Ireland opener Gaby Lewis says the mood in the squad is “brilliant” ahead of the ODI series against Sri Lanka at Stormont.
Lewis scored a brilliant 119 in Dublin on Tuesday to help the Irish to a seven-run victoryover the Asia Cup champions to draw the T20 series 1-1.
It was a first win for Ireland women over Sri Lanka while Lewis chalked up her first T20 century against a Full Member team.
The sides now move north to Belfast, with the first of three matches taking place on Friday.
“After the win on Tuesday we’re all absolutely buzzing – after a loss in the first match and then bouncing back the mood is great, it’s brilliant,” said Lewis.
“They have a lot of spinners but we’ve had a really good prep coming into this series. We have plans, we’re ready to go and I back us as a team.”
Lewis is promoted to captain for the series in the absence of Laura Delany, who sustained an ankle injury while fielding in Tuesday’s match.
Injury also rules out Una Raymond-Hoey and she is replaced in the squad by Sarah Forbes.
Lewis hit 17 fours and two sixes in a wonderful knock on Tuesday and she is relishing a return to the crease for the ODIs.
“In the last year or two I’ve preferred the longer format – you don’t have to be as attacking, I can trust my natural instincts a bit more as opposed to being premeditated and perhaps thinking ahead of the bowler.
“For this series I’m quite excited to spend as much time at the crease as I can and let my natural instincts take over.”