Irish top IWCC trophy table with Pakistan

Pakistan and Ireland meet this morning in Rotterdam as a possible preamble to the IWCC Trophy final on Sunday. Both sides have maximum points from two games played in the group stages of a competition doubling as qualification for the 2005 World Cup in South Africa.

Following Monday's 28-run victory over the West Indies, Peter Johnston's side stormed past Japan, making their international women's debut, with a 9 wicket win at the Haarlem club yesterday. In answer to the Japanese order's 62 all-out (including three wickets for Malahide's Barbara McDonald), the Irish managed 63-1 with Clare O'Leary of YMCA topping the bill with 31 runs.