27th Match, Group B

Aaliyah Alleyne to Louise Little, FOUR, what a couple of days for Ireland. A win against India men's team yesterday and today Ireland women record their first ever win in a T20I World Cup.

Aaliyah Alleyne [3.0-0-19-0] is back into the attack

Qiana Joseph to Rebecca Stokell, no run, floated up just outside off, Stokell prods across and drives to cover

Just one hit away now...

Qiana Joseph to Rebecca Stokell, no run, short and wide of off, Stokell cuts to the left of the diving fielder at cover

Just one hit away now...

Qiana Joseph to Rebecca Stokell, 2 runs, short on the stumps, Stokell jumps on the back foot and pulls to the right of long-on

Qiana Joseph to Rebecca Stokell, no run, short outside off, Stokell mistimes the cut to the right of the bowler

Qiana Joseph to Rebecca Stokell, 2 runs, short outside off, Stokell cuts to the left of extra cover and a diving stop from the West Indies skipper prevents the boundary

Qiana Joseph to Rebecca Stokell, FOUR, lovely use of the feet from Stokell. Gets close to the pitch of the full delivery and thumps it over mid-off with excellent timing

Qiana Joseph [2.0-0-16-0] is back into the attack

Ashmini Munisar to Louise Little, no run, spins in from a fullish length on the stumps, Little may have gotten a tiny inside-edge onto pad. The line was down leg anyway and therefore, West Indies were never interested in a review

Ashmini Munisar to Louise Little, no run, quicker on middle and leg, Little clips it to the left of short mid-wicket

Louise Little, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Ashmini Munisar to Leah Paul, out Caught by Aaliyah Alleyne!! Oh dear! Leah Paul looks for a big hit and perishes. She was down the pitch looking to loft and ended up chipping it to Alleyne at mid-off off the toe end of the bat. Just a couple of hits away and the Ireland dug out look very confident at the moment. Leah Paul c Aaliyah Alleyne b Ashmini Munisar 4(4)

Ashmini Munisar to Leah Paul, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Ashmini Munisar to Rebecca Stokell, 1 run, uses her feet and gets a thick inside-edge on the flick to the right of backward square leg

Ashmini Munisar to Rebecca Stokell, FOUR, too full on the stumps, Stokell waltzes down the pitch and drills it past the diving fielder at extra cover. The Irish fans are cock-a-hoop in the stands and why wouldn't they...

Ashmini Munisar to Leah Paul, 1 run, advances and clips the full delivery to the left of mid-wicket

Ashmini Munisar [3.0-0-22-1] is back into the attack

Hayley Matthews to Rebecca Stokell, no run, full on the stumps, pushed back to the bowler and that will be the end of Matthews with the ball...

Hayley Matthews to Rebecca Stokell, no run, very full just outside off, Stokell drives it straight to mid-off

Hayley Matthews to Leah Paul, 3 runs, shimmies down the pitch and leans into the drive through extra cover. Plenty of catching up for the fielder at mid-off and the duo run hard to complete three

Hayley Matthews to Leah Paul, no run, flat on off stump, Paul taps it back to the left of the bowler

Leah Paul, left handed bat, comes to the crease

Hayley Matthews to Orla Prendergast, out Caught by Deandra Dottin!! Straight to the fielder. Orla Prendergast looks disappointed as she trundles back to pavilion. She went down to sweep and skewed it off the thick inside half, finding the lurking Dottin at deep square. What a wonderful knock though! She has put her team really close to the finish line - Both Irish and the Kiwi fans would be hoping that they don't mess it up from here. Orla Prendergast c Deandra Dottin b Hayley Matthews 63(44) [4s-8 6s-2]

Hayley Matthews to Orla Prendergast, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Hayley Matthews to Rebecca Stokell, 1 run, short on off stump, Stokell knocks it in front of cover and hurries through for a quick single

Hayley Matthews [3.0-0-21-0] is back into the attack

Afy Fletcher to Rebecca Stokell, 1 run, advances, meets the ball on the full and pushes it down to long-on

Afy Fletcher to Rebecca Stokell, no run, allows the ball to spin and dabs to backward point with an open bat face

Afy Fletcher to Orla Prendergast, 1 run, sits back and cuts the short delivery to sweeper cover

Afy Fletcher to Orla Prendergast, SIX, wow! What a response. Slightly fuller on the stumps, Prendergast clears her front leg and marmalizes it deep into the mid-wicket stands. That is some shot from the Irish all-rounder...

Afy Fletcher to Orla Prendergast, no run, a very fine tickle off the pad and that is what prompted the appeal and the onfield verdict. Googly down leg, Prendergast missed the flick and knew there was no bat and reviewed straightaway...

Orla Prendergast has been given out caught down the leg-side by the keeper. The Irish all-rounder shakes her head and reviews immediately. Passing close to the bat and the pad as well. UltraEdge shows a spike, but it has come off the pad. No bat. Not out.

Afy Fletcher to Orla Prendergast, no run, flatter and just outside off, Prendergast late cuts and finds backward point

Time for a drink! Ireland are overwhelming favourites to win this and one would assume that they learnt their lessons from the New Zealand game

Ashmini Munisar to Rebecca Stokell, no run, flatter on off, Stokell pushes it to the right of cover

Ashmini Munisar to Orla Prendergast, 1 run, fuller on off, Prendergast eases the drive to long-off

Ashmini Munisar to Orla Prendergast, FOUR, Prendergast continues to find boundaries. It was dragged short and wide of off, Prendergast cuts late and picks the gap to the left of backward point

Ashmini Munisar to Rebecca Stokell, 1 run, flat on off, pulled away to the right of deep square

50-plus partnerships for IRE-W in T20 WC (any wicket)\n110 - Orla Prendergast, Gaby Lewis vs NZ-W, Southampton, 2026\n90 - Orla Prendergast, Gaby Lewis vs WI-W, Cape Town, 2023\n66 - Gaby Lewis, Leah Paul vs SL-W, Bristol, 2026\n62 - Orla Prendergast, Amy Hunter vs WI-W, Bristol, 2026\n53* - Laura Delany, Gaby Lewis vs IND-W, Gqeberha, 2023

Ashmini Munisar to Orla Prendergast, 1 run, spins in from a length, Prendergast drags the pull to deep square

Ashmini Munisar to Orla Prendergast, FOUR, fifty up for Orla Prendergast - one of her finest in her international career. Trifle short on the stumps, she rocks back and nails the pull in the gap between deep mid-wicket and deep square

Ashmini Munisar [2.0-0-11-1] is back into the attack

Rebecca Stokell, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Afy Fletcher to Amy Hunter, out Caught by Stafanie Taylor!! The partnership has been broken. No big celebrations from the West Indies. A floaty full ball dipping on off stump, Hunter went for a massive hoick across the line and the leading edge pops up into the off-side with Taylor diving forward full length from cover-point to grab it inches above the turf. Amy Hunter c Stafanie Taylor b Afy Fletcher 28(32) [4s-1 6s-1]

Afy Fletcher to Amy Hunter, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Afy Fletcher to Orla Prendergast, 1 run, tossed up just outside off, Prendergast pushes the drive to the left of extra cover

Afy Fletcher to Orla Prendergast, 2 runs, another hard sweep to the right of deep square and Alleyne puts in a desperate dive to prevent the boundary