NZ-W vs SCO-W Match 19 Results

1:11 PM IST The victorious captain of New Zealand Women - Amelia Kerr, when asked whether they were satisfied to keep Scotland to 131, says she is happy to have kept them down to that total, crediting her team for pulling things back after a great start from the opposition. She is generous in her praise for Darcey Carter, calling it an amazing innings. She feels that with around four overs to go, New Zealand pulled things back really nicely. On the fielding errors, she calls it a bit of a mixture again, admitting they have not quite put it all together yet. But she takes heart from the fact that they are now winning these close games where earlier they were losing them, calling it a better sign. She adds that there is still room to improve, and if they are five percent better in the field, they are potentially chasing 120 rather than 131. On losing three early wickets in the powerplay, Kerr says it is not ideal but shifts the focus straight to Izzy Sharp, calling it a special knock from a young player. She says she has watched Sharp in the nets and at Super Smash for a long time and genuinely believes she has the potential to be one of New Zealand's best ever and one of the best in the world. She calls today's innings from such a young player absolutely brilliant. On the upcoming clash against England at The Oval, Kerr says the whole group is excited. She describes The Oval as a great place to play cricket, noting that today's surface was a touch slower but The Oval is usually a belter. With a sellout crowd and the host nation on the other side, she says it is all to play for.

1:08 PM IST One done, onto the next one - It's a triple header Tuesday at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup, 2026 and we are just getting started. Up next, another exciting clash is waiting as Sri Lanka Women go up against Ireland Women at the same Bristol County Ground. Our buildup has already begun and the toss is just about to happen. Switch over to that matchcenter and catch every update live. But from here, that is a wrap. Ta-ta. Cheers!

1:06 PM IST The captain of Scotland Women - Kathryn Bryce feels Scotland were good with the bat but admits that they left around 20 runs out there in that tough final period. On the overall performance, she is massively pleased, saying they did well to post those runs and had a couple of chances in the field that, had they stuck, could have opened the game right up. She calls it a good effort regardless. On adjusting to the conditions, she notes the boundaries were bigger and the surface a touch slower compared to Headingley, making it hard to judge initially, but she feels New Zealand adapted well to it. When she is asked about what made the difference today, Bryce points to the batting performance and the early wickets in the Powerplay. She says Scotland have struggled to take wickets in the Powerplay, and getting them today allowed them to squeeze New Zealand and build pressure. On some words for Darcey Carter's knock, she is full of admiration, calling it absolutely fantastic. She recalls that Carter had a big score against West Indies but was disappointed with how she finished that innings. Bryce says she clearly learned from it today and is really happy for her.

1:00 PM IST White Ferns outshine the Scots - The defending champions keep themselves well and truly alive in the competition with two back-to-back wins. And now, with confidence oozing through the group, they will head to The Oval for their biggest challenge as they face England Women on Saturday, 27th June, 2026. As for Scotland Women, they become the fourth team to get eliminated from the World Cup, after Pakistan, the Netherlands and Ireland. With nothing to lose and only to gain, they will take a trip to Manchester where they will face Sri Lanka at the Old Trafford, on Friday, 26th June, 2026.

12:54 PM IST ... Time to hear it from the two captains ...

12:54 PM IST Carter fought a lone battle - Darcey Carter's unbeaten 72 gave Scotland something to defend, but the innings told a tale of two halves. She struggled early, found her groove as the ball aged on a slow and low wicket, and attacked through the powerplay and into the middle overs. But from the second drinks break onwards, Scotland lost the plot. Placed nicely at 96/2 after 14 overs, they managed just 35/5 in the final six, with Carter starved of strike. Wickets tumbled at the other end as Sophie Devine and Melie Kerr ripped through with double-wicket overs, hauling New Zealand back from what once looked like a 150-plus chase. The fielding was sloppy again, but New Zealand would have still fancied chasing a middling 132, which, in the end, they did.