19/06Result

13th Match, Group 2 (D/N), ICC Women's T20 World Cup at Southampton, Jun 19 2026

New Zealand WomenNew Zealand WomenNZ-W
140/6
Ireland WomenIreland WomenIRE-W
136/4 (20 ov)

NZ Women won by 4 runs

Player of the Match

Melie KerrNew Zealand Women

Best performances - Batsmen

O Prendergast

59(53) 5x4 - 1x6

Control %75%

Productive Shot
pull
21 runs
3x4 - 1x6

GH Lewis

58(53) 6x4 - 0x6

Control %79%

Productive Shot
flick
18 runs
1x4 - 0x6

Best performances - Bowlers

AC Kerr

R23

Eco5.75

RHB
OFFLEG


	1W
		1W

FTFULL TOSS
YYORKER
FFULL LENGTH
GGOOD LENGTH
SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
SSHORT LENGTH

O Prendergast

R26

Eco6.5

RHB
OFFLEG



	2W

FTFULL TOSS
YYORKER
FFULL LENGTH
GGOOD LENGTH
SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
SSHORT LENGTH

LHB
LEGOFF

Partnerships

New Zealand Women - Innings

GE Plimmer4 (4)

IC Gaze1 (2)

AC Kerr0 (0)

IC Gaze0 (1)

ML Green2 (8)

AC Kerr2 (4)

BM Halliday9 (11)

AC Kerr28 (20)

BM Halliday25 (26)

IG Sharp32 (24)

SW Bates7 (8)

IG Sharp4 (4)

19*

SW Bates12 (4)

JM Kerr5 (4)

Ireland Women - Innings

GH Lewis2 (8)

A Hunter2 (3)

110

GH Lewis51 (42)

O Prendergast59 (53)

GH Lewis0 (0)

R Stokell0 (2)

GH Lewis5 (3)

L Little0 (1)

13*

L Paul8 (5)

L Little5 (3)

Manhattan

Run rate graph

Worm

Match Coverage

All Match News

Dial S for Suzie - Bates answers New Zealand's distress call
Suzie Bates might have gone the entire World Cup - her farewell for New Zealand - without getting a game, but Sophie Devine's illness gave her a chance, and she made a big difference
Lewis, Prendergast fifties in vain as Melie magic helps NZ win a thriller
Melie struck twice in an over as Ireland, who were 116 for 1 at one stage chasing 141, fell short by four runs
Devine misses Ireland clash because of illness, New Zealand pick Bates
Both teams are in nearly must-win territory and the losing team today will hope a lot of results go in their favour to make the semis
New Zealand desperate to put title defence back on track against Ireland
Both teams seek first points after two straight defeats in this World Cup
A farewell without a goodbye? Suzie Bates' World Cup stays in limbo
Her last ever tournament could pass without a single appearance as New Zealand fight for survival at the T20 World Cup

Videos

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Women's T20 World Cup - Melie Kerr and Suzie Bates keep New Zealand alive
02:57
Women's T20 World Cup 2026 - New Zealand's campaign on the line against Ireland
02:29

IRE Women INNINGS		R	B
A Hunter	bowled	2	3
GH Lewis	caught	58	53
O Prendergast	caught	59	53
R Stokell	caught	0	2
L Little	not out	5	4
L Paul	not out	8	5
A Tector
AN Kelly
AK Maguire
LA McBride
C Murray
EXTRAS	(lb 2, w 2)
TOTAL	136 (4 wkts; 20 ovs)

NZ Women BOWLING	O	R	W	Econ
RA Mair	4.0	31	1	7.75	(1w)
BG Illing	4.0	18	1	4.5	(1w)
JM Kerr	4.0	23	0	5.75
NH Patel	3.0	29	0	9.66
AC Kerr	4.0	23	2	5.75
SW Bates	1.0	10	0	10

IRE Women 2nd innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	6	GH Lewis	A Hunter
2nd	110	GH Lewis	O Prendergast
3rd	0	GH Lewis	R Stokell
4th	7	GH Lewis	L Little
5th	13	L Paul	L Little

ICC Women's T20 World Cup

Group 1
Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
AUS-W	4	4	0	8	4.724
IND-W	3	2	1	4	2.511
SA-W	3	2	1	4	-0.546
BAN-W	3	2	1	4	-0.641
PAK-W	4	0	4	0	-2.831
NL-W	3	0	3	0	-3.384
Group 2
Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
ENG-W	3	3	0	6	2.49
WI-W	3	3	0	6	0.644
NZ-W	4	2	2	4	0.122
SL-W	4	2	2	4	-0.973
SCO-W	4	1	3	2	-0.236
IRE-W	4	0	4	0	-1.277

New Zealand Women - Innings

Ireland Women - Innings

Dial S for Suzie - Bates answers New Zealand's distress call

Lewis, Prendergast fifties in vain as Melie magic helps NZ win a thriller

Devine misses Ireland clash because of illness, New Zealand pick Bates

New Zealand desperate to put title defence back on track against Ireland

A farewell without a goodbye? Suzie Bates' World Cup stays in limbo

Women's T20 World Cup - Melie Kerr and Suzie Bates keep New Zealand alive

Women's T20 World Cup 2026 - New Zealand's campaign on the line against Ireland