Here are the Predictions for ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, 13th Match (Group B) – New Zealand Women vs Ireland Women, to be played on the 19th of June at Headingley, Leeds.
Match Prediction – New Zealand Women v Ireland Women
13th Match (Group B) – New Zealand Women vs Ireland Women (Headingley, Leeds)
Ground Stat:
Average 1st Innings Total at Headingley, Leeds (Women’s T20I’s) – 176
Average 2nd Innings Total at Headingley, Leeds (Women’s T20I’s) – 142
Batting Stats WOMENT20
Current Form New Zealand Women:
New Zealand Women are currently placed at the 5th position on Group B points table with 2 losses to their credit.
The top run scorer for New Zealand Women in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 is Sophie Devine with 67 runs to her name.
The top wicket taker for New Zealand Women in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 is Jess Kerr with 2 scalps under her belt.
New Zealand Women have lost their previous match against Sri Lanka Women by 5 wickets.
It is the first time that Sri Lanka Women have beaten New Zealand Women in a World Cup.
New Zealand Women batted first and they posted a total of 150 for 6 in 20 overs. Isabella Gaze got out without troubling the scorers much. After her dismissal, Georgia Plimmer and Amelia Kerr tried to revive the innings. However, their partnership was quite slow paced. After Plimmer’s dismissal, Kerr and Sophie Devine hit some really good looking boundaries and brought New Zealand Women back into the game. Kerr’s dismissal proved to be the turning point. After she got out, wickets kept falling in regular succession and New Zealand Women never really looked like achieving a competitive total. They were eventually restricted to 150 for 6 in 20 overs, even though at one point, they were aiming at 165+.
During the chase, Vishmi Gunaratne and Chamari Athapaththu started off well and they were involved in a partnership of 45 runs for the 1st wicket. After Chamari got out, the run rate slowed down and Sri Lanka Women looked completely out of the game. However, Nilakshi de Silva had different plans. She anchored the run chase pretty nicely, calculated her shots and risks and made the run scoring look quite fluent. She made 54 runs off 37 balls, stayed not out and won the game for Sri Lanka Women in the last over with 5 wickets in hand.
Current Form Ireland Women:
Ireland Women are currently placed at the bottom most position on Group B points table with 1 loss to their credit.
The top run scorer for Ireland Women in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 is Orla Prendergast with 59 runs to her name.
The top wicket taker for Ireland Women in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 is Ava Canning with 3 scalps under her belt.
Ireland Women have lost their previous match against England Women by 4 wickets.
Ireland Women batted first and they posted a total of 118 for 9 in 20 overs. Amy Hunter and Gaby Lewis got out without troubling the scorers much. Alana Dalzell and Orla Prendergast then tried to revive the innings with knocks of 14 and 26 runs respectively. Once these two got out, wickets started to fall in regular succession. Just when it looked like Ireland Women won’t even get to a 100, Louise Little played a nice cameo of 26 runs in 15 balls. She stayed not out and helped Ireland Women get to 118 in their innings.
During the chase, Amy Jones and Danielle Wyatt Hodge started off quite slow for England Women. Jones consumed 10 balls for her knock of 10 runs while Danielle Wyatt Hodge scored a run a ball 16. There was literally no momentum achieved in the Powerplay overs. Natalie Sciver then took the responsibility of taking England Women over the line. She made 48 runs off 37 balls and sealed the deal in favor of England Women. She retired herself out after bringing England Women close to victory. England Women chased the target down in the 18th over itself with 4 wickets in hand.
Wicket Takers WOMENT20
Let’s have a look at the squads:
Ireland Women: Gaby Lewis (c), Ava Canning, Christina Coulter Reilly, Alana Dalzell, Georgina Dempsey, Amy Hunter, Arlene Kelly, Louise Little, Aimee Maguire, Lara McBride, Cara Murray, Leah Paul, Orla Prendergast, Rebecca Stokell, Alice Tector
New Zealand Women: Melie Kerr (c), Suzie Bates, Sophie Devine, Flora Devonshire, Izzy Gaze, Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Bree Illing, Polly Inglis, Jess Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Nensi Patel, Georgia Plimmer, Izzy Sharp, Lea Tahuhu
Cricket Match Predictions* – PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – New Zealand Women
Who will win? – New Zealand Women
Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Georgia Plimmer (New Zealand Women), Orla Prendergast (Ireland Women)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) – Amelia Kerr (New Zealand Women), Aimee Maguire (Ireland Women)
Most Sixes – Sophie Devine (New Zealand Women), Rebecca Stokell (Ireland Women)
Player of the Match – Amelia Kerr (New Zealand Women)
Team Scores Batting first – New Zealand Women 180+, Ireland Women 140+
Match Handicap : New Zealand Women
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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.
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