West Indies Women vs Ireland Women, 27th Match, Group B, ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 - Player HighlightsWIW vs IREW, 27th Match, Group B, ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 - Player Highlights

Hayley Matthews to Orla Prendergast, out Caught by Deandra Dottin!! Straight to the fielder. Orla Prendergast looks disappointed as she trundles back to pavilion. She went down to sweep and skewed it off the thick inside half, finding the lurking Dottin at deep square. What a wonderful knock though! She has put her team really close to the finish line - Both Irish and the Kiwi fans would be hoping that they don't mess it up from here. Orla Prendergast c Deandra Dottin b Hayley Matthews 63(44) [4s-8 6s-2]

Afy Fletcher to Orla Prendergast, 1 run, sits back and cuts the short delivery to sweeper cover

Afy Fletcher to Orla Prendergast, SIX, wow! What a response. Slightly fuller on the stumps, Prendergast clears her front leg and marmalizes it deep into the mid-wicket stands. That is some shot from the Irish all-rounder...

Afy Fletcher to Orla Prendergast, no run, a very fine tickle off the pad and that is what prompted the appeal and the onfield verdict. Googly down leg, Prendergast missed the flick and knew there was no bat and reviewed straightaway...

Afy Fletcher to Orla Prendergast, no run, flatter and just outside off, Prendergast late cuts and finds backward point

Ashmini Munisar to Orla Prendergast, 1 run, fuller on off, Prendergast eases the drive to long-off

Ashmini Munisar to Orla Prendergast, FOUR, Prendergast continues to find boundaries. It was dragged short and wide of off, Prendergast cuts late and picks the gap to the left of backward point

Ashmini Munisar to Orla Prendergast, 1 run, spins in from a length, Prendergast drags the pull to deep square

Ashmini Munisar to Orla Prendergast, FOUR, fifty up for Orla Prendergast - one of her finest in her international career. Trifle short on the stumps, she rocks back and nails the pull in the gap between deep mid-wicket and deep square

Afy Fletcher to Orla Prendergast, 1 run, tossed up just outside off, Prendergast pushes the drive to the left of extra cover

Afy Fletcher to Orla Prendergast, 2 runs, another hard sweep to the right of deep square and Alleyne puts in a desperate dive to prevent the boundary

Afy Fletcher to Orla Prendergast, FOUR, another boundary for Orla Prendergast! Short on the stumps, Prendergast swivels and hammers the pull square on the leg-side

Afy Fletcher to Orla Prendergast, no run, legbreak spinning away outside off, Prendergast tries to cut and misses

Aaliyah Alleyne to Orla Prendergast, no run, another yorker to close it off and Orla Prendergast can only push it as far as mid-on

Aaliyah Alleyne to Orla Prendergast, FOUR, three dots and now excellent display of intent from Orla Prendergast. Charges out of her crease, flays the length ball up and over backward point with disdain

Aaliyah Alleyne to Orla Prendergast, no run, 106ks yorker drifting down leg, Prendergast misses the flick and gets it off the front pad to mid-wicket

Aaliyah Alleyne to Orla Prendergast, no run, another one that is too full on the stumps at 111ks, Prendergast jams it out to mid-on

Aaliyah Alleyne to Orla Prendergast, no run, yorker length on middle and leg, Prendergast squeezes it to the right of the bowler

Aaliyah Alleyne to Orla Prendergast, FOUR, she's timing it so well! Good length in the channel, not very short and not much width either but Prendergast plays late and cuts it past short third. Delightful shot!

Hayley Matthews to Orla Prendergast, 1 run, slightly short down the leg-side, Prendergast pulls in the air and it goes on the bounce to deep backward square

Hayley Matthews to Orla Prendergast, no run, drifting across off, good length ball, Prendergast hangs back and defends

Hayley Matthews to Orla Prendergast, 3 runs, long laboured chase from the fielder and the Irish duo are back for three! Dragged down short, Prendergast makes room and cuts it off the stumps through the gap at point. There's no one deep on the off-side and the fielder has to give chase from the circle. Prendergast taking this away from the West Indies

Afy Fletcher to Orla Prendergast, 1 run, overpitched outside off, driven to long-off

Qiana Joseph to Orla Prendergast, FOUR, New Zealand must be cheering every single shot from Prendergast! Ordinary bowling this. Dragged down short, she rocks back and pulls it over square leg once more, this time it's bounced well short of the ropes

Qiana Joseph to Orla Prendergast, SIX, another big shot from Prendergast who is hurting West Indies! Dragged down short, not a great delivery and she pulls it all the way over square leg. It has hit the cushions on the full!

Qiana Joseph to Orla Prendergast, 1 run, very full and driven to long-off

Qiana Joseph to Orla Prendergast, no run, dances down, turns it into a yorker and squeezes it to backward point

Afy Fletcher to Orla Prendergast, no run, again hangs back to a full ball and cuts to backward point. It's something she tends to do

Afy Fletcher to Orla Prendergast, no run, overpitched on off, squeezed back down the pitch

Afy Fletcher to Orla Prendergast, FOUR, absolutely nails the sweep shot! Spotted the line so quickly there. It's drifting into the pads, Prendergast immediately drops on her back knee and hits it over square leg

Afy Fletcher to Orla Prendergast, no run, tossed up on off, it's quite full but Prendergast hangs back and dabs to short third

Afy Fletcher to Orla Prendergast, 2 runs, turning away off a good length outside off, Prendergast plays late and cuts nicely through point for a couple of runs

Qiana Joseph to Orla Prendergast, no run, good length on off, she hangs back, plays late and cuts to backward point

Qiana Joseph to Orla Prendergast, 2 runs, finds the gap with the cut shot, gets it away for a couple of runs through point

Qiana Joseph to Orla Prendergast, no run, dragged down short, Prendergast misses out once again and cuts to backward point

Qiana Joseph to Orla Prendergast, no run, Joseph has her hands on the head. Nearly went past the bat there. Slow and drifting in on middle, Prendergast takes the risk of opening the face looking to dab it fine and chops it off the inside edge into the pitch

Qiana Joseph to Orla Prendergast, no run, dragged down short outside off, Prendergast misses out and cuts to extra cover

Aaliyah Alleyne to Orla Prendergast, 2 runs, length ball close to off, Prendergast plays late and cuts through backward point. It's nicely placed in the gap and she's back for two

Aaliyah Alleyne to Orla Prendergast, 1 run, short outside off, cut away to deep backward point

Ashmini Munisar to Orla Prendergast, no run, tossed up on off, Prendergast tentatively defends into the off-side with her front foot not moving a great deal

Ashmini Munisar to Orla Prendergast, no run, oh she goes back to a full ball at the stumps, manages to defend

Ashmini Munisar to Orla Prendergast, FOUR, good execution with the sweep and Prendergast is up and running! It's full on middle and leg, she gets low and hits it over the fielder at square leg

Ashmini Munisar to Orla Prendergast, no run, turning into the pads, Prendergast goes back and glances to short fine

Ashmini Munisar to Orla Prendergast, no run, good length on leg, Prendergast hangs back and tucks it to square leg

Ashmini Munisar to Orla Prendergast, wide, another wide down the leg-side

Ashmini Munisar to Orla Prendergast, wide, well down the leg-side, Prendergast looks to sweep but misses