SCOTLAND U17s claimed the Celtic Cup as Ireland were comprehensively beaten by seven wickets in the deciding T20 of a hard-fought five-match series at Stormont in Belfast.

Put into bat, Ireland struggled to recover from the loss of skipper James West and Seb Yeates inside the first three overs and were restricted to 82-9 with no batter reaching 20.

Wicketkeeper James Smallwoods top scored with 18 not out while Ken Keddie claimed 3-8 from his four overs and Shlok Thakor also took three wickets.

Scotland made short work of the chase, winning with a full five overs to spare as opening bat Olly Pillinger saw his side home with an unbeaten 51.