Ireland Under 19's took a 1-0 lead in their three-match series against their Scottish counterparts with a 78-run win at Wallace Park.

Pete Johnston's side never looked back after an opening stand of 126 between James West and Freddie Ogilby (40).

West top-scored with an even time 72 (9 fours), while Adam Leckey cleared the ropes twice in an entertaining 41.

Manu Saraswat took four wickets to drag Scotland back into contention at 215 for 7, but an eighth wicket stand of 63 in 34 balls between Dan Murray (48*) and skipper Ollie Riley (37) saw a flurry of boundaries and a total of 280 for 8 was always going to be challenging.

The Scottish batters all got starts but Rory Grant's 31 was their top score as the Murray brothers took a combined six wickets - four for Luke and two for Dan.

CIYMS left-arm spinner Alex Armstrong (3-35) collected three wickets too in a fine all-round effort by the Irish.

The teams meet again on Wednesday at Larne, with Stormont hosting the third and final match on Thursday.