Women's National T20 Cup 2024
Final: Phoenix beat Waringstown by 9 wickets
Phoenix Park, Dublin, 25 August.
Waringstown 99/7 (20 overs; Extras 29, Amy Caulfield 21*, Naomi Matthews 19; Darcey Dalwood 3-16, Arisha Foysal 2-23)
Phoenix 100/1 (11.3 overs; Siuin Woods 50*, Alice Tector 40*)
Winners Phoenix (Phoenix CC)
Another week, another All-Ireland T20 trophy for Phoenix as their Women's side beat Waringstown by 9 wickets in a dominant display in the Park. The NCU double winners found the going tough against the home side attack, with opener Amy Caulfield getting bogged down as she batted through the entire innings to face 60 balls for a boundary-less unbeaten 21. Waringstown managed just five boundaries in the 20 overs, with Naomi Matthews hitting two of them in her 19. Extras contributed 29 of their modest total of 99 for 7, with three wickets for Darcey Dalwood (3-16) and two for Arisha Foysal (2-23). Any thoughts that the chase would be a nervy one were quickly dispelled by skipper Siuin Woods, who scored quickly from the off. There was one bright moment for the visitors as Caulfield trapped Nevedha Saravanarajan for four, but any hopes of a fightback were quickly extinguished by an unbroken second wicket stand of 73 in 49 balls between Woods and Ireland's newest international Alice Tector. The 16 year-old hit 7 fours in her 24-ball 40 not out, while Woods top-scored with an undefeated 50 from 37 balls (6 fours) as Phoenix continued Leinster domination of the trophy.
Semi-final: Fox Lodge lost to Waringstown by 37 runs
Ballymagorry, 11 August.
Waringstown 150/8 (20 overs; Amy Caulfield 62, Sophie Hinds 20, Naomi Matthews 17; Mollie Devine 3-24, Lucy Neely 2-19)
Fox Lodge 113/7 (20 overs; Mollie Devine 59; Charlotte Lyons 2-26, Rachel Harrison 2-35)
Winners Waringstown (CricketEurope)
A half century from Amy Caulfield helped NCU champions Waringstown into the final of the Women's All-Ireland T20 after a 37-run win at Fox Lodge. The opener hit 9 fours in a top-score of 62 from 48 balls, and was well supported by skipper Sophie Hinds (20) and Naomi Matthews (17) in a decent total of 150 for 8 - two wickets for Lucy Neely and three in four balls in the last over by Mollie Devine (3-24). The home side looked out of it at 67 for 5 after 12 overs, but Mollie Devine's counterattacking knock saw 30 runs scored between overs 13-15, and with 54 needed from the last five overs, the home support dared to dream. However, Devine was dismissed by Charlotte Lyons (2-26) for a 40-ball 59 (4 fours, 4 sixes) with the Mid-Ulster side closing out a 37-run win. Waringstown will now play Phoenix on Sunday 25th in the Park, as part of a double-header with the men's final.
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