New Zealand Women vs Ireland Women, 13th Match, Women's T20 World Cup 2026
New Zealand Women won by 4 runs
NZ-W vs IRE-W Scorecard
New Zealand Women 140/6 (20 ov)
Ireland Women 136/4 (20 ov)
Match info
- Match
- New Zealand Women vs Ireland Women, 13th Match
- Series
- Women's T20 World Cup 2026
- Format
- WT20I
- Date
- Friday, 19 June 2026
- Start
- 11:00 PM IST · 6:30 PM local
- Venue
- The Rose Bowl, Southampton
- Result
- New Zealand Women won by 4 runs
NZ-W vs IRE-W Recent Form and Head to Head
- LNZ-W vs SL-W16 Jun 2026 · Sri Lanka Women won by 5 wkts
- LWI-W vs NZ-W13 Jun 2026 · West Indies Women won by 7 wkts
- LENG-W vs NZ-W26 Oct 2025 · England Women won by 8 wickets
- LIND-W vs NZ-W23 Oct 2025 · India Women won by 53 runs (DLS method)
- LENG-W vs IRE-W16 Jun 2026 · England Women won by 4 wkts
- LSCO-W vs IRE-W13 Jun 2026 · Scotland Women won by 40 runs
- WIRE-W vs WI-W1 Jun 2026 · Ireland Women won by 1 run (DLS method)
- WIRE-W vs PAK-W31 May 2026 · Ireland Women won by 7 wkts
Head to head
NZ-W vs IRE-W Team Records
At The Rose Bowl
Batting first and chasing
Average first-innings score188
Average first-innings score144
Last 10 T20 results with a result.
In Women's T20 World Cup 2026
Average score156
Top scorerAmelia Kerr 45
Top wicket-takerNensi Patel 2
Average score120
NZ-W vs IRE-W Key Players
Top performers from their last match
- Sophie DevineBatSR 1504530 balls
- Amelia KerrBatSR 1254536 balls
- Nensi PatelBowlEcon 5.82/234 overs
- Bree IllingBowlEcon 8.31/334 overs
Players in form
Batting
- Sophie Devine1 inns · best 45 · SR 15045runs
- Amelia Kerr1 inns · best 45 · SR 12545runs
- Georgia Plimmer1 inns · best 18 · SR 8218runs
Bowling
- Nensi Patel1 inns · econ 5.82wickets
- Bree Illing1 inns · econ 8.31wickets
NZ-W vs IRE-W Pitch Report
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
The surface at The Rose Bowl tends to give both batters and bowlers something to work with.
Across the last 40 WT20I matches here, the side batting first has averaged 159, with chasing teams averaging 142. Anything in the 150-165 range should make a competitive total. Results have been evenly split: 17 wins for the side batting first and 20 for the chasers.
The last 5 first-innings scores here, newest first: 118/9 (IRE-W, lost), 150/6 (NZ-W, lost), 162/6 (NZ-W, lost), 173/6 (HAM, won), 121/8 (HAM). The pitch has played slower lately: the last 5 first innings averaged 145, below the ground average of 159. First-innings totals here have ranged from 63 to 230 in that time.
Toss call: a close one. Bowling first and knowing the target is the safer choice.