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NED-W vs IRE-W, 1st ODI: Ireland decimate the Netherlands with a decisive victory by five wickets

image-l74z3353Ireland start the series on a dominating note (PC: Twitter)

Ireland Women won the first fixture of the ODI series by five wickets against Netherlands Women at VRA Cricket Ground, Amstelveen on Monday (22 August).

Netherlands batters blow away by the skilful Irish bowling unit

Opting to bowl first, Irish pacers created havoc with their proficient line lengths. The Dutch skipper Babette de Leede (3) was the first one to be dismissed by Georgina Dempsey.

Then, the rest of the work was taken care of by Arlene Kelly and Rachel Delaney, to crush the middle-order of the hosts. The top knock of 38* off 65 from Frederique Overdijk could help the Netherlands team to finish their innings on 84/10. Kelly and Delaney scalped three wickets apiece for the visitors. 

Gaby Lewis and Orla Pendergast lead the way for Ireland

In response, Ireland got off to a good start with the clinical stroke play by Gaby Lewis. Lewis (25) and Leah Paul (9) were dismissed in the first 10 overs but had already laid a stable platform with a run-rate of around 5. 

image-l74z0blgOrla Pendergast hit 24* off 35 (PC: Twitter)

In the end, Orla Pendergast remained unbeaten on 24 off 35, with two fours to finish the chase for Ireland under 20 overs, with the loss of five wickets. For the Netherlands, Silver Siegers and Iris Zwilling scalped two wickets each. 

Brief Scores: 

Netherlands Women- 84/10 (32.5)
Frederique Overdijk 38* (65), Iris Zwilling 9 (26);
Arlene Kelly 3/9

Ireland Women- 87/5 (19.3)
Gaby Lewis 25 (32), Orla Pendergast 24* (35);
Silver Siegers 2/10

Result: Ireland Women won by 5 wkts

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