This was the Orla Prendergast show, another stand-out performance from the Ireland international extending Dragons lead at the top of the SS20 table and ensuring a fourth straight victory. She scored 97 of the Dragons’ 153 for four and the fact it took all but seven balls of the Typhoons innings for their batters to pass Prendergast’s total, never mind threaten victory, underlined her dominance. She played her first false stroke on 71, was missed, a difficult chance on 85 and a more straightforward one on 92. She needed seven off the last two balls to bring up her hundred but missed the scoop shot from the fifth ball. The next top score was Bella Armstrong’s 25. Prendergast then took a wicket with her first ball but, like opening partner Alana Dalzell, was asked to bowl only two overs. Arlene Kelly was denied a wicket in the last over by a dropped catch but a stumping off the last ball of the innings gave her a deserved third wicket for just 13 runs. Laura Delany finished 41 not out from 39 balls for the Typhoons but this was Orla’s day – again.

Defending champions Dragons eased to the top of the SS20 table with a third straight victory, a resounding nine wickets success in the afternoon match. After restricting the Scorchers to 124 for nine, Bella Armstrong ensured a fast start with five fours in her 25 off 13 balls. Although she was well caught on the boundary by Eimear Richardson at the end of the fourth over, Orla Prendergast replaced her and with Amy Hunter stroked off the remaining runs in a classy undefeated partnership of 90. Prendergast brought up her 50 with the winning boundary, the 11th four to go with two sixes in the innings. Prendergast had earlier taken two for 13 in her four overs, one of three Dragons bowlers to claim a double. Gaby Lewis and Scorchers captain Tina Coulter-Reilly both got into the 40s but were caught out before reaching their half-century. Dragons will expect to extend their lead at the top on Monday morning against Typhoons.

Scorchers made it two wins out of two in the SS20 with a comfortable seven wickets win over Typhoons; they had 39 balls to spare. Rebecca Stokell dominated the Typhoons innings with 60 out of her side’s 116. She faced 51 balls and hit seven fours and a six but only Laura Delany of her team-mates struggled into double figures. Four bowlers shared the seven wickets although Lou Little didn’t bowl and Ava Canning did not return after the first over. Little took 18 off the first over of the Scorchers reply and with Gaby Lewis hitting 42 from 23 balls, the result was never in doubt. Sophie McMahon finished it off with 22 not out and added to her two wickets for 22, she was named player of the match.