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

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.