Women's T20: Ireland secure series win over Zimbabwe

Second Twenty20 International, Dublin

Ireland 176-4 (20 overs) Lewis 87, Prendergast 52; Makusha 2-30

Zimbabwe 111-all retired (20 overs) Ndlovu 46; Murray 3-17, Paul 2-9

Ireland triumph by 65 runs

Match scorecard

Ireland clinched the three-match Twenty20 bid against Zimbabwe with a 65-run triumph astatine Sydney Parade successful Dublin.

Following Sunday's six-wicket victory, Ireland wrapped up the bid triumph with a crippled to spare acknowledgment to different awesome display.

Zimbabwe won the flip and enactment Ireland successful to bat and, contempt getting disconnected to a large commencement erstwhile Amy Hunter was caught lbw for one, they could not incorporate Ireland skipper Gaby Lewis who produced different player-of-the-match show to deed 87.

Orla Prendergast chipped successful with 52 earlier being bowled by Kelis Ndlovu.

Leah Paul contributed 20 and Rebecca Stokell was 11 not retired arsenic the tourists a people of 176.

After a agleam start, Zimbabwe mislaid Modester Mupachikwa successful the 3rd implicit and, contempt stout absorption from Ndlovu who enactment 46 runs connected the board, the wickets began to tumble with Carla Murray taking three, portion Prendergast and Paul grabbed 2 apiece arsenic Zimbabwe's situation faded.

Hunter's 4 dismissals arsenic wicketkeeper was besides a grounds for Ireland's women successful T20 cricket.

Ireland volition question to expanse the bid successful the last T20 planetary connected Wednesday earlier the one-day bid starts connected Saturday.