Sophie Reid was denied a century when the first match of the day at Pembroke was abandoned, just one ball into the 19th over. Reid was 93 not out from just 56 balls, having hit nine fours and five sixes, when rain halted the Dragons innings. A restart time of 1.35pm had been confirmed but another heavy shower returned and the umpires abandoned the game as time ran out. Reid and Leah Paul had put on 153 for the third wicket, from just 89 balls. Both played almost identical innings; both reached their half century off 35 balls and both were dropped on 51. Paul eventually holed out to mid-on after making 63 from 43 balls to give Rebecca Lowe her second catch. Typhoons used seven bowlers but all conceded at least eight runs an over.

Typhoons go into the last double header of the SS20 next weekend with a 2-1 lead after beating Dragons by five runs in an exciting finish at Pembroke. It looked a lost cause for the defending champions, set 148 in 16 overs after rain delayed the start of their innings, when they still needed 37 from the last two overs. But Arlene Kelly had other ideas. The Ireland all-rounder took 11 off the penultimate over and with Leah Paul picking up a couple of singles, it left Dragons needing 24 off the last over. It was still 21 off four balls but Kelly was back in strike and a six followed by two fours left another maximum required from the last ball for a Super Over. By now it was pouring with rain again but Georgina Dempsey found a full length and Kelly could only drive it along the ground to the edge of the ring. Game set and match to the Typhoons which was no more than Lara Maritz deserved after scoring 90 from 63 balls. Promoted to opener, she hit 12 fours and a six and dominated a second wicket stand of 105 with Alice Tector. Laura Delany missed out for the Typhoons in this match, joining an all-star cast of Ireland players recovering from injury or still having ‘niggles’. Also watching on were Gaby Lewis, Orla Prendergast, Rebecca Stokell and Jane Maguire while Amy Hunter was also absent.The last two games are at Oak Hill next Sunday and Monday afternoons.