England was on its way to an expected victory when they amassed 327 for 8 against Ireland, until that team took to the field and started attacking.
Phil Salt, Will Jacks and Zak Crawley all contributed well in giving England some impetus in the batsmen department. George Scrimshaw then hit Dockrell for six with an elegant chip shot to reach his first ODI century!
In this article, we will discuss about England Cricket Team Vs Ireland Cricket Team Match Scorecard.
England: 280-4 (Duckett 107)
England’s batsmen displayed impressive resilience on an eventful third day at Lord’s against Ireland despite heavy rainfall, amassing an advantage of more than 130 runs before rain stopped play with 31 overs remaining. Ben Duckett hit his maiden one-day hundred while Zak Crawley and Sam Hain established themselves before rain arrived with just 30 overs remaining.
Phil Salt and Will Jacks shared an opening stand of 126 before Jacks fell prey to Craig Young (3-30). Crawley and Duckett took up the burden of adding to England’s total with five wickets each, surpassing England’s target in quick time.
At first, both players seemed to be moving in tandem, with boundary hits helping keep the scoreboard moving along smoothly. But then a run-out came along and forced both to adjust their strategies accordingly.
Crawley began aggressively, hitting his first ball into the off side and top-edging one for four. Meanwhile, Duckett adopted a more measured approach, playing at all shots to build his innings.
But both batsmen responded positively, adding 52 off the last 10 overs to move the score to 286-6 at stumps. Crawley was eventually caught by Ireland’s bowlers – Adair being one of them on an otherwise rain-affected day.
England took back control after their brief lull, with Crawley reaching his century off the last ball of the 27th over with a six over long-on off ball 27 off offball ball 27; but rain arrived shortly thereafter and water seeped onto the pitch, prompting play to be stopped just prior to completion of innings.
On Wednesday, both teams are back out at Trent Bridge to resume the second ODI, each looking to take full advantage of what could be their only chance at victory in this series. Live updates of all of the action can be found via our cricket partner DafaNews. England have appointed Zak Crawley captain of their side while Ben Duckett retains vice-captaincy roles; Tanya Aldred will provide commentary and highlight any key moments from each innings.
Ireland: 286-8 (McCarthy 41)
England were able to breeze past Ireland’s inexperienced bowling attack with relative ease. Phil Salt, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett and Sam Hain all scored at least 50 runs while Hain notched his maiden Test century for County. England must however be more wary in future when facing spinners as they proved poor at judging line and length throughout this matchup.
Weather gods, in their good graces, have decided to restore equilibrium by showering us with raindrops – delaying drinks breaks but perhaps helping Salt achieve his century faster if the sun comes back out again for long enough.
England have seen their fortunes improve recently, yet are still playing catch-up. A win here would go a long way toward helping England catch up to India in the ODI series; any defeat here could make matters more challenging.
Ireland’s lower middle order may look confident when looking at the pitch at first glance, but they have struggled so far to maintain momentum on this surface. Andy Balbirnie has held back runs by bowling several hard outswingers. While some balls go for four, their batsmen struggled to adapt quickly enough due to unclear field placements.
Last two overs have been tight, but signs of recovery now that England have rallied back to 286-8 are evident. Ben Duckett has hit some boundary shots to break England out of their torpor and even hit an off-spinner for four off Campher. Additionally, he snagged off-spinner with straight drive, providing his side a much-needed lift. Ben Duckett could easily have made the World Cup squad had there been enough room. His innings has seen him score 90 off just 63 balls; an astounding feat which will only get better as time progresses – truly he is truly remarkable to watch – truly enjoyable viewing.
England: 280-4 (Crawley 29)
Phil Salt and Will Jacks have put on an excellent partnership, pushing England up to 240-4. Unfortunately, however, they’ve been held back by bowlers thus far; someone needs to stand up and be counted and that man is Craig Young. On his third over he found just the right line and length to cause a collapse of England’s top order: first knocking Jacks off his stumps off with ball five of an over, and then picking Salt off off an aggressive drive off ball six.
Salt returned for the 13th over and almost immediately had the same impact on Duckett, as he hit his fourth six off the opening ball. Salt didn’t sit around, however; with his second four came an effortless pull past the covers for an improbable fifty off 36 balls – England ODI history’s fastest 50!
Jacks, in contrast, is looking to add to his impressive total. Although his footwork may be less-than-sparse due to being in such a hurry, he managed to chip the same bowler for another four and then hit one straight down the ground to long-on boundary for yet another four.
Adair finds some success with fuller ones in the 18th over, yet cannot elicit the top edge required to cause him real damage. Duckett was blissfully unaware of Adair’s misfired half-tracker attempt and hit it past point for an easy six.
Ireland has seen their hopes for a quick win diminish, but are still hopeful. Paul Stirling leads them into battle as captain with some impressive players such as Andy Balbirnie, Curtis Campher, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker (wk), George Dockrell Mark Adair Barry McCarthy Theo van Woerkom Craig Young and Josh Little in their ranks.
Ireland: 286-8 (Pope 55)
England overwhelmed Ireland on the opening day of this four-day test at Trent Bridge with their powerful bowling display, featuring Stuart Broad’s devastating bowling. Broad’s spell bowled Ireland out for 19-3 before setting England on their way to totalling 172 runs in reply. Ben Stokes and Jack Leach each took one wicket but it was Broad who truly stole the show, taking five for 51 off him to leave them reeling at their inability to score runs against such powerful bowling display.
Salt and Duckett make an impressive start to their partnership and Duckett makes his mark with an eye-catching six off Curtis Campher’s inaugural ball over the cover boundary, before adding another four. A single off the next ball brings him up to 29 off ten deliveries before Duckett hits another full delivery over midwicket for six.
Salt continues his record-setting England innings by smashing his fourth ball for six and then pulling for another four, to move to 60 off 23 balls and establish himself as the fastest fifty in ODI history.
Beginning the final over of the day with an attempt from Ireland to claim offside, umpire Paul Stirling rules it not out despite Ireland’s shouts for offside. No matter, though: next ball from Adair was hit over Salt’s head for his third six of his century!
Summer cricket season has come to a close – but don’t fret: more action awaits on Wednesday in Bristol when this series wraps up live on BBC Two and iPlayer! Until then, have an excellent autumn.
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