So Ireland win the first game against Japan by 117 runs. It was a very convincing win by the Irish ladies and they will be very happy to get their campaign off to a good start.

Claire Shillington has been named Man of the match for her 114 in Ireland innings.

18.2

O'Reilly to Takada, OUT, its a straight ball from the bowler and Takada plays all around it. Thats all over for Japan.

M Takada b O'Reilly 0 (4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

18.1

O'Reilly to Yamaguchi, 1 run, stays in the crease and guides the ball down to third man

END OF OVER:
18 | 2 Runs 1 Wkt | JPN-W: 52/9 (119 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 2.88, RRR: 59.50)

Manami Takada0 (3b)
Eri Yamaguchi5 (10b)

Elena Tice4-1-9-3
Lucy O'Reilly2-0-8-1

17.6

Tice to Takada, no run, looks to turn the ball into the legside and there is no run

17.5

Tice to Takada, no run, cuts the ball to point and there is no run

17.4

Tice to Takada, no run, looks to turn the ball into the legside. It pops up in the air and almost goes to the close fielders

17.3

Tice to Kanno, OUT, goes back in the crease again and cuts the ball straight to point

M Kanno c IMHC Joyce b Tice 6 (11b 1x4 0x6) SR: 54.54

ICC WWT20 QLF News

PCB rewards men's and women's team
The PCB has awarded cash prizes for both the men's and women's teams after their recent twin successes in the West Indies and the ICC Women's World T20 qualifiers
Ireland hold nerve to seal World T20 berth
Round-up of the Women's World Twenty20 qualifiers played in Dublin on July 31 and August 1, 2013
Gunaratne gives Sri Lanka edge
The final of the Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier between Sri Lanka and Pakistan will conclude on Thursday after heavy showers in Dublin meant only the first innings was completed amid persistent rain
Pakistan, Sri Lanka through to World T20
Sadia Yousuf's career-best figures of 4 for 9 led Pakistan Women to a nine-wicket win over Ireland Women in the first semi-final, which qualified them for the World T20 2014
Pakistan, Sri Lanka ease to wins, Zimbabwe take low-scorer
A round-up of matches at the Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier, on July 27

JPN Women INNINGS		R	B
M Yamamoto	caught	10	21
A Nakayama	bowled	3	13
S Miyaji	bowled	1	4
K Ota	caught wk	5	19
S Kubota	caught	11	18
C Sakamoto	bowled	1	7
E Kobayashi	caught	0	1
M Yanagida	caught	0	2
M Kanno	caught	6	11
E Yamaguchi	not out	6	11
M Takada	bowled	0	4
EXTRAS	(b 1, w 8, nb 1)
TOTAL	53 (all out; 18.2 ovs)

IRE Women BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
LN McCarthy	4.0	0	12	1	3.00
EAJ Richardson	2.0	0	3	0	1.50
MEMO Scott-Hayward	3.0	0	8	2	2.66	(2w)
KJ Garth	3.0	0	10	2	3.33	(3w)
EJ Tice	4.0	1	10	3	2.50	(3w)
LK O'Reilly	2.2	0	9	2	3.85	(1nb)

JPN Women 2nd innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	12	M Yamamoto	A Nakayama
2nd	1	A Nakayama	S Miyaji
3rd	4	K Ota	A Nakayama
4th	15	S Kubota	K Ota
5th	4	S Kubota	C Sakamoto
6th	1	S Kubota	E Kobayashi
7th	0	S Kubota	M Yanagida
8th	0	S Kubota	M Kanno
9th	14	M Kanno	E Yamaguchi
10th	2	E Yamaguchi	M Takada

ICC Women's T20 Qualifier

Group A
Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
PAK-W	3	3	0	6	3.286
NL-W	3	1	2	2	-0.602
ZIM-W	3	1	2	2	-0.767
THA-W	3	1	2	2	-1.47
Group B
Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
SL-W	3	3	0	6	3.707
IRE-W	3	2	1	4	2.926
CAN-W	3	1	2	2	-2.682
JPN-W	3	0	3	0	-4.301

The Vineyard, Dublin

Series

Toss

Player Of The Match

Season

Hours of play (local time)

Match days

Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

IRELAND WOMEN 170/1(20 OVERS)

JAPAN WOMEN 53(18.2 OVERS)

END OF OVER:18 | 2 Runs 1 Wkt | JPN-W: 52/9 (119 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 2.88, RRR: 59.50)

PCB rewards men's and women's team

Ireland hold nerve to seal World T20 berth

Gunaratne gives Sri Lanka edge

Pakistan, Sri Lanka through to World T20

Pakistan, Sri Lanka ease to wins, Zimbabwe take low-scorer

END OF OVER:
18 | 2 Runs 1 Wkt | JPN-W: 52/9 (119 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 2.88, RRR: 59.50)