Full Name
Orla Patricia Prendergast
Born
1 June 2002
Place Of Birth
Dublin, Ireland
Country
Ireland
Role
All-rounder
Batting Style
Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style
Right-arm medium
Orla Prendergast
Orla Prendergast
Orla Prendergast
Orla Prendergast (born 1 June 2002) is an Irish all-rounder who plays for Dragons and Ireland. A right-handed batter and right-arm medium-fast bowler, she made her T20I debut in 2019 and ODI debut in 2021. In August 2025, she was named ICC Women's Player of the Month. At the 2026 T20 World Cup, she starred in Ireland's historic first-ever win, smashing 63 off 44 balls against West Indies.
Table of Content
Stats
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Indies Women vs Ireland Women · Match 27 | Women T20 | June 27, 2026 | 63 | 44 | 8 | 2 | 143.18 |
| Sri Lanka Women vs Ireland Women · Match 20 | Women T20 | June 23, 2026 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| New Zealand Women vs Ireland Women · Match 13 | Women T20 | June 19, 2026 | 59 | 53 | 5 | 1 | 111.32 |
| England Women vs Ireland Women · Match 8 | Women T20 | June 16, 2026 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 144.44 |
| Scotland Women vs Ireland Women · Match 2 | Women T20 | June 13, 2026 | 33 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 143.48 |
| Ireland Women vs Bangladesh Women · Match 8 | Women T20 | June 9, 2026 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Match | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Indies Women vs Ireland Women · Match 27 | Women T20 | June 27, 2026 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7.25 |
| Sri Lanka Women vs Ireland Women · Match 20 | Women T20 | June 23, 2026 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.50 |
| New Zealand Women vs Ireland Women · Match 13 | Women T20 | June 19, 2026 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6.50 |
| England Women vs Ireland Women · Match 8 | Women T20 | June 16, 2026 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4.25 |
| Scotland Women vs Ireland Women · Match 2 | Women T20 | June 13, 2026 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.00 |
| Ireland Women vs Bangladesh Women · Match 8 | Women T20 | June 9, 2026 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Series | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 | WOMENT20 | Jun 12, 2026 - Jul 5, 2026 | 181 | 144 | 21 | 4 | 125.69 |
| ICC Womens T20 World Cup Warm-up Matches 2026 | WOMENT20 | Jun 6, 2026 - Jun 10, 2026 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Women's Tri-Series in Ireland 2026 | WOMENT20 | May 28, 2026 - Jun 3, 2026 | 129 | 85 | 19 | 2 | 151.76 |
| ECB Women's One-Day Cup 2026 | LISTA | Apr 11, 2026 - Sep 19, 2026 | 219 | 221 | 19 | 6 | 99.10 |
| ICC Women's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier 2026 | WOMENT20 | Jan 18, 2026 - Feb 1, 2026 | 145 | 124 | 14 | 4 | 116.94 |
| Ireland Women tour of South Africa 2025 | WOMENODI | Dec 5, 2025 - Dec 19, 2025 | 146 | 158 | 12 | 3 | 92.41 |
| Series | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | Bbi | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 | WOMENT20 | Jun 12, 2026 - Jul 5, 2026 | 16 | 0 | 122 | 6 | 2/17 | 7.63 |
| Women's Tri-Series in Ireland 2026 | WOMENT20 | May 28, 2026 - Jun 3, 2026 | 9 | 0 | 62 | 3 | 2/26 | 6.89 |
| ECB Women's One-Day Cup 2026 | LISTA | Apr 11, 2026 - Sep 19, 2026 | 28 | 0 | 137 | 3 | 1/29 | 4.89 |
| ICC Women's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier 2026 | WOMENT20 | Jan 18, 2026 - Feb 1, 2026 | 23 | 1 | 108 | 6 | 3/13 | 4.70 |
| Ireland Women tour of South Africa 2025 | WOMENT20 | Dec 5, 2025 - Dec 19, 2025 | 8 | 0 | 68 | 1 | 1/29 | 8.50 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Runs | BF | HS | Avg | SR | Not Out | 4s | 6s | 50s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 16 | 15 | 309 | 408 | 71 | 28.0900 | 75.7300 | 4 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| T20I | 40 | 37 | 671 | 568 | 75 | 22.3600 | 118.1300 | 7 | 75 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Overs | Balls | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR | Bbi | Bbm | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODI | 16 | 9 | 43.00 | 258 | 209 | 5 | 41.8000 | 4.8600 | 51.6000 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I | 40 | 34 | 99.10 | 595 | 541 | 22 | 24.5900 | 5.4500 | 27.0000 | 3/10 | 3/10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland Women vs Netherlands Women · (A2 vs B1),Super Six-Match 5 | Women T20 | January 30, 2026 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 63.64 |
| Namibia Women vs Ireland Women · Match 19 | Women T20 | January 26, 2026 | 39 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 139.29 |
| Ireland Women vs Papua New Guinea Women · Match 4 | Women T20 | January 18, 2026 | 56 | 44 | 4 | 2 | 127.27 |
| Ireland Women vs Pakistan Women · 1st T20I | Women T20 | August 6, 2025 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 111.54 |
| Ireland Women vs Zimbabwe Women · 2nd ODI | Women ODI | July 28, 2025 | 67 | 72 | 7 | 0 | 93.06 |
| Ireland Women vs Zimbabwe Women · 1st ODI | Women ODI | July 26, 2025 | 50 | 53 | 5 | 0 | 94.34 |
| Series | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe Women tour of Ireland, 2025 | MIXED | Jul 20, 2025 - Jul 28, 2025 | 82 | 63 | 10 | 1 | 130.16 |
| Ireland women tour of Bangladesh, 2024 | MIXED | Nov 27, 2024 - Dec 9, 2024 | 83 | 151 | 6 | 0 | 54.97 |
Major Teams
- International: Ireland Women
- Domestic (Ireland): Pembroke CC, Dragons (Inter-Provincial)
- Overseas Leagues: Adelaide Strikers (WBBL), The Blaze (England), Trinbago Knight Riders
International Debuts
- T20I debut: August 8, 2019, against the Netherlands in Deventer.
- ODI debut: October 5, 2021, against Zimbabwe in Harare.
Career Highlights & Records
- ODI Century: Scored her first ODI hundred (122*) against Sri Lanka in 2024.
- Player of the Month: Awarded ICC Women's Player of the Month in September 2025 for strong performances.
- ICC Team of the Year: Named in the ICC Women's T20I Team of the Year for 2024.
- WBBL Draft: Selected by Adelaide Strikers as a "superstar allrounder".
- Key Performances: Scored 80* off 51 balls and took 2 wickets against England in a 2024 series, earning Player of the Match/Series.
