SCO-W vs IRE-W Match 2 Commentary - Manchester (13 June 2026)

OUT! CAUGHT! There it is. The Scottish players are jumping and hugging each other as they have created history by winning their first-ever match in World Cups. Kathryn Bryce scoots over the wicket and delivers a slower delivery on a good length, pitching it just outside off and angling in a shade. Aimee Maguire rocks back and flicks it uppishly, but as the ball has no pace, it loops toward deep square leg. Gabriella Fontenla is the fielder who runs to her right and takes a nice catch. SCOTLAND WOMEN BEAT IRELAND WOMEN BY 40 RUNS!

Full, outside off, Ava Canning looks to drive it away but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Pitches it up, does Slater, outside off, Ava Canning drives it to mid off and gets a single.

Good-length delivery, angling in, at the stumps, Aimee Maguire flicks it to wide long on for a single.

FOUR! Straight back and up. Full and straight, Ava Canning gets down and clubs it straight back over the bowler, down the ground, for a boundary.

On middle and leg, Canning stabs it through mid on for a single.

A full toss, outside off, Aimee Maguire drives it towards cover for a quick run, albeit after a bit of confusion. 4-0-24-0 for Rachel Slater then.

Tossed up, a touch fuller, outside off, Ava Canning pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Short, turning in, on the middle stump, Arlene Kelly pulls it to deep square leg for another single.

OUT! KELLY IS RUN OUT! Scotland Women are cruising away toward their win. Flatter and fuller, on off and middle. Ava Canning drills it back to the bowler. Fraser gets low but fails to stop it completely. The ball deflects off toward mid off. The batter tries to collect a brace after taking the single, but Kathryn Bryce charges from the deep and has a shy at the bowler's end. Fraser grabs the throw and dislodges the stumps, with Kelly not even in the frame when she returns to her end.

Tossed up, outside off, Ava Canning comes down the track and chips it down to long on for a single.

Outside off, pushed back to the bowler.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Second wicket in the over and Ireland Women are 9 down now. Full, on middle, Cara Murray looks to just work it back down the ground but plays a bit too early. Ends up chipping it straight back. The ball does dip onto the bowler but Fraser does well to go down and take a decent catch. Katherine Fraser finishes with magnificent bowling figures of 4-0-19-3. Ireland Women are 113/9.

Full, around off, slower through the air, Arlene Kelly looks to slog but gets it off the inner half of the bat towards deep mid-wicket. Just a single.

SIX! Nicely done. Slater comes around the wicket and takes the pace off, but the line is way down the leg side and the length is short too. Orla Prendergast casually gets across and pull-helps it over square leg for the first six of the chase. 100 is up for Ireland Women and they now need another 59 runs from 22 balls. The stand moves to 33 (20) as well.

FOUR MORE! That is really cheeky. Prendergast backs away and comes down the track and on seeing that, Slater bowls it very close to the batter. But Prendergast adjusts well and dabs it through the vacant slip region to the deep third fence! Prendergast moves to 32 (22).

OUT! ORLA PRENDERGAST IS RUN OUT! There was possibly no two there but given the required rate, Prendergast had to take the risk. Slower ball, on a length, around middle, Orla Prendergast pulls it wide of long on, to her right and calls for two. She takes the first run quickly but the fielder is very quick to the ball as well. Returns the ball when Orla is not even halfway for the second and the result is an easy run out at the keeper's end. Good throw by Darcey Carter to make things easy for Sarah Bryce. The 38-run stand is broken and Ireland Women are 108/7, needing another 54 runs from 20 balls.

Yorker, outside off, Canning cannot dig it out.

On middle, pushed down to long on for a run. 13 runs but a wicket as well from the over.

FOUR! Pace on the ball and Kelly likes it. Short and wide outside off, Arlene Kelly goes back to cut and splits the gap between backward point and short third.

Short again, but closer to the off stump and pace taken off. Kelly looks to pull but mistimes it back to the bowler.

A touch fuller this time, outside off, Arlene pushes it towards cover.

FOUR! Second one of this over. Good late adjustment by the batter. Arlene Kelly jumps down the track prematurely and seeing that, Chatterji slips this full and very wide outside off. But Kelly adjusts really well, reaches out and carves it over cover for a boundary. 69 more needed from 26 balls now.

Outside off, punched through the covers for a couple more.

Short and outside off, AK jumps down the track and slaps it to deep cover for a single. 11 runs from the over.

Nearly the hat-trick! What a ball. Flighted, outside off, from around the wicket, pretty full, Orla Prendergast lunges to jab at it but the ball pitches and then spins past the outside edge. The keeper collects the ball but before she can take the bails off, Prendergast gets back in.

On middle, a touch short, pulled through square leg for a single.

Full and down the leg side, swept straight to short fine leg.

Dropped short, around middle and off, Kelly rocks back and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

FOUR! Too short, around off, Orla Prendergast gets down on a knee and pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary. 79 more needed from 31 balls now.

Short again, pulled through mid-wicket for a couple this time. 8 from the over and Kirstie Gordon finishes with wonderful bowling figures of 4-0-16-3!

FOUR! It is Orla Prendergast all on her own now. Full, outside off, Prendergast leans and drives it through the covers for a rare boundary.

Short, around middle, spinning in, Prendergast looks to pull but misses and is hit on her left thigh.

Around off, pushed through mid on for a single.

Outside off again, worked through mid-wicket for a run to get off the mark.

On middle and off, Orla pulls it through square leg for a run.

Full and ouside off, Arlene Kelly looks to flick but gets a leading edge towards point. The fielder fumbles but the batters do not run.

Short, on middle, Rebecca Stokell clears her front foot and pulls it from the inner half of her bat to square leg for one.

Fuller in length, outside off, Orla Prendergast steps out and flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

OUT! BOWLED' EM! Kirstie Gordon gets her name written on the wicket list and Ireland lose their fourth wicket. The hopes of chasing the remaining runs are fading away for the Irish side. Gordon tossed it up, fuller, around off, Rebecca Stokell rocks back and looks to open the face of the bat to steer it toward backward point at the very last moment, but it beats the outside edge by a whisker and rattles the top of the off stump. 

Slower through the air, from over the wicket, around off, Leah Paul stays back and dabs it to the leg side.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Wicket, dot, wicket. The game is turning big time. Fuller, outside off, Paul gets across, reaches out a touch and just looks to push it back down the ground. But she is not to the pitch of the ball and as a result, only manages to chip it back to the bowler who makes no mistake! From 67/2, Ireland Women are now 70/5! 92 more needed from 43 balls.

OUT! BOWLED! The Irish middle order is completely dismantled here. 3 wickets in the over and 4 in the span of 9 balls! Full and straight, Alice Tector lunges to defend but just misses a straight ball. It lands, goes right between bat and pad and hits the timber! Just like that Gordon is on a hat-trick! Ireland Women still need 92 runs from 7 overs.

Short and well outside off. Orla Prendergast gets on her back foot to cut it away, but it zips past the outside edge.

A touch fuller, around off, Orla Prendergast steers it to short third.

Pushes her length fuller, does Fraser, around middle, Orla Prendergast comes down the track and flicks it to deep mid-wicket for one.

OUT! BOWLED! Really clever bowling. After bowling a couple of flat and quick ones, Katherine Fraser loops this one outside off, keeping it full. Amy Hunter gets down to play the reverse sweep but is done in by the flight and misses the ball. It comes in with the angle, goes past the bat and hits the stumps. The 30-run stand has been broken but Hunter was a major contributor in that. Ireland Women are 67/3 and need another 95 runs from 50 balls!

Around off, pushed back to the bowler.

Landed outside off, dabbed towards short third. A wicket and just 2 runs from the over, Katherine Fraser's bowling figures read 2-0-8-2 so far.

A touch fuller, just outside off, Amy Hunter pulls it to wide long on for a single.

Much fuller, on middle, Orla Prendergast strides out and works it to long on for another single.

Good-length delivery, pitching just outside off and angling in toward the middle stump. Amy Hunter skips down the track to swat it across the line, but gets a thick inside edge and the ball bounces to the left of the keeper. 

FOUR! In the gap and timed well. A short ball, outside off, Amy Hunter gets down on a knee and pulls this through mid-wicket. Long on runs to her right, while deep mid=wicket runs to her left, but both get split. 98 more needed from 56 balls now.

The length is a bit fuller this time and Hunter works it in the same gap as the previous one. But the timing is not that sweet and the fielder gets to the ball from long on. Two runs taken.

Around off, pushed back to the bowler.

FOUR! Amy Hunter gives a warm greeting to Chloe Abel. Abel starts off with a bouncer, on off. Amy Hunter rocks on her back foot and pulls it well to deep backward sqaure leg for four runs.

On a length, outside off, Amy Hunter cuts it to short third.

TWO WIDES! Good-length delivery, down the leg side, Amy Hunter misses her flick and the keeper fails to collect it safely. The batter gets a run. That will also bring up 50 for Ireland Women!

Short, outside off, Orla Prendergast cuts it to sweeper cover for a single.

FOUR! The innovation pays off this time! Full and outside off, Amy Hunter gets down and across and laps this over short fine leg for a boundary! 107 more needed from 62 balls.

Excellent stop at the boundary. Short, outside off, Hunter punches it through the covers. The ball races away but sweeper gets across to her right and manages to put in a dive to stop the ball. Two runs taken, two saved. Hunter moves to 31 (29).

Yorker outside off, jabbed towards cover. The bowler herself gets across to her left to stop the ball but cannot stop the single. 14 from the over.

Fractionally short, outside off, Amy Hunter gets down and pull-sweeps it through mid-wicket. Prendergast wanted the second but Hunter took a while to complete the first, so the idea is dropped.

Slower through the air, shorter outside off, Orla Prendergast dabs it to short third.

Looped up, outside off, pretty full, 72.3 kph, but Prendergast plays that from the crease, going back and punching it towards backward point.

Short, outside off, hint of away turn, Orla rocks back and drags the pull to long on for a single.

Good-looking shot for no run. Full, outside off, Hunter backs away and drives it gloriously, but only to find mid off.

A long hop, around middle, Amy goes back and pulls it to long on for a run.

Full, on middle, Gaby Lewis pushes it back to the bowler.

Fuller in length, on leg, Gaby Lewis tucks it to mid-wicket for a single.

Full, outside off, Amy Hunter sweeps it uppishly to the left of the deep mid-wicket fielder for a single. 

OUT! STUMPED! That is the wicket Scotland Women were looking for. Tossed up, fuller, drifting away from the batter, pitching just outside off. Gaby Lewis comes down the track to drive it through cover, but misses to connect her shot due to the spin. The keeper, Sarah Bryce, makes no mistake to glove the ball and whips the bails off the stumps.

Full, outside off, Orla Prendergast drives it to cover. The fielder dives to her left and makes a good stop.

FOUR! SHOT! Short, outside off, Orla Prendergast cuts it well toward the right of the backward point fielder for four runs.

Short and outside off, Hunter presses back and cuts well but can't get it past backward point.

On the shorter side, outside off, Amy gets on top of the bounce and punches it past the diving cover fielder for a couple of runs.

Fuller and outside off, Amy plays it off the back foot to long on for a single.

Full-length delivery, on off, Gaby Lewis defends it down.

Pushes her length more fuller, does Kathryn Bryce, around off, Gaby Lewis drives it back to the bowler. 

Full, on off, Gaby Lewis drives it uppishly to long on and gets a single.

Misses out! Dropped short by Gordon, at the hips. Hunter swivels for the pull. Fine leg and square leg are up inside the circle but Amy picks out the square leg fielder.

Flighted delivery, fuller and on middle. Amy skips out of the crease and drags it to wide long on for a single.

Darted in at the toes, very full. Lewis attempts the reverse. It goes off the bottom edge and dribbles past the left boot of the keeper for a run.

Gordon drags her length back, angling in, around the leg stump. Amy Hunter opens her stance and pulls it down to square leg. The fielder moves to her right and gets her body behind the ball to make a half stop. Single taken.

Appeal for LBW, but the umpire shakes her head. Tossed up, fuller, around leg, Gaby Lewis looks to go for the reverse sweep, but misses the connection and gets pinged on her pad. There might have been a bottom edge.

Flighted and fuller, around off, Gaby Lewis sweeps it from the inner part of her bat to short fine leg. IRELAND WOMEN END THEIR POWERPLAY ON 31/1.

Full and angled away. Hunter reaches out but mistimes the drive to mid off.

Slater stays full and the ball moves back a bit, on the off stump. Amy Hunter makes room and swings through the line. It goes uppishly but lands well in front of the mid off fielder.

Three dots in a row! Pace off now, on a good length, on middle. Despite the keeper being up to the stumps, Hunter advances down the track and swings at it. It goes on the bounce to the mid on fielder.

On a nagging length, just outside off, Amy Hunter bunts it to backward point.

Sharp fielding! On the fuller side, around off. Amy Hunter punches it with a cross-bat toward wide mid on. Carter runs to her right and flings herself at the ball to make a stunning stop. Only a single from the delivery.

Hard length, outside off, Gaby Lewis attempts a drive but misses on the outside edge. Just a single from the over.

FOUR! Sumptuous! Fontenla pitches it up, on off. Lewis presents a straight bat and plays the drive with a high elbow. The ball is past Gabriella before she can stick out her right hand and the diving mid off fielder is also beaten to her right.

Around off, on a length. Lewis taps it to the right of point and crosses over.

Fontenla keeps it around the off stump, on a fuller length. Amy stabs it down on the off side.

FOUR! Amy Hunter is lucky to get away with it. Gabriella Fontenla pitches it up, outside off, Amy Hunter steps down the track to carve it through cover, but gets an outside edge and the ball loops over the short third region for four runs.

FOUR! More runs for Ireland Women! A juicy half volley, outside off, Amy Hunter springs onto her front foot, leans on it and drives it exquisitely through cover for four runs.

WIDE! A yorker from Fontenla, but fires it down the leg side. Hunter misses her flick. 

Short of a length, outside off, Amy Hunter cuts it to sweeper cover for a single. 15 runs off the over. This will surely give some boost to the Irish side.

Slater starts with a full ball from over the wicket. Finds a hint of inward shape, on middle. Hunter steps out to force the drive but mistimes it off the inner half towards mid on.

On top of off by Slater, Hunter stays back and dabs it with soft hands in front of backward point. Lewis had to hurry to make her ground at the batting end but managed to get home before the throw came in.

Beaten! Pushed across the right-hander, on a length. Lewis extends her hands out in front for the drive but is beaten on the outside edge.

Back of a length, on middle, shaping in a shade. Gaby Lewis hangs back and defends it down.

Angling across the batter, on a good length. Gaby Lewis prods to drive it away from her body but it sneaks past the outside edge.

Full-length delivery, around off, Gaby Lewis pushes it gently toward cover. The fielder in the region dives to her left and makes a good stop. Only a single from the delivery.

Fontenla hits the hard length, outside off. Hunter stands tall and punches it to point.

A bit of a mix-up but no harm done. Fontenla keeps it on a hard length, just outside the off pole. Hunter hangs back and guides it with an open bat face to the right of short third. Amy sets off for the run but her partner sends her back in time.

Short and wide on off, there to be put away. Hunter cannot quite take full toll of it and slaps it to deep cover for just a single.

A hint of outswing! Overpitched, just behind the yorker length, nipping it away, outside off. Gaby Lewis strides out and punches it straight to the backward point fielder.

Good-length delivery, outside off, Lewis pushes it away, opening the face of the bat, through point and gets a couple of runs. Gaby is off the mark.

Short of a length, outside off, Gaby Lewis defends it from her back foot to backward point.

Ireland Women and Amy Hunter are underway! A good-length delivery to start things off, nipping in, towards the middle stump. Hunter tucks it to the right of the short mid-wicket fielder and gets a single.

Fuller and hooping back into the pads. Alana Dalzell makes use of the angle and works it wide of deep backward square leg for a couple of runs.

FOUR! Lovely shot. Bryce goes full in search of swing and gets the ball to curve back in, on middle. Dalzell shows the full face of the bat and firms the drive down the ground. She manages to beat the diving mid on fielder to her left for the first boundary of the chase.

Swinging in, on a nagging length, around middle. Alana Dalzell nudges it to mid-wicket.

Much fuller, outside off, Alana Dalzell looks to drive it away but gets nicked on the inside edge and the ball hits her pads.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! What a catch that is from Kathryn Bryce. She had a great time with the bat, but now she is delivering with the ball as well. She bowls this fuller, onto the stumps. Alana Dalzell lunges to drive it down the ground, but ends up chipping it back to the bowler. Kathryn Bryce, while completing her followthrough, extends her right hand and the ball just sticks into her palm like a magnet. Ireland Women lose their first wicket with just 7 runs on the board.