Second ODI, Derby - England win toss and bowl
England lead three-match series 1-0
Prendergast picks out Kemp at deep mid-wicket off Villiers, who then removes Stokell cheaply
Wong dismisses Lewis, Paul and Little
Dunkley pulls off superb run out to dismiss Ireland opener Tector

#prendergast #lewis

The Hundred women's competition, Old Trafford
Manchester Super Giants 85-9 (100 ***** ): MacDonald-Gay 18* (14); Prendergast 4-18
Welsh Fire (91 ***** ): Wareham 17 (12); Ecclestone 3-14
Welsh Fire won by three wickets
Scorecard. Table

#balls #Giants #macdonald

Captain Hayley Matthews and veteran Stafanie Taylor struck magnificent centuries as West Indies Women defeated Ireland Women by six wickets in the second ODI at Bready on Sunday to seal the three-match series 2-0 with a game to spare.

After opting to bowl first, West Indies produced a disciplined effort to restrict Ireland to 241/7 before Matthews (100 off 94) and Taylor (104* off 104) stitched together a match-winning 158-run partnership to guide the visitors to 245/4 in 39 overs, completing the chase with 11 overs remaining.
Ireland lost both openers early after Deandra Dottin struck twice in her opening spell, dismissing Sarah Forbes and Gaby Lewis to leave the hosts under pressure.

However, Amy Hunter (67) and Rebecca Stokell (57) steadied the innings with a crucial 106-run stand for the fourth wicket after Orla Prendergast had fallen to Matthews. The partnership ended when Matthews removed Hunter before Afy Fletcher dismissed Stokell just nine deliveries later. Leah Paul then provided late impetus with a brisk 32 off 30 ******* , helping Ireland post a competitive 241/7.

Matthews impressed with the ball as well, returning figures of 2/34, while Dottin's fiery opening spell earned her 2/15.
West Indies suffered an early setback when Realeanna Grimmond was dismissed in the opening over, but Matthews immediately took charge of the chase. The skipper played an attacking knock, racing to her second century of the series in just 94 ******* , dominating a game-changing 158-run partnership with Taylor. Matthews eventually departed for exactly 100, leaving West Indies needing only 83 more runs.

Taylor, who initially played the supporting role, shifted gears after Matthews' dismissal. The experienced batter reached her fifty in 62 ******* before bringing up a superb unbeaten century off 104 deliveries, sealing the milestone with a six. She remained unbeaten alongside Shemaine Campbelle as West Indies completed a comfortable victory with plenty of overs to spare.

The result gave West Indies an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match ODI series ahead of the final fixture.
Ireland Women: 241/7 in 50 overs (Amy Hunter 67, Rebecca Stokell 57; Hayley Matthews 2/34, Deandra Dottin 2/15)
West Indies Women: 245/4 in 39 overs (Stafanie Taylor 104*, Hayley Matthews 100; Aimee Maguire 2/52)

West Indies Women won by 6 wickets and lead the three-match ODI series 2-0.

Former Ireland scrum-half Conor Murray believes Ciaran Frawley will be frustrated after Saturday's 36-20 win over ***** an in the Nations Championship.
With Sam Prendergast rested following last week's win over Australia and Jack Crowley injured, Frawley was handed a first start in the fly-half jersey for Ireland.
On his 14th cap, the versatile Frawley - who has left Leinster for Connacht - struggled to dictate the game against a ***** an side that threatened to upset Ireland and missed a straightforward conversion attempt in the first half.
Head coach Andy Farrell had made nine changes from the narrow win over Australia, and the performance was littered with penalties as the Irish set-piece struggled to provide a platform in Newcastle.
Murray describes Frawley as "a brilliant player", but felt the 28-year-old struggled to impact the game as he might have hoped as Ireland's forward pack struggle at line-out and scrum.

SYDNEY (AP) — Flyhalf Sam Prendergast kicked a conversion with three minutes left, after replacement forward Thomas Clarkson scored a try, to give Ireland a 33-31 victory Saturday over Australia in their Nations Championship opener.
At a sold-out Sydney Football Stadium, the Wallabies led 24-19 at halftime after early tries by Dylan Pietsch and Jock Campbell. But the Irish stayed in touch through touchdowns from Cian Prendergast and Josh van der Flier, with Jamison Gibson-Park scoring a try on halftime to keep them in the match.
After the lead had changed seven times in the 10-try match, Ben Donaldson had the chance to give Australia the winning points, but he pushed a penalty attempt wide from more than 40 meters in the final seconds.
The match marked the start of the end of Joe Schmidt's coaching era at the Wallabies and close to the beginning of the Les Kiss era. Under Schmidt, Australia was winless in its tour to Britain late last year and was on a four-match losing streak.
Schmidt will stay on for two further Nations Championship tests against France in Brisbane next Saturday and vs. Italy in Perth on July 18. Kiss will officially take over on July 20 and is currently concluding his duties with the Queensland Reds Super Rugby side.

Nations Championship
Australia (24) 31
Tries: Pietsch, Campbell, Canham, Lonergan, McDermott Cons: Gordon 3 Pens:
Ireland (19) 33
Tries: C Prendergast, Van der Flier, Gibson-Park, Keenan, Clarkson Cons: S Prendergast 4 Pens:

SOUTHAMPTON, England (AP) — New Zealand kept alive slim hopes of defending the Women's Twenty20 World Cup ***** le by beating Ireland by four runs in a thriller to the last ball on Friday.
Ten dropped catches cost New Zealand its first two games against the West Indies and Sri Lanka, and it faced elimination with two group games remaining if it didn't beat Ireland, also winless.
New Zealand recovered from 10-3 to post 140-6 on a last-ball six by Suzie Bates, the storied allrounder making her first appearance in the tournament only after fellow retiree-to-be Sophie Devine became ill.
New Zealand pacer Bree Illing bowled out with a sterling 1-18 but Ireland captain Gaby Lewis and Orla Prendergast played around her and Jess Kerr (0-23) in a partnership of 110 into the 18th over.
They put Ireland in sight of an historic first World Cup win after 19 defeats but Prendergast was caught near the boundary on 59. Lewis was still there on 58, though, until the next and 19th over when she gave Bates a catch at cover.

Women's T20 World Cup, Group 2, Southampton
New Zealand 140-6 (20 overs): Sharp 36; Murray 2-26, Prendergast 2-26
Ireland 136-4 (20 overs): Prendergast 59, Lewis 58; M Kerr 2-23
New Zealand won by four runs
Scorecard. Tables.

United Rugby Championship final
Leinster (22) 36
Tries: O'Brien, Ioane, Conan, Prendergast, Byrne Cons: Prendergast 3, Byrne Pens: Prendergast
Bulls (0) 7
Tries: Moodie Cons: Pollard

The sense of anticipation felt by Ireland supporters about the start of the inaugural Nations Championship ramped up a degree or two on Wednesday when head coach Andy Farrell named his 36-man squad for the three matches his side will play in July.
Farrell's selection for the games against Australia, ****** an and New Zealand in July features three players who have yet to win their first caps, all three of those Connacht forwards.
Props Billy Bohan and Sam Illo, along with back row Sean Jansen, are part of the group which will travel to Sydney on Monday to begin their preparation for the three Test matches in the southern hemisphere.
The call-ups reflect the excellent form shown by Connacht in the latter half of the season particularly, as a run of positive results by Stuart Lancaster's team's moved them into eighth in the United Rugby Championship table, and thereby progressing to the end-of-season play-offs and qualify for next season's Champions Cup.
In total, six Connacht players have been named with Darragh Murray, Cian Prendergast and Bundee Aki also having been chosen.

URC play-off semi-final
Leinster (13) 20
Tries: Ioane, Gibson-Park Cons: Prendergast, Byrne Pens: Prendergast 2
Stormers (8) 11
Tries: Smith Cons: Pens: Matthee 2