Lewis Stars As Ireland Beat Dutch In T20 Qualifier

ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier Division One, Hazelaarweg Stadion

Ireland 141-2 (20 overs): Lewis 66* (52), Prendergast 28 (26); De Lange 1-19

Netherlands 137-6 (20 overs): Siegers 27 (24), Molkenboer (30); Delany 2-19

Ireland won by 8 wickets

Gaby Lewis deed 66 not retired arsenic Ireland hit Netherlands successful their 2nd European T20 World Cup qualifier successful Rotterdam.

Following Wednesday's victory against Germany, Ireland's 2nd triumph leaves them successful a patient position arsenic they bid for a top-two decorativeness successful nan four-team information robin, which will unafraid a spot successful nan world qualifier successful Nepal.

Netherlands won nan flip and opted to bat pinch Phebe Molkenboer and Heather Siegers some retired for 27 - Arlene Kelly dismissing Molkenboer lbw, while Siegers was tally out.

Laura Delany took nan wickets of Dutch skipper Babette De Leede and Robine Rijke, while Jane Maguire removed Myrthe van den Raad connected 10.

However, nan hosts rallied pinch Frederique Overdijk and Iris Zwilling posting 25 and 12 respectively to group Ireland a target of 138.

Ireland made a beardown commencement to their reply pinch Lewis and Amy Hunter uncovering nan bound earlier Hunter was bowled by Caroline de Lange connected 21.

Orla Prendergast chipped successful pinch 28, which included nan only six of nan match, earlier being caught by Babette de Leede disconnected nan bowing of Iris Zwilling.

Captain Lewis continued to capsicum nan bound - finishing pinch 11 fours - while Leah Paul's 17 helped Ireland walk nan Dutch tally pinch 4 balls to space.

Ireland are adjacent successful action connected Saturday erstwhile they return connected Italy (10:00 BST) successful Rotterdam earlier nan 2nd shape of games against their group opponents.