New Zealand beat Ireland by four wins to keep Women's T20 World Cup hopes alive
Win would have been Ireland's first-ever in the tournament
Prendergast makes 59 and Lewis 58 as Ireland finish 136-4
Defending champions New Zealand recover from 10-3 to post 140-6
Women's T20 World Cup, Group 2, Southampton
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Scotland came close to pulling off an upset against West Indies yesterday, so can Ireland do something similar on day eight of the competition?
Well, history does not give much optimism to the Irish side. Nineteen matches, no wins - that's their record in Women's T20 World Cups.
Is this the night the reigning champions get their title defence back on track?
New Zealand - having lost their first two matches - face Ireland in Southampton in a must-win contest for both sides.
A third straight defeat for either team will make qualifying for the semi-finals not impossible, but highly improbable. It's already going to be a tough ask.
Image source, Getty Images| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gaze,bowled Prendergast Gaze, bowled Prendergast | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 33.33 |
Plimmer,caught Kelly, bowled A Maguire Plimmer, caught Kelly, bowled A Maguire | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 100.00 |
M Kerr,caught Little, bowled Murray M Kerr, caught Little, bowled Murray | 30 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 125.00 |
Green,bowled Prendergast Green, bowled Prendergast | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 25.00 |
Halliday,caught McBride, bowled Murray Halliday, caught McBride, bowled Murray | 34 | 37 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 91.89 |
Sharp,caught Prendergast, bowled Kelly Sharp, caught Prendergast, bowled Kelly | 36 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 128.57 |
Bates,not out Bates, not out | 19 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 158.33 |
J Kerr,not out J Kerr, not out | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 125.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 5, byes 2, leg byes 2, total 9 Extras, no balls 0, wides 5, byes 2, leg byes 2, total 9 | |||||||
Total,140 for 6 20.0 overs Total,140 for 6 20.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A Maguire | 4.0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8.00 |
Prendergast | 4.0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6.50 |
Kelly | 4.0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.25 |
Murray | 4.0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.50 |
McBride | 4.0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.75 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
5 for 1 (0.6 overs) | Plimmer |
6 for 2 (1.1 overs) | Gaze |
10 for 3 (3.1 overs) | Green |
48 for 4 (8.2 overs) | M Kerr |
110 for 5 (16.4 overs) | Halliday |
121 for 6 (18.4 overs) | Sharp |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hunter,bowled Illing Hunter, bowled Illing | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 66.67 |
Lewis,caught Bates, bowled Mair Lewis, caught Bates, bowled Mair | 58 | 53 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 80 | 109.43 |
Prendergast,caught Green, bowled M Kerr Prendergast, caught Green, bowled M Kerr | 59 | 53 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 65 | 111.32 |
Stokell,caught J Kerr, bowled M Kerr Stokell, caught J Kerr, bowled M Kerr | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
Little,not out Little, not out | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 125.00 |
Paul,not out Paul, not out | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 160.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 2, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 4 Extras, no balls 0, wides 2, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 4 | |||||||
Total,136 for 4 20.0 overs Total,136 for 4 20.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mair | 4.0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7.75 |
Illing | 4.0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.50 |
J Kerr | 4.0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.75 |
Patel | 3.0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9.66 |
M Kerr | 4.0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.75 |
Bates | 1.0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
6 for 1 (1.5 overs) | Hunter |
116 for 2 (17.4 overs) | Prendergast |
116 for 3 (17.6 overs) | Stokell |
123 for 4 (18.4 overs) | Lewis |
