T20 Women’s World Cup 2016, Live Scores, Online Cricket Streaming & Latest Match Updates on Ireland vs New Zealand, Match 5 at Mohali

New Zealand will be up against Ireland in the Match 5  of ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2016 on Friday. The match will be played at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali and will begin at 3:30 PM IST. New Zealand came close to winning the Women’s T20 World Cup but couldn’t cross the line as they came runners-up in the years 2009 and 2010. Ireland with Isobel Joyce as their captain come into the tournament after winning the qualifiers for the tournament in Bangkok, beating Bangladesh Women in a last-ball thriller. New Zealand on the other hand, will be lead by their experienced captain Suzie Bates who has the highest runs in T20Is with 1944 runs with a strike rate of 106.75. FULL CRICKET SCORECARD: New Zealand Women vs Sri Lanka Women,  2nd T20 Match, Group A, ICC Womens T20 World Cup 2016

New Zealand convincingly beat Sri Lankan Women by 7-wickets in their first match of the competition chasing a target of 111 runs. Suzie Bates again, was declared the Player of the Match. New Zealand and Ireland are part of Group A which also has 3-times champions Australia and South Africa, apart from Sri Lanka and Ireland.

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Ireland though will be looking to cause an upset and keep their hopes high after successfully qualifying for the tournament. “We’ve a tough game first up against New Zealand, but the squad has been training together right through the winter and with three warm-ups against India, Bangladesh and Pakistan lined-up, we’ll be ready to hit the ground running”, said Head Coach Aaron Hamilton.