Second T20 international, Ajman
Ireland Women 171-5 (20 overs): Lewis 71, Maritz 29; Thirukkumaran 2-20
United Arab Emirates Women 110-8 (20 overs): Oza 51, Dharnidharka 18; Murray 2-21
Ireland Women win by 61 runs
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Ireland Women recovered from their opening Emerging Nations Trophy defeat by Sri Lanka to claim a comfortable 61-run victory against United Arab Emirates in their second game in Ajman.
The UAE won the toss and elected to field first, with Lloyd Tennant’s side producing a much stronger showing with the bat than they did against Sri Lanka.
The opening partnership of vice-captain Amy Hunter and captain Gaby Lewis laid the foundations for the Irish.
Hunter managed 29 runs from 27 balls before she was run out by Suraksha Kotte, while Lewis finished as Ireland’s top run scorer with 71, including 12 fours and a six before she was dismissed by Indhuja Nandakumar in the 12th over.
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Janani Thirukkumaran then forced out Louise Little (seven) in the next over and claimed her second wicket from Lara Maritz soon after, although she did add 29 to Ireland’s tally from just 23 balls.
Laura Delany was 18 not out while Theertha Satish ran out Alana Dazell (11) as Ireland finished on 171-5 from their 20 overs.
The UAE had a nightmare start to their response as they lost Satish, Heena Hotchandhani and Rinitha Rajith all inside the first two overs.
Samaira Dharnidharka added 18 to the tally before becoming the fourth player to exit when she was bowled out by Cara Murray in the seventh over.
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Esha Oza steadied the ship as she registered 51 runs from 45 balls with five fours and a six before being dismissed by Little.
The wickets continued to tumble as Thirukkumaran (13), Mehul Kulkarni (six) and Athige Sashikala Silva (four) all went as UAE fell well short of the target, ending with 110-8.
Ireland will next be in action on Monday when they face face Papua New Guinea (09:15 GMT) before rounding off their group campaign with a game against Scotland on Wednesday, 18 November (05:00 GMT).
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