Typhoons broke their duck in the SS20 by winning the final match of the competition, beating Scorchers by eight wickets with five balls to spare. Their chase was always under control after Rebecca Stokell and Sarah Forbes put on 44 for the first wicket in five overs. Leah Paul then joined Forbes to add 61 for the second wicket in seven overs and Laura Delany stayed with Paul who finished 55 not out from 33 balls with nine fours. The Ireland international all-rounder was also the only Typhoons bowler to take more than one wicket as Scorchers totalled 161 for six, boosted by Ava Canning’s unbeaten 30 from just 18 balls. Eimear Richardson top scored with 54 from 45 balls before she was out hit wicket, the rare occurrence happening for the second time in two days in this competition. On a weekend for the batters, Scorchers lost 16 wickets, while Dragons lost seven and Typhoons only six.

Dragons retained the SS20 title with a game to spare after beating Scorchers by 38 runs in their first match of the day. An opening partnership of 171 between Amy Hunter and Bella Armstrong was seven more than Scorchers managed in their reply, bowled out in the final over. Armstrong was the first to go, leg before to Sophie McMahon for 85, from 54 balls with 11 fours and three sixes. Hunter, who was missed on 22 and 31, was finally dismissed in the final over for 89 when she hit her wicket; she faced 58 balls and hit 12 fours as Dragons finished on 202 for four. While Gaby Lewis was in the middle, Scorchers were on course to chase down the total but her dismissal, much to her surprise, given out lbw for 77 from just 39 balls (14 fours and a six) led to a collapse as the remaining six wickets fell for 38 runs. Arlene Kelly was the most successful bowler with three for 29.

Amy Hunter was presented with the SS20 trophy by Cricket Ireland president Donna Armstrong after Dragons completed the clean sweep with a sixth straight win in the afternoon match, beating Typhoons by 11 runs. It was a case of déjà vu as openers Amy Hunter and Bella Armstrong posted their second century stand of the day, bringing their partnerships tally to 312 before Hunter was leg before to Leah Paul with the score on 141. Armstrong, who was out for 85 in the morning match could add only five more this time in an innings that included 17 fours. Their total of 191 for three was under threat for much of the Typhoons reply although the run out of Rebecca Stokell, after she had scored 25 from 13 balls, was ultimately crucial. Paul hit 45 off 35 balls and Laura Delany was 60 not out from 47 when the overs ran out. The difference was their lack of boundaries. No-one hit more than five and there were only 19 in the innings; Dragons hit 33 in a game without a single six.

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.

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.

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.