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Ireland 172/10 (44.4 ov)

England 174/4 (27.5 ov)

England won by 6 wickets

Player of the match: David Willey

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England won the toss & elected to field

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Ireland

Venue Details and Pitch Report

Match Timings: 30 Jul, 06:30 PM IST

Match Venue: The Rose Bowl, Southampton, Southampton

Umpires: Martin Saggers (England, TV), Mike Burns (England), Alex Wharf (England)

Pitch Report: The Rose Bowl generally produces good batting wickets for white-ball cricket and it shouldn’t be any different on Thursday. The pitch is likely to offer even bounce and minimal seam movement.

Weather Prediction: The weather forecast states that Southampton would be nice and sunny on Thursday with minimal chances (10%) of rain. The minimum and the maximum temperature are expected to be 18 and 25 degree Celsius respectively.

Key/In-form Players to look out for

England

Jonny Bairstow

Jason Roy

Eoin Morgan

Ireland

Andrew Balbirnie

Paul Stirling

Kevin O'Brien

Key Points

First international limited overs game in the COVID era and its the neighbours that are facing each other. The match in particular is important for the Irish side who need all the points in their kitty under ICC's new Super League to gain qualification to the World Cup. This will be the English-side's first match at home after their historic World Cup final against the Kiwis and they will be itching to go out off the blocks.

Expert Comment

Abhinav Singh

England will be going into the match without some of their biggest superstars but such is the depth of the current world champions that they can take on any world-class attack with aplomb without the star players. The Engkland team looks incredibly balanced on paper and if the neighbours Ireland are to turn a corner here then they would need something really special from the teammates.

Ireland inning

172 / 10 (44.4 ov.)

BATSMAN

Paul Stirling

c EJG Morgan b DJ Willey

Gareth Delany

c T Banton b DJ Willey

137.5

Andy Balbirnie

c JM Bairstow b DJ Willey

42.85

Harry Tector

b S Mahmood

Kevin O'Brien

c DJ Willey b AU Rashid

61.11

Lorcan Tucker

lbw b DJ Willey

Curtis Campher

Not out

118

Simi Singh

runout (JM Bairstow / T Banton)

Andy McBrine

c SW Billings b TK Curran

83.33

Barry McCarthy

c JM Vince b S Mahmood

27.27

Craig Young

c JJ Roy b DJ Willey

78.57

Extras

10 (b 4, lb 2, nb 0, w 4)

Total

172 (10 wickets, 44.4 overs)

FALL OF WICKETS

2-1 (Paul Stirling, 0.4), 7-2 (Andy Balbirnie, 2.1), 28-3 (Harry Tector, 5.4), 28-4 (Gareth Delany, 6.2), 28-5 (Lorcan Tucker, 6.3), 79-6 (Kevin O'Brien, 21.1), 79-7 (Simi Singh, 21.5), 145-8 (Andy McBrine, 37.6), 156-9 (Barry McCarthy, 41.2), 172-10 (Craig Young, 44.4)

BOWLER

ECO

EXT

David Willey

8.4

3.46

2.6

5.28

3.7

England inning

174 / 4 (27.5 ov.)

BATSMAN

Jason Roy

lbw b CA Young

109.09

Jonny Bairstow

lbw b AR McBrine

28.57

James Vince

c L Tucker b CA Young

119.04

Tom Banton

c L Tucker b Curtis Campher

45.83

Sam Billings

Not out

124.07

Eoin Morgan

Not out

Extras

9 (b 0, lb 6, nb 1, w 2)

Total

174 (4 wickets, 27.5 overs)

DID NOT BAT

Moeen Ali , David Willey , Adil Rashid , Tom Curran , Saqib Mahmood

FALL OF WICKETS

12-1 (Jonny Bairstow, 2.5), 34-2 (Jason Roy, 5.3), 59-3 (James Vince, 9.5), 78-4 (Tom Banton, 13.4)

BOWLER

ECO

EXT

Barry McCarthy

0.5

3.6

0.1

5.87

5.2

3.5

A fairly convincing victory in the end for England. Ireland suffered a massive blow in the very first over of their pursuit of defending a below-par total of 172 as they saw their lead fast bowler, Barry McCarthy, limping off the field just five balls into their innings. McBrine who was called in to operate with the new ball, struck early as he dismissed Jonny Bairstow in the third over. Jason Roy then was accompanied by James Vince and the duo started to show signs of cutting loose, but, Roy fell against the run of play as he was adjudged LBW to Craig Young for 24. James Vince after striking a couple of crisp drives fell soon after for 25 as he was dismissed by Craig Young. Tom Banton didn’t impress as well, falling for just 11. England were 78-4 and in a spot of bother. Sam Billings was then joined by Eoin Morgan who decided to come in at Number 6 as the duo weathered out the tense phase with a lot of calm before cutting loose.

Sam Billings looked in complete control as he notched up his third ODI fifty and one that could be instrumental in his career. He finished with 67 not out as Morgan finished the game with a six as he remained not out on 36. The duo put on a 95 run stand in fairly quick time as England completed the chase with more than 22 overs and with 6 wickets in hand to go 1-0 up in three-match series.

So that’s all from me, Prashanth Satish, and my colleague, Shashwat Kumar. Stay Tuned to Sportskeeda for coverage of all the live cricketing action from across the globe. Till we meet again, Stay safe and Goodbye!

ENG win by 6 wickets and go 1-0 up in the three-match series

27.5 Simi Singh to Eoin Morgan, BANG! SIX! That's it, folks! Tossed up delivery on middle stump and Morgan gets onto the front foot before launching it over the bowler's head for a maximum!

27.4 Simi Singh to Eoin Morgan, length delivery at the stumps and patted back to the bowler

27.3 Simi Singh to Eoin Morgan, full delivery outside off and driven to the man at short cover

27.2 Simi Singh to Sam Billings, length delivery on middle stump and Billings nurdles it into the on side for one

27.1 Simi Singh to Sam Billings, length delivery on off as Billings steps down the track and works it away to square leg for a brace.

Less than 10 runs needed now as Sam Billings continues to impress and England are now 165/4 after 27 overs. They need another 8 runs in 23 overs

26.6 Gareth Delany to Eoin Morgan, full delivery outside off and Morgan defends it into the off side

26.5 Gareth Delany to Sam Billings, low full toss on the pads and clipped away to deep mid wicket for one.

26.4 Gareth Delany to Sam Billings, FOUR! Short delivery on leg stump and Billings rocks onto the back foot before mauling it past mid wicket for four

26.3 Gareth Delany to Sam Billings, full delivery on off and driven hard down the ground for a couple. A wonderful effort on the fence saves two runs.

26.2 Gareth Delany to Eoin Morgan, back of a length outside off and punched to deep cover for one.

26.1 Gareth Delany to Eoin Morgan, length outside off and Morgan edges his reverse sweep. Luckily for him, the edge falls short of firs slip

Another expensive over from Young as he concedes 12 runs off that one. This partnership is now worth 79 runs in just 74 balls
England are 157/4 after 26 overs. They need another 16 runs in 24 overs

25.6 Craig Young to Eoin Morgan, slower delivery on a length outside off as Morgan dabs it down to third man for a single

25.5 Craig Young to Eoin Morgan, back of a length delivery at the body and tucked away to square leg. Dot ball

25.4 Craig Young to Eoin Morgan, length delivery on leg stump and the ball just moves away slightly to open Morgan up. No damage done though as the leading edge falls safe

25.3 Craig Young to Eoin Morgan, SIX! Banged into the track on leg stump and that allows Morgan to bring out the pull. He gets into position early, gets his hands through the ball and sends it soaring over fine leg for six.

25.2 Craig Young to Sam Billings, length delivery on off and punched to the left of mid on for a single