GABY LEWIS tormented Zimbabwe again at Sydney Parade as Ireland romped to a 65-run victory and a winning 2-0 lead in the three-match T20 international series.

Lewis followed up her 67 on Sunday with a superb 87 from 50 balls as the Girls in Green posted 176-4, and then put icing on the cake with a diving catch as extra cover to help dismiss the tourists for 111.

After the early loss of Amy Hunter, the Ireland skipper and her deputy Orla Prendergast added 131 for the second wicket to put the game beyond Zimbabwe.

Lewis struck 14 fours and six while Prendergast found the boundary seven times in making 52 from 44 balls, following an unusually slow start.

“I trusted my reactions more than Sunday, and got going quicker,” Lewis said, after being presented with her second Player of the Match award.

“The pitch had more pace in it and that played into our hands because we’re better with the ball coming onto the bat.

“With the bowling, Lloyd [Tennant, the new women’s head coach] wants us to be more ruthless and look to get people out rather than just trying to limit the runs, and that’s a big change we’ve made.”

Leg-spinner Cara Murray took 3-17 from four overs — her second successive three-wicket haul — with Prendergast and Leah Paul sharing four wickets.

The final match of the series starts at 4pm on Wednesday at the Pembroke club before the sides travel north for two one-day internationals in Belfast over the weekend.