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England beat Ireland by 6 wickets in the only ODI

The Village, Malahide, Dublin, . England won the toss and chose to bowl.

Ireland269/750 ov
England274/443 ov
England won by 6 wickets
England won the series 1-0

Match report

From the scorecard

England won the toss and chose to bowl. Ireland made 269 for 7 in 50 overs, William Porterfield 112 from 142 balls and John Mooney 27 from 40 balls. Boyd Rankin took 4 for 46.

England reached 274 for 4 in 43 overs, Eoin Morgan 124 not out from 106 balls and Ravi Bopara 101 not out from 75 balls. Tim Murtagh took 3 for 33.

England won by 6 wickets.

Key performers

Ireland innings

269/7(50 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
William Porterfieldb WB Rankinb WB Rankin11214214178.87
Paul Stirlingc GS Ballance b WB Rankinc GS Ballance b WB Rankin10142071.43
Ed Joycehit wicket b WB Rankinhit wicket b WB Rankin1100010.00
Niall O'Brien †b JC Tredwellb JC Tredwell26393066.67
Gary Wilsonlbw b JC Tredwelllbw b JC Tredwell240050.00
Kevin O'Brienc EJG Morgan b RS Boparac EJG Morgan b RS Bopara23273085.19
John Mooneylbw b WB Rankinlbw b WB Rankin27402067.50
Trent Johnstonnot outnot out12*1010120.00
Max Sorensennot outnot out24*1712141.18
Extras(b 6, lb 13, w 10, nb 3)(b 6, lb 13, w 10, nb 3)32
Total50 Ov (RR 5.38)50 Ov (RR 5.38)269/7
Fall of wickets: 25-1 (PR Stirling, 3.5 ov), 36-2 (EC Joyce, 7.3 ov), 95-3 (NJ O'Brien, 21 ov), 121-4 (GC Wilson, 26.2 ov), 161-5 (KJ O'Brien, 34.4 ov), 224-6 (WTS Porterfield, 45.1 ov), 229-7 (JF Mooney, 45.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Steven Finn1014404.40424202
Boyd Rankin914645.11375140
Ravi Bopara704115.86226020
Ben Stokes1005105.10243001
James Tredwell1003523.50384000
Luke Wright302107.0072000
Michael Carberry1012012.0012000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stWTS Porterfield 9(9) & PR Stirling 10(14)2523
2ndEC Joyce 1(10) & WTS Porterfield 8(12)1122
3rdNJ O'Brien 26(39) & WTS Porterfield 31(43)5981
4thWTS Porterfield 20(28) & GC Wilson 2(4)2632
5thKJ O'Brien 23(27) & WTS Porterfield 16(23)4050
6thJF Mooney 25(37) & WTS Porterfield 28(27)6363
7thDT Johnston 1(1) & JF Mooney 2(3)54
8thMC Sorensen 24(17) & DT Johnston 11(9)40*25

England innings

274/4(43 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Michael Carberrylbw b DT Johnstonlbw b DT Johnston10132076.92
Luke Wrightb TJ Murtaghb TJ Murtagh5201025.00
James Taylorb TJ Murtaghb TJ Murtagh25423059.52
Gary Ballancec GC Wilson b TJ Murtaghc GC Wilson b TJ Murtagh02000.00
Eoin Morgannot outnot out124*10684116.98
Ravi Boparanot outnot out101*75105134.67
Extras(b 4, lb 2, w 3)(b 4, lb 2, w 3)9
Total43 Ov (RR 6.37)43 Ov (RR 6.37) · Target 270 from 50 ov274/4
Fall of wickets: 11-1 (MA Carberry, 3.1 ov), 25-2 (LJ Wright, 8.2 ov), 25-3 (GS Ballance, 8.4 ov), 48-4 (JWA Taylor, 14.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Tim Murtagh1023333.30456000
Trent Johnston703414.86273120
Max Sorensen402406.0081000
George Dockrell1007307.30256310
Kevin O'Brien4041010.2595200
Paul Stirling503607.20131200
John Mooney302709.0072100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stMA Carberry 10(13) & LJ Wright 1(6)1119
2ndJWA Taylor 8(17) & LJ Wright 4(14)1431
3rdGS Ballance 0(2) & JWA Taylor 0(0)02
4thEJG Morgan 6(12) & JWA Taylor 17(25)2337
5thRS Bopara 101(75) & EJG Morgan 118(94)226*169

Commentary

End of innings: ENG 274/4 (43 ov)
End of over 4322 runsENG 274/4146416
EJG Morgan 124(106)RS Bopara 101(75)GH Dockrell 10-0-73-0
42.66
GH Dockrell to EJG Morgan, SIX
42.51
GH Dockrell to RS Bopara, 1 run
42.44
GH Dockrell to RS Bopara, FOUR
HUNDRED for RS Bopara (100 off 74)
42.36
GH Dockrell to RS Bopara, SIX
42.24
GH Dockrell to RS Bopara, FOUR
42.11
GH Dockrell to EJG Morgan, 1 run
End of over 427 runsENG 252/4110014
RS Bopara 86(71)EJG Morgan 117(104)MC Sorensen 4-0-24-0
41.64
MC Sorensen to RS Bopara, FOUR
41.51
MC Sorensen to EJG Morgan, 1 run
41.40
MC Sorensen to EJG Morgan, no run
41.30
MC Sorensen to EJG Morgan, no run
41.21
MC Sorensen to RS Bopara, 1 run
41.11
MC Sorensen to EJG Morgan, 1 run
End of over 4122 runsENG 245/4644b161
EJG Morgan 115(100)RS Bopara 81(69)KJ O'Brien 4-0-41-0
40.61
KJ O'Brien to EJG Morgan, 1 run
40.56
KJ O'Brien to EJG Morgan, SIX
40.41
KJ O'Brien to RS Bopara, 1 run
40.34b
KJ O'Brien to RS Bopara, 4 byes
40.24
KJ O'Brien to RS Bopara, FOUR
40.16
KJ O'Brien to RS Bopara, SIX
End of over 407 runsENG 223/440010Wd1
RS Bopara 70(65)EJG Morgan 108(98)GH Dockrell 9-0-51-0
39.61
GH Dockrell to RS Bopara, 1 run
39.6Wd
GH Dockrell to RS Bopara, wide
39.50
GH Dockrell to RS Bopara, no run
39.41
GH Dockrell to EJG Morgan, 1 run
39.30
GH Dockrell to EJG Morgan, no run
39.20
GH Dockrell to EJG Morgan, no run
39.14
GH Dockrell to EJG Morgan, FOUR