The trio of Sophie Ecclestone, Sarah Glenn and Charlie Dean were all on song, combining for eight wickets between them as Ireland suffered a batting collapse and stumbled from 80 for two to 105 all out.
Merwe finished with a spell of 4/31 in four overs, which earned him the 'Man of the Match' title. Markram was also given the 'Man of the Tournament' award. He scored 366 runs in 12 matches at an average of 33.27 with a century and fifty. He also took 11 wickets in the tournament.
Gulf Giants defeated MI Emirates by four wickets in Qualifier 2 to book a place in the final. They will now meet Desert Vipers in the title clash at the same venue on Sunday.
Rohit Sharma's knock of 120 and unbeaten half-centuries from Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel helped India score 321 runs with the loss of 7 wickets. They have 144 runs lead with three wickets in hand
Jadeja celebrated his comeback to Test cricket after a five-month layoff with five wickets against Australia. His 5/47 helped India bowl out the visitors for 177
Ashwin became the second fastest bowler to take 450 Test wickets in terms of Tests played, after Sri Lankan legend Muttiah Muralitharan who achieved this landmark in 80 matches.
Trent Boult, who has been instrumental in leading the MI Emirates bowling attack with early wickets is happy to be a part of the leadership group while hailing the bowling group for adapting to the ever-changing conditions in the UAE.
He achieved the feat against Pakistan at Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, now known as Arun Jaitley cricket stadium in Delhi during the second Test of the two-match series.