Eire 173 for three (Lewis 119, Prendergast 38) beat Sri Lanka 166 for 7 (Samarawickrama 65, Dilhari 51*, Prendergast 2-28, Sargent 2-36) through seven runs
Batting first in Dublin, Eire misplaced Amy Hunter within the powerplay, however Lewis saved the hosts going. She discovered an best friend in Prendergast with the duo including 119 runs for the second one wicket off 80 balls. Lewis did the majority of the scoring within the partnership with 78 off 49 balls generation Prendergast scored 38 off 31.
Lewis reached her fifty off 40 balls with each batters upping their presen upcoming the midway mark. Prendergast struck Achini Kulasuriya for back-to-back fours within the twelfth over earlier than Lewis adopted go well with within the nearest hanging Shashini Gimhani for 2 fours of her personal. Even with Prendergast no longer discovering the bounds continuously, Lewis made certain to conserve the scoreboard ticking.
Dilhari, then again, saved discovering the bounds at ordinary durations at the same time as Sri Lanka misplaced wickets on the alternative finish. The guests required 22 off the extreme two overs and 16 off six. Dilhari struck a six within the ultimate over to succeed in her fifty however with 8 wanted off two, didn’t get a blank connection because the hosts controlled to degree the sequence.
