla Prendergast, no run, speared in full, right on the money, probing length, Prendergast digs it out to the off side