Martin Saggers (England), David Millns (England), Alex Wharf (England, TV)
So far, the pitches have offered a bit of spongy bounce which has troubled the players, though there hasn’t been too much of lateral movement. The ball has spun at times but players willing to apply themselves have been able to score runs. A similar strip is expected for the final ODI, meaning that batting second could perhaps be the better option.
The forecast says that Southampton would be partly cloudy on Tuesday, although there is minimal chance of rain (10%). It will, however, be quite sapping with the humidity level expected to be around 57%.
The series has been decided already but with the crucial ODI Super League points on offering, none of the teams will be taking this game any lightly. England would be happy with the way Sam Billings and David Willey have played on their comeback trail. Both of them had missed out on World Cup selection due to different reasons but seem to have returned with a point to prove. Ireland, on the contrary, would want their experienced players to come to the fore and make a mark in the third ODI. The youngsters have played some decent cricket for the visitors in this series but the lack of contribution elsewhere has made Ireland easy fodder for England.
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Abhinav Singh
England just like the first match dug deep in the second match to crawl through victory. The Ireland bowling has looked threatening at times but to beat a side like England, that pressure has to be applied throughout the game. The Irish batters have been a huge disappointment apart from Curtis Campher who has hit two half-centuries in his first two games of ODI career.
On the back of the earlier victories, England has won the ODI series 2-1. But this has been Ireland's night. It is their second victory over England in ODIs. The first was the famous one at Bengaluru in the 2011 World Cup. What a historic win for them! And on that note, we bid good-bye for the day. Hope you enjoyed the game with us. This is Bala signing off on behalf of Prasanth and Team Sportskeeda. Good night and stay safe!
England had posted 328 runs sailing on the back of a fantastic century by their captain Eoin Morgan and supported by the half-centuries of Tom Banton and David Willey. It was a good total on the wicket, but the pitch seemed to get better and better for batting as the game progressed. After the defeats in the first two matches, it was an opportunity for Ireland to salvage some pride, and they did it in style. England never looked like in the game during the second session, and it was Ireland all the way. They completed the victory with one ball to spare and 7 wickets in hand.
It is a famous victory for Ireland at Southampton. What a day it has been for them! The fantastic knocks from Paul Stirling and skipper Andrew Balbirnie set the stage. Both of them compiled a partnership of 214 runs, scoring centuries on the course. Stirling was finally dismissed for 142 and Balbirnie a bit later at 113. With 50 more runs required at that stage, it looked like England could come back into the game, but the youngster Harry Tector along with the veteran Kevin O'Brien ensured that the Irish crossed the ropes today. Both of them remained not out at the end, completing an Irish victory of 7 wickets.
Man of the Match is Paul Stirling for his fantastic knock of 142 setting up the victory for Ireland.
49.5 Saqib Mahmood to Kevin O' Brien, IRELAND WIN! Absolute scenes here and it's a historic result for the IRISH MEN! Short ball from Saqib and pulled away to fine leg by O' Brien for completing a historic win!
49.4 Saqib Mahmood to Kevin O' Brien, slower and shorter this time and O' Brien fails to make contact. DOT BALL! Is there a twist in the tale?
Fielders are in!
49.3Saqib Mahmood to Kevin O' Brien, full delivery played to deep midwicket by O' Brien for a double. SCORES LEVEL!
49.3 Saqib Mahmood to Harry Tector, NO BALL! Full toss above waist height and pulled to deep midwicket for a single by Tector. Just 3 runs to get from 4 balls now. And it's a FREEHIT!
49.2 Saqib Mahmood to Kevin O' Brien, full delivery angling in and flicked to deep square leg for a single. Cramped O'Brien for room there. Tector will be on strike now
49.1 Saqib Mahmood to Kevin O' Brien, full delivery driven fiercely to deep extra cover by O Brien and he comes back for two. He was shouting for two the moment he hit it, and came back comfortably in the end.
Ireland requires 8 runs from the last over for a famous victory. Kevin O'Brien, the hero from Bengaluru match will be on strike. Will it be Ireland, or can Saqib hold his nerves for England?
48.6 Tom Curran to Kevin O' Brien, slower ball played into the off side by Kevin O' Brien and will keep strike for the last over
48.5 Tom Curran to Harry Tector, slower and shorter this time and the cut from Tector finds the hands of a diving Willey at backward point
48.4 Tom Curran to Harry Tector, FOUR! Full delivery outside off and Tector has squeezed that to the point boundary. What a time to get a boundary! That's massive at this stage. Pressure was building on him. Just 10 required from 8 balls now.
48.3 Tom Curran to Harry Tector, shorter this time and pulled to midwicket as they come back for a double. Livingstone fields well at the boundary once again. TV umpire checks it, but it looks fine. Just 2 runs.
48.2 Tom Curran to Harry Tector, slower bouncer outside off and Tector can't get any bat on it. Dot ball! You just can't afford it at this stage.
48.1 Tom Curran to Kevin O' Brien, full delivery is driven firmly to long-on. Just a single! More importantly for England, O'Brien is off-strike.
Two overs remain, 17 runs to get. It's going down the wire. Tom Curran to bowl the penultimate over. Ireland 312/3 from 48 overs.
47.6David Willey to Kevin O' Brien, full delivery carved to deep point for a single. He will keep strike will O' Brien
47.6 David Willey to Kevin O' Brien, WIDE! Too wide outside off by Willey this time. Once again he was trying to stay out of O'Brien's hitting arc.
