Ireland's women make it through to the semi-finals of the Twenty20 World Cup qualifying in Abu Dhabi by beating Vanuatu by nine wickets on Wednesday.
Ireland made it through to the semi-finals of Twenty20 World Cup qualifying in Abu Dhabi by beating Vanuatu by nine wickets on Wednesday.
Having restricted their opponents to 88-9 from their 20 overs, the Irish women's side reached their target with 45 balls to spare.After winning the toss and opting to field first, Ireland restricted Vanuatu to just 24 from their six-over powerplay.Valenta Langiatu and Nasimana Navaika then frustrated the Irish bowlers until Arlene Kelly bowled the former for 27 from 31 balls.
Eimear Richardson soon accounted for both Navaika and Alvina Chilia as Vanuatu slumped from 58-1 to 64-3 in just 16 deliveries. Richardson returned 3-8 from her four overs, including one maiden, while Kelly and captain Laura Delany were also excellent with the ball.Having passed 2,000 T20I runs for her country in the process of their victory charge, Lewis eventually departed for 45 but, with just seven runs required, it had no bearing on the outcome.
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