Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 warm-up – Ireland beat Bangladesh, Scotland thump Pakistan

Ireland 143 for 9 (Stokell 30, Canning 21*, Meghla 3-26) beat Bangladesh 132 for 6 (Ferdous 50, Maguire 4-20, McBride 1-17) by 11 runs

Ava Canning’s unbeaten eight-ball 21 and Aimee Maguire’s spell of 4 for 20 sealed an “>11-run win for Ireland against Bangladesh on the second day of warm-ups ahead of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026. Put in to bat first, Ireland had been reduced to 112 for 9 in the 18th over. Then, Canning’s cameo in the final two overs featured one four and two sixes, thus dragging Ireland to 143 for 9. Sanjida Akter Meghla was the pick of the Bangladesh bowlers, taking 3 for 26 to have induced the Ireland slide in the first place.

In response, opener Juairiya Ferdous led the charge for Bangladesh with a 38-ball 50. However, Sharmin Akhter, batting at No. 4, took 40 deliveries to score 27. When she was dismissed at the end of the 15th over, Bangladesh still needed a gettable 48 off the final five overs.

But Maguire plucked out two wickets in the 17th over to give Ireland the advantage. Despite two sixes in the final over – one each by Shorna Akter and Nahida Akter – Bangladesh were left with too much to do as Ireland sealed victory.

Scotland 187 for 5 (Bryce 94, Carter 45, Iqbal 1-23) beat Pakistan 62 for 5 (Muneeba 20, Slater 2-11, Abel 1-9) by 41 runs (DLS method)

Scotland captain Kathryn Bryce’s 94 off 43 balls was the point of difference between her side and Pakistan in a rain-affected warm-up match in Derby. Pakistan elected to bowl first, but all their bowlers went at an economy rate of eight runs or above, with the exception of Sadia Iqbal, who took 1 for 23 from three overs.

Iqbal plucked out opener Katherine Fraser for 19 in the seventh over, with Scotland 41 for 1. Thereafter, Bryce’s knock – at a strike rate of 218.60, and featuring 11 fours and three sixes – single-handedly took Scotland to 187 for 5. The only other batter in the side to cross 20 was opener Darcey Carter, who scored 45 off 36 balls.

In their chase, Pakistan started off slow. Opener Muneeba Ali scored 20 off 22 deliveries, and was the last batter to be dismissed midway through the ninth over. Pakistan were 57 for 5 at that point, and added just five more runs to their total by the end of it. Their total was some distance away from the DLS par total of 107 when rain interrupted play. The action never resumed, thus handing Scotland a convincing 41-run win via DLS method.

New Zealand 184 for 5 (Kerr 61, Khaka 2-41) beat South Africa 183 for 5 (Tryon 61*, de Klerk 46, Devine 2-16) by five wickets

Over in Loughborough, New Zealand gave a glimpse of their batting firepower, as the captain Melie Kerr stroked a 32-ball 61 to headline a thrilling win against South Africa.

Chasing 184, Kerr shared an 82-run stand for the second wicket with Georgia Plimmer to set New Zealand on their way. Kerr smashed nine fours and two sixes during her innings, and though both she and Plimmer were dismissed in quick succession, Sophie Devine (28 off 13 balls), Brooke Halliday (21 off 19) and Maddy Green (19 off 13) ensured New Zealand got over the line with two balls to spare.

Earlier, Chloe Tryon produced some fireworks of her own to launch South Africa to 183 for 5. South Africa were in a spot of bother at 82 for 4, but Tryon and Nadine de Klerk’s 90-run partnership gave them a competitive total to defend. Tryon remained unbeaten on 61, with three fours and six sixes, including three big hits in a row off the bowling of Nensi Patel.

Sri Lanka 146 for 3 (Karunaratne 54*, Samarawickrama 36*) beat Netherlands 143 for 6 (Siegers 48, Kalis 45, Madara 1-12) by seven wickets

A half-century from Hansima Karunaratne ensured Sri Lanka warmed up for the T20 Women’s World Cup with a comfortably seven-wicket win over Netherlands.

Set 144 for the win, Sri Lanka were given a good start courtesy Hasini Perera’s 20-ball 31. Though Netherlands fought back with a couple of quick wickets, Karunaratne made sure Sri Lanka didn’t really stutter in the chase; she and Harshitha Samarawickrama shared an unbroken stand of 81 runs to seal the win.

Earlier, Netherlands were restricted to 143 for 6. Their top-order batters all contributed with handy knocks, but the middle and lower order couldn’t build on the platform laid by Heather Siegers (48) and Sterre Kalis (45).

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