इंग्लैंड vs आयरलैंड, मैच 8, युटिलिटा बाउल, साउथैम्पटन, 16 June 2026 - लाइव कमेंट्री

Back of a length and outside off. Danielle Gibson rides the bounce and smashes it over backward point for a couple of runs.

 Beaten! At 108.7 kph, this is dug in short, just outside off. Danielle Gibson looks to cut it square on the off side but misses as the ball whistles past the outside edge.

Short of a good length, on top of middle. Danielle Gibson pulls it on the bounce to deep mid-wicket for a single. SCORES ARE LEVEL!

WIDE! England Women win by 4 wickets and 15 balls to spare. A bit of an anti-climax to wrap it up. Alice sprays it miles down leg, on a fuller length. Charlie Dean leaves it alone. The keeper, Hunter, dives to her left, but the ball evades her and seeps through to the deep. This makes two wins in two games for England Women and they have put themselves in a very good position moving ahead.

Slower through the air, on off. Danielle Gibson cuts the length ball to cover.

An appeal for stumping, but not given. Nicely looped up, full and outside off. Danielle Gibson is sucked on the front foot to loft it over the leg side, but the ball dips and spins away to beat the outside edge. Amy Hunter, the keeper, collects the ball and whips the bails off. The background replay confirms that Gibson has dragged her back leg into the crease just in the nick of time.

OUT! FREYA KEMP IS RUN OUT! This is a bit untidy by England towards the end. Fuller in the length, outside off. Gibson punches it towards cover and sets off for the run. The throw from Aimee Maguire back to the keeper is not quite on target, but Amy Hunter does brilliantly to collect it to her left, fling herself towards the stumps and break them in one motion. Kemp cannot make her ground in time. The celebrations are very lowkey from Ireland, though, as England need just 8 runs to win from 21 balls.

On a length, punched towards cover by Dean.

Full and on middle, Charlie Dean advances down the track and chips it on the bounce to catching mid on.

 FOUR! Squeezed away! Cara dishes out a low full toss, on off. Charlie Dean shimmies down the track, takes it on the full and carves it perfectly between cover and cover-point for a boundary. Just a matter of a hit then. England need 4 runs to win.

Length ball, on off, Nat stands tall and bunts it back to the bowler.

Around middle and leg, on a good length. Nat Sciver-Brunt whips it to deep square leg for a single.

Slightly fuller on off, Freya Kemp tries to force the drive to the off side, but inside edges as the ball slightly nips back in. It deflects off the front pad and rolls in front of point for a single.

Length ball, outside off. Nat Sciver-Brunt advances down the track but mistimes her drive to mid off.

 FOUR! Into single digits now! Full and pitched outside leg, following the batter as Nat shuffles. Sciver-Brunt gets her bat under the ball and whips it to the gap between deep mid-wicket and deep square leg. Rebecca Stokell runs and slides to her left to cut it off, but cannot do so cleanly and lets the ball through to the ropes. England Women need 9 runs from 25 balls.

Fractionally fuller, on off. Danielle Gibson backs away and steers it to deep cover for an easy single.

A loopy high full toss, on middle, dips in a bit, Nat Sciver-Brunt heaves it to deep mid-wicket for a single. She is asking the umpire for a No Ball, but it is not given. Nat takes the review. The replay shows that the batter is standing outside the crease and not in an upright position. The Ball Tracking shows that the ball would have dipped under the waist and it is a fair delivery.

Arm ball, full and on off, Freya Kemp stays back to push it away but gets beaten on the inside edge.

Tossed up, full and on off, Freya Kemp uses her feet and drives it to long off for a run.

Floated, full and on leg, Nat Sciver-Brunt goes down amd paddles it past short fine for a brace.

Flatter, full and on off, Nat Sciver-Brunt drills it to long off for one.

Quicker and shorter, around off, Freya Kemp punches it to cover.

On a length and on the pads, Heather Knight clips it towards fine leg for a single.

Good length and on middle, Nat Sciver-Brunt tucks it with soft hands through the vacant square leg region and hurries back for the second run.

Fuller one and on middle, Nat Sciver-Brunt backs away and drives it towards mid off.

Full again and on middle and leg, Nat Sciver-Brunt works it through square leg for a run.

OUT! LBW! Excellent review from Ireland Women. Orla Prendergast serves this in the blockhole, on middle. Heather Knight takes a couple of steps forward to work it across the line but misses and gets hit on the pad. This one looks close and there is a big shout for LBW, but it is turned down. Ireland Women take a review here. UltraEdge confirms no bat involved and Ball Tracking comes up with three reds, with the ball crashing into the middle and leg stumps. The on-field call is overturned and the Knight will be disappointed not to be there till the end.

Pitched up and on middle, Freya Kemp blocks it out. Orla Prendergast finishes a superb spell of bowling with figures of 4-0-17-2.

A low full toss, on middle, Heather Knight flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Floated, full and on middle and leg, Nat Sciver-Brunt clips it wide of deep mid-wicket and comes back for the second run.

Another full toss, on middle, Nat Sciver-Brunt stretches out in front and swipes it to deep square leg for a run.

Slows it up, full and on middle, Heather Knight uses her feet to work it across the line but gets a leading edge along the ground to the left of the bowler.

FOUR! Gets it away! Aimee Maguire bowls the third full toss of the over and does not get away this time. Heather Knight crouches low and heaves it away in front of square on the leg side for a boundary.

Drops it short and on off, Heather Knight punches it through cover-point for one more.

WIDE! Fuller one but down the leg side, Heather Knight fails to glance it away. Wided.

On a length and around leg, Heather Knight tucks it through mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Full and on the pads, Heather Knight clips it through square leg for a single.

Pitched up and on off, Nat Sciver-Brunt knocks it back to the bowler.

Back of a length and around off, Nat Sciver-Brunt steps across and nudges it to deep square leg for a brace.

Short of a length and on off, Nat Sciver-Brunt stays back and punches it to sweeper cover for one.

WIDE! Goes fuller but serves this down the leg side, Heather Knight comes forward and tries to swipe it away but misses. Wide given. This brings up the 50-run partnership between these two stalwarts of England.

Dug into the surface, on middle, Heather Knight heaves it to deep square leg for one more. 33 needed 48 balls now!

Back of a length and around off, Nat Sciver-Brunt cuts it away to point.

Hard length and on off, Nat Sciver-Brunt punches it to sweeper cover for a single.

Fuller one and on middle, Heather Knight clips it through mid-wicket for a run.

A loopy full toss, on middle, dips in, Nat Sciver-Brunt swipes it to deep mid-wicket for another run.

Short of a length and around off, Heather Knight slaps it to sweeper cover for a brace.

Slower one, full and outside off, Heather Knight drills it through point for one more.

On top of the leg stump, on a good length. Nat Sciver-Brunt shuffles across to scoop over short fine leg, but misses. The ball bumps on the keeper's shoulder and rolls in front.

Fuller in length, on middle and leg. Nat Sciver-Brunt drives it all along the ground to the right of the diving mid on fielder. The deep mid-wicket fielder runs a long way across to cut it off. Two taken.

Dropped short, outside off. Nat Sciver-Brunt punches it to deep cover for a single.

 FOUR! It was begging to be hit! Errs it down leg, full in length. Heather Knight sits on her knee and nails the sweep shot through the backward square leg gap for a boundary.

Far outside off, on a fractionally fuller length. Heather Knight chops it off the inner half to backward point and they are quick to hustle for a quick run.

Back of a length, angling on the pads. Nat Sciver-Brunt heaves it to deep square leg for an easy single. At halfway, England Women are 71/3. They need 48 runs off 60 balls.

Full and on middle, Heather Knight sits down on a knee, rolls her wrists and sweeps it to the left of the short fine leg fielder for two runs.

Drags the length back, around off. Knight hangs back and cuts it to deep point for a single.

Another shortish delivery, on off. Nat rocks back and pulls off the toe end to the mid on fielder.

 FOUR! Clothed away. Easy pickings! Short from Cara once again, around off. Nat Sciver-Brunt brings her bottom hand in play and smashes it over Orla Prendergast at mid on for a boundary.

Outside off, on a length. Nat Sciver-Brunt crunches it to deep point for one run.

Leg break, outside off, flighted up. Heather Knight chop-cuts it to backward point. England Women need 57 runs from 66 balls.

 FOUR! That's a cracking hit! Poor ball from Alana to start with. Short and just outside off. Nat Sciver-Brunt hangs back, sets up a stable base for herself before pulling it powerfully to the deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

Short and wide outside off, Nat reaches out on the front foot and slaps it to deep point for an easy single.

Slides one onto the pads, touch full. Heather Knight presses back and whips it to deep backward square leg for a single. 50 up for England Women!

Nips in from off, on a good length. Nat Sciver-Brunt swats it across to deep mid-wicket for one more.

Much fuller, on off, Heather Knight drives it to the left of mid off. Aimee Maguire dives to her left there and stops the ball with a slide. One run.

Angled onto the pads, on a length. Nat Sciver-Brunt stays put and steers it to the left of the short fine leg fielder for a couple of runs. Dalzell didn't get her radar right as 10 runs come off the over.

 FOUR! Pulled away! Short from Cara, on off, sits up nicely for the batter. Nat Sciver-Brunt hangs back and powerfully pulls it to the left of the deep mid-wicket fielder for a cracking boundary.

Slower through the air, outside off, flirting with the tramline. Nat Sciver-Brunt leaves it alone.

Full in length, around off, turning away. Nat Sciver-Brunt lunges forward and drives it through mid off for an easy single.

At 69.6 kph, this is on a length, outside off. Knight presses back and fends it to backward point.

On the middle stump line, Heather Knight goes back and across and nudges the length ball through mid-wicket for a single.

Brilliant commitment in the field by Alice Tector! Dropped fuller, on middle and leg. Nat Sciver-Brunt leans on with a huge stride and flicks it along the ground to the widish long on region. Alice Tector runs a mile to her left and manages to cut it off to save a run for her team. Three taken. 75 runs needed from 78 balls.

Back of a length, outside off, Nat Sciver-Brunt stands tall and square cuts it to deep backward point for a single.

Hits the hard length, closer to the off pole. Capsey hangs back and bunts it down the pitch to the left of the bowler.

 FOUR! Into the gap! Short of a good length, around off. Alice Capsey picks the length early, gets into a fine position to pull it between the mid on and mid-wicket gap for a cracking four.

OUT! KNOCKED HER OVER! That's a seriously good ball to dismiss an in-form batter. Prendergast responds with a fiery yorker, aimed at the stumps. Alice Capsey stays leg side of the ball and looks to drive it straight but plays inside the line of the ball and is beaten all ends up. The ball rattles the stumps behind. Excellent comeback by Prendergast and England are in a bit of a bother now. They are 35/3 after 5.4 overs, needing 84 runs.

Attacks the stumps, full in length. Heather Knight covers the line and blocks it very watchfully.

Full on the pads, Heather Knight flicks it to short mid-wicket. England Women are crawling at the moment, ending their Powerplay at 35/3. Ireland, at the same stage, were 38/3.

OUT! TAKEN! Aimee Maguire strikes on her return to the attack. She tosses it up, full and on off, Amy Jones backs away and tries to loft it over extra cover but her bat turns in her hands. She ends up mistiming it high in the air wide of mid off, where Gaby Lewis moves to her left, keeps her eyes on the ball and takes a good catch, tumbling on the ground. England Women are 27/1, chasing 119 runs.

Floated, full and on leg, Nat Sciver-Brunt clips it through square leg for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! Double strike from Aimee Maguire and both English openers are back in the hut now. This is flighted again, full and on off, Danni Wyatt-Hodge skips down the track, stays leg side of the ball and tries to clear the in-field on the off side but only manages to get a bit of a top edge. The ball flies towards mid off, where Gaby Lewis settles under it and takes a fine reverse cup catch.

Flighted, full and on middle, Alice Capsey eases it to long on for a run.

Slows it up, full and on off, Nat Sciver-Brunt knocks it to mid off.

Flatter, full and on middle, Nat Sciver-Brunt works it through mid-wicket for one more.

Chance! Back of a length and around middle, Amy Jones shuffles across for the scoop but gets an underedge behind. The keeper, Amy Hunter, dives to her left to grab it with her outstretched glove but it just does not stick in. A single taken.

Good length and on off, Danni Wyatt-Hodge guides it away through point for a run.

FOUR! Oh, that's lovely! A half-volley and on off, Amy Jones leans onto her drive and creams it between extra cover and mid off for a boundary.

Hits the deck hard and on off, Amy Jones stabs it out to short cover.

Much fuller and around off, Amy Jones drives it firmly but straight to cover.

Back of a length and down the leg side, Amy Jones tries to hook it away but gloves it towards short fine for one.

Good-length delivery, on middle, shaping in, Danni Wyatt-Hodge backs away and guides it towards backward point. The fielder throws it at the keeper's end, but it is a wild one and allows a single.

On a length and on middle, Amy Jones nudges it through mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Fuller one and angling into the pads, Amy Jones clips it through square leg for a run.

FOUR! Up and over! Pitched up and around middle, Danni Wyatt-Hodge looks to loft it down the ground but does not get it from the middle of the bat. However, she gets enough to clear mid on as the ball trickles to the fence for a boundary.

FOUR! Put away! Back of a length and just outside off, Danni Wyatt-Hodge gets the chance to free his arms and crunches it through cover-point for four more runs.

Hard length and on middle, Danni Wyatt-Hodge backs away and guides it towards backward point.

Beauty! Orla Prendergast begins with a good-length delivery, on the fifth stump line, holds its line as well. Danni Wyatt-Hodge has a poke at it but gets beaten on the outside edge.

Back of a length and on of, jags back in a bit, Danni Wyatt-Hodge stays back and dabs it down towards backward point.

On a length and on middle, Danni Wyatt-Hodge looks to guide it away but gets an inside edge to the leg side.

WIDE! Hard length but angling down the leg side, keeps moving in, Danni Wyatt-Hodge fails to glance it away. Wided.

Back of a length and just outside off, gets some extra bounce, Danni Wyatt-Hodge has a lazy attempt to cut it but misses.

Hits the deck hard, on middle, jags back in, Danni Wyatt-Hodge stabs it out towards short cover for a single.

Just short of a length and well outside off, Amy Jones slashes at it but fails to connect. End of a probing over!

England Women are underway in the chase! Aimee Maguire starts with a floater, short and around leg, Amy Jones nudges it through mid-wicket for a single.

Tossed up, full and on off, Danni Wyatt-Hodge drills it to mid off.

Floated full and on middle, Danni Wyatt-Hodge looks to drive it away but gets a bottom edge onto her boots as the ball rolls back to the bowler.

A loopy delivery, dips in late, Danni Wyatt-Hodge gets forward and blocks it out.

FOUR! Sloppy fielding! Aimee Maguire flights this up, on middle. Danni Wyatt-Hodge uses her feet to take it on the full and drags it towards mid on, where the fielder fails to judge the bounce and lets it through for a boundary.

More air on this one, on middle too, Danni Wyatt-Hodge advances again to make it a full toss and swipes it off the inner half of the bat towards mid-wicket for one.