England Women vs Ireland Women, Match 8 — ICC Women's T20 World Cup
ENG-W
119/6 17.3 ov
ENG-W won by 4 wickets
IRE-W
118/9 20 ov
Match summary
England Women beat Ireland Women by 4 wickets in the Match 8 of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup at The Rose Bowl, Southampton on Tue, 16 Jun, 2026. Ireland Women 118/9 (20 ov); England Women 119/6 (17.3 ov). Natalie Sciver top-scored with 48 off 37 balls for England Women. Sophie Ecclestone took 3/22 for England Women. England Women won the toss and chose to bowl.
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17.140WdAlice Tector to Charlotte Dean, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! fast ball full length, on the leg stump, Alice Tector strays from his line, sending it too far outside the off-stump. The Umpire calls it a wide.
17.31Alice Tector to Danielle Gibson, 1 run, Danielle Gibson goes back to take fast ball of back of length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident pull that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
17.20Alice Tector to Danielle Gibson, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Danielle Gibson hangs in the crease, trying to hit cut, but the ball shapes away late, beats the bat.
17.12Alice Tector to Danielle Gibson, 2 runs, Danielle Gibson goes back and plays a well-timed cut off an fast ball delivers at a back of length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep point for 2 runs.
16.64Cara Murray to Charlotte Dean, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Charlotte Dean goes forward and caresses cut to deep cover, it raced away to the fence for four.
16.50Cara Murray to Charlotte Dean, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Charlotte Dean hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward mid on, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
16.40Cara Murray to Charlotte Dean, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Charlotte Dean goes back, tucks cut toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.
16.3WCara Murray to Danielle Gibson, no run, Run out !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Danielle Gibson goes back, hits cut to mid off and took off for a risky single, a sharp throw from Aimee Maguire. Amy Hunter's quick hands have turned a half-chance into a crucial Run out. Freya Kemp walks back to pavilion.
16.20Cara Murray to Danielle Gibson, no run, Dot Ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, and Danielle Gibson hangs on and tries to hit sloge sweep, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.
16.10Cara Murray to Danielle Gibson, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Danielle Gibson hangs in the crease and slash cut towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
15.61Alice Tector to Danielle Gibson, 1 run, fast ball, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays cut, towards the deep point for 1 run.
15.5WAlice Tector to Natalie Sciver, Four, Natalie Sciver is declared retired out!! Natalie Sciver could not return for some unavoidable reasons.
15.40Alice Tector to Natalie Sciver, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Natalie Sciver goes forward and slash cut towards mid off, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
15.31Alice Tector to Freya Kemp, 1 run, fast ball, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays cut, towards the point for 1 run.
15.21Alice Tector to Natalie Sciver, 1 run, Natalie Sciver hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed helicopter shot off an fast ball delivers at a back of length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.
15.10Alice Tector to Natalie Sciver, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Natalie Sciver hangs in the crease and tucks cut toward the fielder, who halts the ball.
14.60Aimee Maguire to Freya Kemp, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Freya Kemp hangs in the crease and slash cut towards short cover, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
14.51Aimee Maguire to Natalie Sciver, 1 run, Natalie Sciver hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed cut off an arm ball delivers at a fulltoss by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at long off for 1 run.
14.42Aimee Maguire to Natalie Sciver, 2 runs, off break ball, full length, on the leg stump, hangs in the crease, plays sweep, towards the deep fine leg for 2 runs.
14.31Aimee Maguire to Freya Kemp, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the off stump, Freya Kemp hangs in the crease to make a confident drive, sending the ball towards deep cover for 1 run.
14.20Aimee Maguire to Freya Kemp, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Freya Kemp hangs in the crease, trying to hit cut, but the ball shapes away late, beats the bat.
14.11Aimee Maguire to Natalie Sciver, 1 run, Natalie Sciver hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed pull off an arm ball delivers at a fulltoss by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
13.60Orla Prendergast to Freya Kemp, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Freya Kemp hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
13.5WOrla Prendergast to Heather Knight, no run, Out LBW !! fast ball, fulltoss, on the stumps, Heather Knight hangs in the crease, strives to play it across the bat but fails to connect and ball strikes the pad, leading to an LBW appeal by Orla Prendergast, which is accepted by the umpire, resulting in Heather Knight dismissal.
13.41Orla Prendergast to Natalie Sciver, 1 run, Natalie Sciver hangs in the crease to take fast ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 1 run.
13.30Orla Prendergast to Natalie Sciver, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Heather Knight goes forward, dabs cut with soft hands toward mid off, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
13.22Orla Prendergast to Natalie Sciver, 2 runs, Natalie Sciver hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 2 runs.
13.11Orla Prendergast to Heather Knight, 1 run, Heather Knight hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep fine leg for 1 run.
12.61Aimee Maguire to Heather Knight, 1 run, off break ball, good length, on the off stump, goes back, plays cut, towards the deep cover for 1 run.
12.54Aimee Maguire to Heather Knight, Four, Four !! arm ball, fulltoss, on the off stump. Heather Knight hangs in the crease, hits pull in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.