WI-W vs NZ-W Match 4 Live Commentary - Southampton (13 June 2026)

Six!

Leg bye.

FOUR! Just over mid off! Full and straight, outside off, Shemaine Campbelle reaches out to it and chips it over the leaping fielder at mid off for a boundary.

Beaten! Hard length, outside off, Shemaine Campbelle looks to loft it but misses.

Angling in, a tad fuller, on off. Shemaine Campbelle drives it to the mid off fielder.

Nice and full, outside off, Shemaine Campbelle looks to drive it but edges it to third man for a brace.

Keeps it full, on leg, Shemaine Campbelle flicks it through backward square leg for a single.

A tad fuller, on off, Deandra Dottin stays back and blocks it to the left of the bowler. A tidy over from Sophie Devine.

A yorker outside off, 99 kph, Campbelle swings it off the inner half to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Full on the stumps and Matthews looks to flick, but gets a leading edge instead. The ball lobs over the bowler and drops just short of Amelia at mid off.

Angles in from a good length, on leg. Matthews pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

A touch short, on middle, Shemaine Campbelle waits for it and pulls it hard along the ground to deep mid-wicket for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT​​! After surviving not once, not twice, but thrice, Hayley Matthews finally runs out of luck. A big moment in the game. Full around leg at 99.6 k[h from Jess, and Matthews makes room to loft it down the ground. She doesn't quite get the distance, though, and Green takes a well-judged catch at long on with a reverse cup. The 74-run partnership is broken. West Indies Women are 86/2, needing 77 more from 49 balls.

Nails in a yorker that tails back into the batter. Deandra Dottin's head falls over while trying to whip it through the leg side, but inside edges it on the front pad, before the ball rolls to short third.

Pushed through, an arm ball on the leg stump. Matthews sweeps it to short fine leg, but cannot get it past.

 SIX! Shot of the match so far! Nensi drops it into the slot, full on off. Hayley Matthews backs away a bit to create room and smashes it inside out over deep extra cover for a huge six. Right out of the sweet spot. 

DROPPED! An excellent effort, though, from Nensi. Hayley Matthews is surviving on a big slice of luck in this game. A good length ball, pitched outside leg and Matthews looks to flick it, only to get a leading edge. Nensi dives full length to her right and gets both hands to it, but the ball pops out as her elbows hit the ground. They cross.

 IN THE AIR AND DROPPED! This time, it's Amelia Kerr who is the guilty party. Absolutely shocking by the White Ferns. Tossed up outside off. Campbelle steps out to have a big swing at it. She gets a top edge into the off side, and Amelia at covers moves to her left but puts down what should have been a routine chance. Two runs taken.

Full and on off, drilled down the ground, to the left of long off for a single.

 FOUR! Up and over! Flighted around leg at 78 kph. Matthews shuffles across to sweep it up and over Illing at short fine leg. Clears her comfortably for a boundary.

In the air... doesn't carry! Full and on middle, Hayley Matthews sits down to sweep but gets a big top edge and the ball lands safely to deep backward square leg for a single. There's an opportunity for the second but Hayley Matthews is not fit enough to hustle back. So they settle with a single only.

Smart review and Campbelle survives! Very full by Kerr, in and around off. Shemaine Campbelle shapes up to play the reverse ramp but plays over the wrong line and is hit on the back thigh pad. A loud shout for LBW and up goes the finger. Shemaine Campbelle has a chat with her captain and opts for a review. Nothing on the UltraEdge, but the Ball Tracking shows that the impact is outside the off stump. The on-field decision is overturned.

Slides it full and down leg. Shemaine Campbelle steps out and sweeps it to short fine leg for a single.

Looped fuller, on middle, this is nicely flicked to deep mid-wicket for a single. Kerr is a bit casual while collecting the throw, and the ball deflects to the off side but is backed up by the fielder there, denying any extra runs.

Dropped fuller, on the off stump line. Shemaine Campbelle dances down the track and heaves it off the inner half to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Full again, on middle and off, Hayley Matthews drags her hands in front and sweeps it to deep backward square leg for a single. At halfway, West Indies Women are 69/1, needing 94 more runs.

Another opportunity goes begging! Full and outside off, Shemaine Campbelle walks far down the track to whack it down the ground, but misses as the ball leaves her. Isabella Gaze fails to collect the ball behind the stumps and parries it to short third. She would have had all the time in the world to whip the bails had she grabbed it cleanly.

 FOUR! Nicely done! Touch full on the stumps, Shemaine Campbelle moves across the stumps to scoop. She loses her balance while doing so but manages to lift it over the keeper for a boundary.

Back of a length, outside off, Shemaine Campbelle cuts it late to backward point where the fielder fumbles and parries the ball to short third for a single. 

Short of a length, outside off, Matthews stands tall and knocks it to deep cover for a single.

Shade fuller on the pads, Shemaine Campbelle goes for another scoop shot but gets it off the toe end of the bat and the ball lobs towards square leg for a single.

Fuller around off, tapped in the vacant cover-point region for a quick single.

FOUR! In the gap and it races away! Short and outside off, Hayley Matthews picks it well and punches it in the gap through backward point for a boundary. The 50 comes up for West Indies Women!

Much fuller, on leg, Hayley Matthews sweeps it through backward square leg for a single.

Keeps it full, on off, Shemaine Campbelle sweeps it through square leg for a brace. The fielder throws it towards the keeper, who whips the bails off, but Shemaine Campbelle was well in with her dive.

Short, on off, Shemaine Campbelle stays back and knocks it down the ground for a single.

Quicker, on leg, Hayley Matthews looks to scoop it but the ball hits the toe end of her bat and hits her pads. An appeal for LBW but turned down. New Zealand Women refer it for LBW not given, and the UltraEdge shows a spike as the ball hits the toe end of her bat. The on-field decision stands NOT OUT.

Short, on leg, Hayley Matthews looks to pull it but gets a blow on her body. The ball rolls towards the off side. Dot.

Back of a length, on leg, Hayley Matthews looks to flick it but wears it high on her pads. A stifled appeal but turned down.

FOUR! They need more of these! Length again, outside off, Hayley Matthews stays in her crease, frees her arms, and slashes it over cover-point for a boundary.

Dropped! By all standards, that should have been taken. Good length, angling in, on off. Hayley Matthews drives it uppishly towards the fielder, who bends low to take the catch but spills it. The ball squirts through her fingers and keeps rolling in her vicinity. First dropped on 9 by Sharp, and now on 21, that's the second chance gone down for Matthews, and she survives to see another day. 

FOUR! Salt on the wounds! Hard length, outside off, shaping away. Hayley Matthews latches onto it and slashes it through point for a boundary.

Much fuller, outside off, Hayley Matthews drives it through covers for a single.

FOUR! Streaky, but they all count! Bree Illing bangs it short and on off, Shemaine Campbelle looks to pull it but gets a top edge as the ball flies over the keeper's head for a boundary.

Angling in, on leg, Shemaine Campbelle eases it to the left of the keeper. Dot.

Hard length, on off, Shemaine Campbelle moves to her off side and turns it to square leg for a single.

A yorker, on middle, Hayley Matthews digs it back to the bowler.

Full and straight, Hayley Matthews flicks it through square leg for a single. 

Brilliant over so far from Jess Kerr. Much fuller, on off, Shemaine Campbelle knocks it to extra cover for a single.

Tidy over from Jess Kerr. Hard length, on off, Hayley Matthews taps it to point for a single. West Indies Women end the Powerplay at 35/1.

Much fuller, on leg, Hayley Matthews sweeps it through backward square leg for a brace. That was tight, so she had to dive for the second run. She has hurt her leg in the process, and he is down on the ground. 

Short, on off, Hayley Matthews eases it to short cover.

Fired in, full and on leg, Hayley Matthews sweeps it over mid-wicket for a run.

Nice and full, on leg, Shemaine Campbelle knocks it towards mid on.

FOUR! A much-needed boundary for the West Indies Women! Flatter, on off, Shemaine Campbelle steps out and chips it over mid on for a boundary.

Too full, on off, Shemaine Campbelle digs it to the right of the bowler for a quick single.

Good length, around off, angling into the batter. Shemaine Campbelle goes for a cut off her back foot. Misses and the keeper fumbles to gather this clean as well. No run taken though. 

Back of a length, on middle and off, Shemaine Campbelle pulls this to the deep mid-wicket region for one. 

Jess bowls it on a hard length, around the pads, Hayley Matthews tucks this around short mid-wicket and rotates the strike. 

Full and on middle and off, shaping a long way back into the batter. Shemaine Campbelle blocks this off her back foot.

Pitched-up delivery, around middle and leg, Shemaine Campbelle takes a couple of steps down the ground and flicks this towards deep square leg for two.

Back of a length, around off. Shemaine Campbelle gets an inside edge that deflects onto her pads before rolling to covers for no run.

Hard length, around off, Hayley Matthews blocks this to covers.

 DROPPED! How costly will this turn out to be? Hayley Matthews gets a life as Izzy Sharp drops her on 9. On a length, wide outside off, Hayley Matthews steps a long way across and goes for a sweep. Gets it top-edged straight over to Izzy Sharp at deep backward square leg. Sharp settles herself well underneath it, but goes reverse cup and makes a mess of it. Single taken. 

Good length, around middle and leg, drifting down the leg side. Shemaine Campbelle goes for a flick but misses and gets hit on her thigh pad. 

WIDE! Full and way down the leg side. Wided. 

Short and around off, Shemaine Campbelle plays this late and just guides this through short third for a single. 

Pitched-up delivery, around off, Hayley Matthews drives this well across the ground through covers. Brooke Halliday dives to her right and fields this. Keeps it down to one. 

LEG BYE! Mair goes full, taking it down the leg side. Shemaine Campbelle gets it clipped off her pads for one leg bye.

Hayley will feel she has missed out on a scoring opportunity here. Bree bowls this on a good length, shaping away from the right-hander. Hayley Matthews stands her ground and slashes hard at it but misses out. 

 FOUR! Excellent shot! Short and around off, Hayley Matthews steps across the stumps, punches this past the right of backward point for four runs. 

 FOUR! Almost a deja vu moment from the skipper of West Indies Women. Goof length, around off, shaping away from the batter. Hayley Matthews presses in front and then goes back to cut this through the right of backward point for another boundary. 

 OUT! QIANA IS RUN OUT! This is terrible running from the opening pair. Bree comes around the stumps, bowls it full and around off. Hayley Matthews pushes this to cover and runs for a quick single but Qiana Joseph was never up for it. Yes-no between the batters and it is Qiana Joseph who decides to sacrifice her wicket by running towards the striker's end, where the throw comes in from Nensi Patel, and Isabella Gaze does the rest. Oh, dear! Joseph exchanges a few words with Mathews on her way off, and the exchange briefly turns into a mild shoulder barge between the two. Qiana is absolutely livid as she walks off.

 TWO LEG BYES! Good length, down the leg side, Shemaine Campbelle misses to connect and gets it clipped off her pads for two as the ball rolls to deep fine leg.

Smidge full and outside off, Campbelle swings hard at it and misses it through to the keeper.

With a wide smile on her face, Qiana Joseph offers a leave first up. Good length, going across the batter, around her off-stump. Qiana Joseph shoulders her arms at it. 

Mair bowls it on a good length again, around off, shaping away from the southpaw. Qiana Joseph opens her bat face and guides this to point.

Good cricket all around. Back of a length, around off, shaping away from the left-handed batter. Qiana Joseph stands still and cuts this to the right of Sophie Devine at covers. Sophie puts in a dive, half-stops it and the batters take one as the ball dribbles past Devine. 

LEG BYE! Hard length, angling into the batter but drifting down the leg side. Hayley Matthews goes for a flick but misses and gets it deflected off her thigh pad on the front foot for a leg bye to square leg.

A lot full on this occasion, shaping away from the batter. Qiana Joseph edged this from the outter portion of her bat through point for a single. 

Good length, shaping into the batter, on the pads, Hayley Matthews flicks this off her hips through square leg for a single.