WI-W vs SCO-W Match 12 Commentary - Leeds (18 June 2026)

Short, on off, Rachel Slater punches it through cover for a brace.

Much fuller, on middle and leg, Rachel Slater sweeps it through square leg for two more. This is excellent running between the wickets.

Short and wide, Rachel Slater moves to her right and pulls it towards deep mid-wicket. A mix-up in the middle but the throw was wayward as the batters comfortably complete two more runs.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Excellent work behind the stumps from Mandy Mangru. Qiana Joseph gets her name in the wicket column. Slower one, outside off, Rachel Slater rocks back and looks to slap it, but misses it completely. Gets a faint edge and the keeper, Mandy Mangru, takes a sharp catch behind the stumps. West Indies Women are inching closer towards the victory.

A mix-up in the middle. Short, on off, Gabriella Fontenla knocks it down the ground for a single. The fielder throws it towards Qiana Joseph who fails to collect it. The ball rolls towards cover as the batters collect one more. Two runs taken.

OUT! RUN OUT! Short and wide, Gabriella Fontenla moves to her off side and pulls it through mid-wicket. She calls for a second run. Jahzara Claxton picks it up and throws it towards the keeper, Mandy Mangru, who whips the bails off in a flash. Gabriella Fontenla was way too short. Scotland Women have been bowled out for 146 on the final ball. West Indies Women win by 7 runs.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Aaliyah Alleyne breaks the much-needed stand. Slows it up and keeps it on middle. Darcey Carter looks to loft it but the ball hits the upper part of her bat. The ball goes high up in the air and back towards Aaliyah Alleyne, who takes a comfortable catch.

Hard length, on off, Rachel Slater taps it to short cover for a quick single.

MISFIELD AND FOUR! That should have been stopped! Good length, on off, Ailsa Lister flicks it through mid-wicket. The fielder runs to his right and tries to pick the ball but parries it to the fence for a boundary.

Angling in, on off, Ailsa Lister taps it back to the bowler.

OUT! TIMBER! Aaliyah Alleyne gets another wicket. Slows it up, on middle and leg, Ailsa Lister moves to her off side and looks to scoop it. Misses it completely as the ball rattles over the top of leg. Ailsa Lister's cameo comes to an end and Scotland Women are 137/7. They need 17 runs from 7 balls now.

OUT! TIMBER! Third wicket for Aaliyah Alleyne and this should be it. Slower one, on off, Kirstie Gordon moves to her leg side and exposes the stumps. The ball keeps a bit low and beats the blade of Kirstie Gordon and rattles over the stumps. Kirstie Gordon walks back for a duck.

Wide! Down the leg side, Ailsa Lister comes forward and looks to flick it but misses.

Another wide! Down the leg side again, Ailsa Lister looks to flick it but misses. Wide again.

Wide again! Third wide in a row. Another one down leg, Ailsa Lister looks to sweep it but misses again.

Hard length, on off, Ailsa Lister gets low and turns it to mid-wicket for a single. 

FOUR! The chase is still on! Streaky but they all count for Scotland Women. Full and outside off, Darcey Carter swings hard but gets a thick outside edge. The ball flies over short third for a boundary. A 50-run partnership comes up between this duo now.

Short and wide, Darcey Carter swings hard but misses.

FOUR! This goes over backward point! Short and wide, Darcey Carter reaches out to it and slaps it magnificently over backward point for a boundary. Pressure on Deandra Dottin now.

Too full, outside off, Darcey Carter digs it to short cover. A mix-up as Darcey Carter sets off for a single but is sent back. Deandra Dottin has a shy at the batter's end but misses. A direct hit and Darcey Carter was a goner.

Just short! Short and wide, Darcey Carter looks to slap it but edges it. The ball lands just short of the fielder at short third. The batters cross.

A full toss, outside off, Darcey Carter looks to slap it but misses. The keeper fails to collect it but the batters cross. Its a front foot no ball. Free hit to follow.

FOUR! Makes the most of the Free Hit! Short and on off, Ailsa Lister latches onto it and pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary.

Slows it up, outside off, Ailsa Lister looks to sweep it but misses.

SIX! The first six of the innings! Slower one, on off, Ailsa Lister shimmies down the ground and plunders it all the way over long off for a biggie. Is this the over that gets the Scotland Women back into the game?

Flatter, on off, Ailsa Lister pulls it to mid-wicket for a single.

Short and wide, Darcey Carter looks to slap it but misses.

Short and wide, Darcey Carter slaps it to cover. 35 runs needed from the final 3 overs now.

Full, on leg, Darcey Carter sweeps it through backward square leg for a brace.

Fired in, on off, Darcey Carter drives it to cover.

Short, on off, Darcey Carter taps it back to the bowler.

Fifty up for Darcey Carter! Short, on off, Darcey Carter chips it over mid on for a single. She's been struggling a bit with the injury but she has kept the chase alive. Her maiden T20 World Cup fifty.

Full, on leg, Ailsa Lister sweeps it to fine leg for a brace.

Tossed up, on off, Ailsa Lister digs it to cover.

Slower one, on top of off, Darcey Carter eases it to backward point. It's a no ball. Qiana Joseph has overstepped. Free hit to follow.

Free hit! Flatter, on off, Darcey Carter knocks it to mid off for a single.

Tossed up, on middle, Ailsa Lister digs it to mid on for another single.

Slows it up, outside off, Darcey Carter drives it through covers for a brace. 100 comes up for Scotland Women.

Follows the batter down leg, Darcey Carter shuffles across and punches it to cover for a single.

Short and wide, Ailsa Lister looks to slog it but misses. Mandy Mangru, the keeper, fails to grab it as the ball pops out. She then dives forward but fails to reach it. The replay later shows that there was an edge and it will go down as a dropped chance.

Short, on off, Ailsa Lister punches it to cover.

Flatter, on off, Ailsa Lister sweeps it through mid-wicket for a single.

Fired in, on leg, Darcey Carter sweeps it through backward square leg for one more.

Another single as Ailsa Lister knocks a fuller ball down to long on.

Dropped! Slows it up, on off, Darcey Carter chips it uppishly towards mid on. The fielder dives to her left to take the catch but fails to hold onto it. A difficult one but it will go down as a dropped catch.

FOUR! Top shot from Ailsa Lister! Slower one, on off, Ailsa Lister latches onto it and drills it powerfully down towards long on for a boundary.

Short and wide, Ailsa Lister tries to slap it but misses.

Run out chance missed! Full and on off, Darcey Carter taps it to mid off. Hayley Matthews slides to her right and throws it towards Afy Fletcher who fails to collect it. If it had been collected cleanly, Darcey Carter was a goner.

Short, outside off, Ailsa Lister tries to play at it but misses.

Full, outside off, Ailsa Lister drives it to cover for a single.

Turn and bounce, outside off, Darcey Carter tries to slap it but misses.

Flatter, on leg, Darcey Carter turns it to mid-wicket for a run.

Short, around the waist, Ailsa Lister tugs it to mid-wicket for a single.

Fired in, on middle and leg, Darcey Carter tucks it through backward square leg for a single.

Tossed up, on off, Ailsa Lister drills it to extra cover for one more.

Nice and full, on leg, Darcey Carter knocks it down to long on for one again.

Keeps it short, on off, Ailsa Lister pulls it through mid-wicket for yet another single.

Short, on off, Darcey Carter rocks back and drills it to long on for one again.

FOUR! A great effort in the deep! Short and on off, Ailsa Lister goes deep in her crease and pulls it through mid-wicket. Jahzara Claxton dives to her right near the fence but only manages to get her hand at it as the ball parries to the fence for a boundary.

Tossed up, full and on off, Darcey Carter knocks it down the ground for a single.

Fullish, outside off, Priyanaz Chatterji knocks it to mid on for another run.

Afy Fletcher gives it air, on off, Darcey Carter taps it through extra cover for one more.

 OUT! TAKEN! Another one goes down for Scotland Women. Tossed up, full and outside off, Priyanaz Chatterji tries to go big over mid off. The ball hits the upper part of her bat and lobs towards Chinelle Henry at mid off, who backtracks and takes a comfortable catch. Scotland Women are 74/5 after 10.4 overs.

Short and down leg, Ailsa Lister looks to flick it but wears it on her pads.

Too full, on off, Ailsa Lister digs it to mid off.

Flatter, short and around leg, Darcey Carter nudges it towards short fine and sets off for the single. The filder throws it at the batter's end, where Mandy Mangru breaks the stumps but Chatterji is in.

Floated, full and on iddle, Priyanaz Chatterji sweeps it wide of deep square leg for a brace.

Short and on middle, Priyanaz Chatterji heaves it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Short again, on middle, Darcey Carter fends it to the leg side.

Flighted, full and on middle, turns in, Darcey Carter looks to work it away but gets an inside edge onto her pads.

Dragged back, on off, Darcey Carter punches it to extra cover for one. Scotland Women are 71/4 at the halfway mark, needing 83 runs in 60 balls now.

Short and on middle, Priyanaz Chatterji pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Darcey Carter drills it to long off for a run.

A loopy delivery, full and on off, Priyanaz Chatterji swipes it to deep square leg for another run.

Flighted, full and on middle, Darcey Carter drives it back to the bowler, where Afy Fletcher gets down but it deflects off her hands towards long off. They cross.

  A bit quicker, full and on middle, Priyanaz Chatterji bunts it down to long on for one.

Dragged back and around off, Darcey Carter steers it towards point and sets off for the run, but there is a bit of a mix-up. However, Deandra Dottin fails to collect it cleanly and the batters eventually get the run.

OUT! LBW! Hayley Matthews has three to her name, and this game has changed completely. A flighted delivery, full and on middle, Megan McColl gets down for the reverse sweep but the length is too full for that shot. The ball goes under her bat and hits the pad right in front of the stumps. There is a shout for LBW, and up goes the finger without hesitation. Megan does not even think about the review as this is plumb.

Short and around leg, Priyanaz Chatterji pulls it through square leg for a single.

Slows it up, shortish and on middle, Darcey Carter pats it back to the bowler.

Flighted, full and on off, Darcey Carter looks to drive but gets a bottom edge to the right of the bowler.

WIDE! Fires this one full but down the leg side, Darcey Carter fails to work it away. Wided.

Short again, on middle, keeps low, Darcey Carter just about gets her bat down to keep it out.

Dragged back and around leg, Darcey Carter nudges it to short fine.

WIDE! Floated, full and down the leg side, Darcey Carter fails to paddle it away. Wided.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Darcey Carter drives it down the pitch, where Afy Fletcher lets it through for a single.

Goes short and around off, Sarah Bryce stabs it off the bottom half of the bat to the left of the bowler.

OUT! CAUGHT! Afy Fletcher strikes in her first over. She tosses it up, full and around off, Sarah Bryce extends her arms and looks to go up and over covers but only manages to get a top edge. It lobs up towards point, where Deandra Dottin takes a dolly. 51/0 becomes 57/3 for Scotland.

Almost another wicket! Slower through the air, full and on off, Megan McColl goes for the slog sweep right away but gets a top edge to the leg side. The keeper, Shemaine Campbelle, runs forward and flings herself but fails to reach the ball. They cross.

Flatter, full and down the leg, Darcey Carter misses her flick as the ball brushes her pads to the keeper.

Looped up, full and on off, Darcey Carter pushes it to short cover.

OUT! BOWLED'EM! Hayley Matthews strikes, and West Indies Women desperately needed this here. This is floated, full and around middle. Katherine Fraser gets down on a knee for the swipe across the line but this is too full for that shot, as the ball goes through and rattles the stumps behind. Scotland Women are 51/1, chasing 154 runs.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Kathryn Bryce knocks it down the pitch.

OUT! TAKEN! Captain gets captain and the Windies are pulling things back here. Hayley Matthews loops this one up, full and on off, Kathryn Bryce backs away and looks to clear mid off, but her bat turns in her hands. She ends up slicing across it as the ball goes towards mid off, where Chinelle Henry takes a good reverse cup catch. Matthews is absolutely elated here as she sends Bryce back for a duck.

Slows it up, full and on off, Sarah Bryce taps it to the off side.

Fires this one, full and on middle, Sarah Bryce fends it back to the bowler.

FOUR! This is short and outside off, Sarah Bryce accepts the width on offer and cuts it away through point for a boundary. Scotland Women are 55/2 at the end of the Powerplay!

FOUR! Put down again! Tossed up, full and on off, Katherine Fraser thumps it uppishly towards mid off. Jannillea Glasgow leaps up and tries to grab it with her extended left hand but it just does not stick in and rolls to the fence behind for a boundary.

Flighted, full and on leg, Katherine Fraser lifts it down to long on for a run.

FOUR! Fine shot! Flatter, full and on middle and leg, Darcey Carter gets down on one knee and nails the sweep to the deep square leg fence for a boundary.

Slows it up, full and on off, Darcey Carter has a slog across the line but only connects with thin air.

Fires this one, full and on middle and leg, Darcey Carter swings and misses again.

FOUR! 50 up for Scotland Women! Karishma Ramharack gives this one some more air, full and around leg. Darcey Carter gets down one knee again and swipes it to the deep square leg fence for four more runs.

WIDE! Floated, full and on middle, turns a long way to the leg side, Darcey Carter moves back to flick but misses. Called a wide.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Darcey Carter chips it on the bounce to long on for a single.

Floated, full and around leg, Katherine Fraser uses her feet and lofts it wide of mid on for a run.

Slows it up, full and on middle, turns in, Darcey Carter looks to slog it but misses and gets hit on the pads.

Drops it short and on middle, Darcey Carter stays back and pushes it back to the bowler.

DROPPED! That should have been taken! Hayley Matthews flights it up, full and on off, Darcey Carter goes for the slog sweep but gets a top edge. It goes high in the air behind the stumps. The keeper runs backwards while Qiana Joseph from short fine runs forward. Both have a glance at each other, and in the end Joseph stretches her hands but grasses it. They cross. It was the keeper's catch.

Flatter, full and on off, Katherine Fraser drags it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Fuller one and on off, Katherine Fraser drags it off the inner half of the bat to deep square leg for a single.

FOUR! The runs keep flowing here! A slower one, full and around off. Darcey Carter brings her bottom hand into play, fetches it and lofts it well over mid on for a boundary.

Pitched up and on off, keeps a bit low, Darcey Carter looks to go big down the ground but fails to connect as the ball just goes past the off pole.

Right in the blockhole, on middle, Darcey Carter digs it out to the off side

Three dots in a row now! Very full and on middle and leg, Darcey Carter fails to clip it away and gets hit on the pads.

Fuller once more and around off, Darcey Carter lobs it down to long on for one more.

Deandra Dottin begins with a good-length delivery, on off, Darcey Carter blocks it out with a straight bat.

Fuller one and on off, Darcey Carter drills it to mid off.

FOUR! Excellent shot! Back of a length and around off, takes pace off. Darcey Carter just holds her shape a bit longer and heaves it to the deep mid-wicket fence for a boundary.

Good comeback from Deandra Dottin! She lands this short of a length with some extra pace, on off, gets some bounce as well. Darcey Carter tries to cut but misses.

WIDE! Bangs this into the pitch, but way outside off, Darcey Carter fails to reach out for it. Called a wide but Dottin is not happy with that decision.

FOUR! Put away! Back of a length and well outside off again, Darcey Carter gets the chance to free her arms and crunches it past cover-point for another boundary.

FOUR! Third boundary of the over and this is the best of the lot! Dottin goes just a bit full, but keeps the line outside off. Darcey Carter gets her hands through and smashes it through point for four more runs. Scotland Women are off to a flier here.

Scotland Women get underway in the chase with extras! Chinelle Henry starts with a good-length delivery but down the leg side, Darcey Carter leaves it alone. Wided. Well, the on-field umpire gets confirmation that Henry has overstepped. It is called a No Ball. Free Hit up next.

Fuller one and outside off, Darcey Carter reaches out for it but gets a top edge. Deandra Dottin at extra cover grabs it but it won't count. A single taken.

FOUR! Lovely shot! Pitched up and around off, Katherine Fraser hits it through the line and thumps it past the bowler for a boundary.

Just short! Hard length and around off, Katherine Fraser swats it off the bottom half of the bat. It goes uppishly but goes on the bounce to mid off.

FOUR! Streaky! Goes back to the fuller length and just outside off, Katherine Fraser has a big slog across the line but gets an outside edge that flies wide of short third for another boundary.

Uppish but safe! Fuller delivery and around off, Katherine Fraser looks to loft it away but ends up slicing it. Karishma Ramharack at extra cover loses sight of the ball, runs backwards but the ball falls out of her reach. Two taken.

Another full delivery, around off, Katherine Fraser slices it over point for a brace. 14 runs off the first over!