Ireland Defeats Germany in Women's T20 Cricket World Cup Qualifier

Liputan6.com, Jakarta The highly anticipated women's cricket match between the German and Irish national teams was presented in the 2025 ICC Europe Women's T20 World Cup Qualifiers Division 1.

This opening match pitted the two powerhouses against each other at the Hazelaarweg Stadion in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

The Germany Women vs. Ireland Women match on August 20, 2025, was a major highlight, where both teams were battling for the best to be qualified for the T20 World Cup.

The Ireland Women put on a dominant performance, defeating the German Women by 10 wickets.

Here are the match details.

A dominant performance from @cricketireland against Germany on the opening day of the ICC women's T20 WC Europe Div 1 Qualifier. Ireland restricted the Germans to 62 runs, helped by a player of the match performance from Laura Delany (4 wickets for 7 runs). In the reply, the… pic.twitter.com/3V3ap7cJOO

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In the second match of the ICC Europe Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier Division 1, the Irish women's team secured a convincing victory over the German women's team.

The match, which took place on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, at 7:15 PM IST at the Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam, Netherlands.

The German women, who won the toss and opted to bat first, managed only 62 runs before all their players were dismissed in 18.2 overs, as reported by ESPN.

Christina Gough top-scored for Germany with 28 runs, but this wasn't enough to put any significant pressure on the team.

The Irish women's managed to chase down their target of 63 runs without losing a single wicket in just 7.3 overs.

Amy Hunter with 31* runs and Gaby Lewis with 29* runs were the stars of the game for Ireland.

Laura Delany of the Irish women was named Player of the Match.

She performed brilliantly, taking four wickets and conceding just nine runs in 2.2 overs, her best ever in T20I cricket.

Before the match, Amy Hunter also earned her 50th cap for Ireland in T20I cricket, marking a significant milestone in her career.

Following Ireland's victory in the first match, the two teams will face each other again in the same series.

The seventh match in the ICC Europe Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier Division 1 is scheduled for Sunday, August 24, 2025.

The second match between Germany Women and Ireland Women will be held at Hazelaarweg, Rotterdam, Netherlands.

The match is expected to start at 11:00 AM local time, giving Germany an opportunity to avenge their previous defeat.