286/10 (46.4)
CR : 6.13
334/8 (50.0)
CR : 6.68
England won by 48 runs 🏆
Player of the Match
Will Jacks
0/2794(88)
46.4
W
G Scrimshaw to J Little
WICKET! That's it and the end of the game. Length ball here, Little takes it on and lofts it away over mid-on. He gets the height and not the distance here. The catch is taken at long-on by Carse as the final wicket falls here. England wins this game by 48 runs to take a 1-0 lead with a game to spare.
J Little 29(29)
c B Carse b G Scrimshaw
4s/6s
4/1
SR
100.00
ENG won by 48 runs
10:56 PM IST, 6:26 PM Local Time | England win and take the lead in this 3 match ODI series. They defeat Ireland by 48 runs! A statement performance by a young England side!
Ireland won the toss and elected to field first, and the decision backfired immediately as the English openers established a quick-fire 55 run-stand within the first 6 overs to get England off to a flier. Craig Young picked up 2 wickets in the same over to bring Ireland back into the game but Will Jacks and Ben Duckett took matters into their own hands with a 102 run stand for the 3rd wicket.
Jacks missed out on his maiden ODI century as he fell at the score of 94 runs from 88 balls while Duckett too missed out on reaching the half-century mark. Ireland looked to have controlled the flow of runs but Sam Hain had other ideas. The dashing right handed batter smashed 89 runs off just 82 balls to power his team over the 300 run-mark. Brydon Carse's 30 ball 32 helped England finish with a total of 332/8 after their 50 overs.
Dockrell was the pick of the bowlers for his figures of 3/43 from 8 overs.
Come the chase, Scrimshaw's chaotic opening saw Ireland get off to a flier but two wickets in two balls for England saw them take control of the chase leaving Ireland in a spot of bother at 69/3 after 8.4 overs.
From there on England never looked back as the spinners put the choke on and Rehan Ahmed's 4/54 from 10 overs in the middle phase put victory right in England's hands. After that it was only a matter of when and not if when England would seal victory. Ireland to their credit did not go down without a fight as they kept England waiting for victory.
George Dockrell was the man again but this time with the bat as he top scored for Ireland with 43 runs from 54 balls.
But in the end it was England who defeated their fierce neighbors. They will look to seal the series victory in the next ODI while Ireland will go back to the drawing board and come out with altered plans to level the series.
Ireland won the toss and elected to field first, and the decision backfired immediately as the English openers established a quick-fire 55 run-stand within the first 6 overs to get England off to a flier. Craig Young picked up 2 wickets in the same over to bring Ireland back into the game but Will Jacks and Ben Duckett took matters into their own hands with a 102 run stand for the 3rd wicket.
Jacks missed out on his maiden ODI century as he fell at the score of 94 runs from 88 balls while Duckett too missed out on reaching the half-century mark. Ireland looked to have controlled the flow of runs but Sam Hain had other ideas. The dashing right handed batter smashed 89 runs off just 82 balls to power his team over the 300 run-mark. Brydon Carse's 30 ball 32 helped England finish with a total of 332/8 after their 50 overs.
Dockrell was the pick of the bowlers for his figures of 3/43 from 8 overs.
Come the chase, Scrimshaw's chaotic opening saw Ireland get off to a flier but two wickets in two balls for England saw them take control of the chase leaving Ireland in a spot of bother at 69/3 after 8.4 overs.
From there on England never looked back as the spinners put the choke on and Rehan Ahmed's 4/54 from 10 overs in the middle phase put victory right in England's hands. After that it was only a matter of when and not if when England would seal victory. Ireland to their credit did not go down without a fight as they kept England waiting for victory.
George Dockrell was the man again but this time with the bat as he top scored for Ireland with 43 runs from 54 balls.
But in the end it was England who defeated their fierce neighbors. They will look to seal the series victory in the next ODI while Ireland will go back to the drawing board and come out with altered plans to level the series.
Time for the presentation ceremony.
Player of the Match: Will Jacks.
Will Jacks (Player of the Match): "We got off to a great start. It was free flowing. But they came back really well and we had to tough it out. We don't play 50 over cricket and we found the right tempo to score here. The score was good I felt. We felt that if we bowl well, we can defend this. Always great to score runs for the side and happy scoring for England. The boys are resting for the World Cup and I felt we should step it up and we did that."
Paul Stirling (Ireland Captain): "We were awful and couldn't turn up in the first 40 minutes or so and that really cost us the game. The wicket was a decent one and 330 was a par score in my book. The fight that the batters and lower order showed was a pleasing sight for me to see. All set for Tuesday, the last game of the season before we get a break. The energy levels should be up. We were on top of the game for a few moments. George Dockrell had a good game with bat and ball. Hope to get a win on Tuesday."
Zak Crawley (England Captain): "Yes, it was a good performance. The spinners did well and Sam Hain, Jacks was good with the bat. We were having a par score today and hope to get 300 and glad we did that. The debutants did well. Tom also bowled well. We need to give people chance and how they go about their work in the end. It is important to see how the youngsters are shaping up to the plate. Happy with the win and looking forward to Tuesday at Bristol."
11:17 PM IST, 6:47 PM Local Time | Well that's all she wrote for today folks! England take 1-0 lead in the series and we await the third and final ODI!
This is Anirudh Modi, signing off along with my co-commentator Ayan Chatterjee, and our scorer/analyst Raju Khariya! See you on the next one!
This is Anirudh Modi, signing off along with my co-commentator Ayan Chatterjee, and our scorer/analyst Raju Khariya! See you on the next one!