LEINSTER Lightning made it seven bonus point wins on the bounce as they brushed aside the North West Warriors with a 79-run victory on the second day of the T20 Interprovincial series at Bready.

It was a one-sided affair from start to finish as the defending champions encountered no resistance from the bitterly disappointing hosts.

Chris De Freitas and Tim Tector (38) shared an opening stand of 84 that ended just before the midway point of the innings.

It didn’t stall the Dubliners momentum as Harry Tector (30) joined De Freitas as the runs continued to flow against a largely toothless home side attack – the pair adding 65 in 34 balls for the second wicket.

Balbriggan left-hander De Freitas hit seven fours and three sixes in a brilliant 53-ball 78, ended only by a direct hit run out from Jared Wilson.

It was a rare highlight as Leinster finished on 193 for five, setting the Warriors a fairly formidable target.

Barry McCarthy has been the stand-out bowler in the competition, and once again he proved tough to play, taking one for seven in a three-over spell, including the wicket of opener Sam Topping.

After five overs, the hosts had limped to 15 for two, with the match effectively over. Andy Balbirnie played some nice shots in a top score of 26, but it was all about respectability.

Harry Tector and teenage paceman Reuben Wilson each took three wickets, while Matthew Hollard took two in an over as the Warriors were bowled out for 114 in the 19th over.

Lightning will claim the trophy three games early if they either beat Munster and claim a bonus point, or if the Northern Knights lose to the Warriors in the final round of matches today.

In the morning match, the Knights opening pair of Paul Stirling and Ross Adair finally came good as they trounced Munster in a rain-affected contest.

John McNally hit five fours and two sixes in a top-score of 61, adding 59 for the second wicket with Stephen Doheny, who hit a rapid 40.

Liam McCarthy added late runs with a 17-ball unbeaten 37, and a final Munster total of 170 looked to be around par at the midway stage.

Stirling and Adair though made a mockery of the target as they smashed the Munster attack to all parts of the Tyrone venue.

They put on 132 in just 56 balls with Stirling making an unbeaten 79 from only 34 balls, and Adair a 29-ball 60. In total they hit a combined ten fours and 14 sixes – 124 of the 152 runs scored coming in boundaries.

Heavy rain stopped the carnage, with the Knights declared 72-run (DLS) winners.

Meanwhile in the Under-17 Girls interprovincial series, Lisburn’s Rebecca Lowe scored 92 (ten fours) as the NCU beat Leinster by 164 runs – three wickets apiece for the NCU trio of Vanessa Minford, Erin Bond and Jocelyn Wright.

Leinster’s second side enjoyed better fortunes as they recovered from 39 for five to beat the North West by five wickets at Stormont, despite three wickets from Bonds Glen seamer Jessica Cooke.