Australia 103 for 1 (Mooney 45*, Lanning 39*) beat Ireland 99 for 8 (Stokell 22, King 3-9, Brown 2-9) by 9 wickets
Superb spells from Alana King and Darcie Brown have helped Australia thump Ireland by nine wickets in the second match of the Tri-Nation Women's T20I series in Bready.
After rain had washed out Australia's march again Pakistan in game one, the world champions produced a near-flawless bowling display with King taking 3 for 9 and Brown bagging 2 for 9 as Ireland limped to 99 for 8 from their 20 overs. Just four Ireland batters reached double figures with Rebecca Stokell top-scoring with 22.
Beth Mooney and Meg Lanning made light work of the chase, running down the target in 12.5 overs after the early loss of Alyssa Healy.
Brown's spell set up the game after Lanning won the toss and sent Ireland in. Gaby Lewis holed out to deep backward square in the opening over off Megan Schutt before Brown produced a double-wicket maiden in her second over.
Her extra pace was too much for Orla Prendergast and Laura Delany. Prendergast had struck two boundaries but had her off stump flattened by Brown attempting to drive on the up. Brown then pinned Delany on the body with a swift short ball before again firing full and straight. Delany tried to give room to slash through the off side but had her leg stump flattened.
That left Ireland 16 for 3 in the fourth over and they never recovered. King was introduced in the first over after the powerplay and struck immediately, trapping Rachel Delaney plumb lbw.
Brown bowled her four overs straight, finishing with 16 dot balls alongside her two wickets. Ireland were just 40 for 4 after 10 overs and slumped to 44 for 6 shortly after. Mary Waldron chipped Nicola Carey straight to cover before King bamboozled Stokell. King had a very close lbw shout turned down. She then beat the outside edge with sharp turn. Next ball Stokell played for turn and was beaten on the inside edge by one that skidded on and crashed into leg stump.
Leah Paul and Ava Canning fought hard to ensure Ireland batted out their overs. King had Paul caught behind trying to sweep in the 19th over for 12, while Canning finished 14 not out.
Mooney and Lanning waltzed through the chase but not without some luck. Mooney was dropped in the opening over, chipping Jane Maguire to mid-off and Stokell spilled a sitter. Mooney slog-swept the pacer for six not long after to rub salt into the wound. Healy struggled for fluency on the slow pitch striking just one boundary in 11 balls before holing out to mid off for 10 off Arlene Kelly.
Mooney and Lanning slipped into cruise control thereafter striking nine boundaries and a six between them in an unbroken 68-run stand to ice the game with more than seven overs to spare.
Ireland face Pakistan on Tuesday before playing Australia again on Thursday.
