RSA ChallengeOnly ODI
England beat Ireland by 6 wickets in the only ODI
The Village, Malahide, Dublin, . England won the toss and chose to bowl.
Match report
From the scorecardEngland 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)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Porterfieldb WB Rankin | b WB Rankin | 112 | 142 | 14 | 1 | 78.87 |
| Paul Stirlingc GS Ballance b WB Rankin | c GS Ballance b WB Rankin | 10 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 71.43 |
| Ed Joycehit wicket b WB Rankin | hit wicket b WB Rankin | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 |
| Niall O'Brien †b JC Tredwell | b JC Tredwell | 26 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Gary Wilsonlbw b JC Tredwell | lbw b JC Tredwell | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Kevin O'Brienc EJG Morgan b RS Bopara | c EJG Morgan b RS Bopara | 23 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 85.19 |
| John Mooneylbw b WB Rankin | lbw b WB Rankin | 27 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 67.50 |
| Trent Johnstonnot out | not out | 12* | 10 | 1 | 0 | 120.00 |
| Max Sorensennot out | not out | 24* | 17 | 1 | 2 | 141.18 |
| 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)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Finn | 10 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 4.40 | 42 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Boyd Rankin | 9 | 1 | 46 | 4 | 5.11 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Ravi Bopara | 7 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 5.86 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ben Stokes | 10 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 5.10 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| James Tredwell | 10 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 3.50 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Wright | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7.00 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Carberry | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12.00 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | WTS Porterfield 9(9) & PR Stirling 10(14) | 25 | 23 |
| 2nd | EC Joyce 1(10) & WTS Porterfield 8(12) | 11 | 22 |
| 3rd | NJ O'Brien 26(39) & WTS Porterfield 31(43) | 59 | 81 |
| 4th | WTS Porterfield 20(28) & GC Wilson 2(4) | 26 | 32 |
| 5th | KJ O'Brien 23(27) & WTS Porterfield 16(23) | 40 | 50 |
| 6th | JF Mooney 25(37) & WTS Porterfield 28(27) | 63 | 63 |
| 7th | DT Johnston 1(1) & JF Mooney 2(3) | 5 | 4 |
| 8th | MC Sorensen 24(17) & DT Johnston 11(9) | 40* | 25 |
England innings
274/4(43 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Carberrylbw b DT Johnston | lbw b DT Johnston | 10 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 76.92 |
| Luke Wrightb TJ Murtagh | b TJ Murtagh | 5 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 25.00 |
| James Taylorb TJ Murtagh | b TJ Murtagh | 25 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 59.52 |
| Gary Ballancec GC Wilson b TJ Murtagh | c GC Wilson b TJ Murtagh | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Eoin Morgannot out | not out | 124* | 106 | 8 | 4 | 116.98 |
| Ravi Boparanot out | not out | 101* | 75 | 10 | 5 | 134.67 |
| 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 ov | 274/4 | ||||
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)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Murtagh | 10 | 2 | 33 | 3 | 3.30 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trent Johnston | 7 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 4.86 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Max Sorensen | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 6.00 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Dockrell | 10 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 7.30 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin O'Brien | 4 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 10.25 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Stirling | 5 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 7.20 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Mooney | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 9.00 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | MA Carberry 10(13) & LJ Wright 1(6) | 11 | 19 |
| 2nd | JWA Taylor 8(17) & LJ Wright 4(14) | 14 | 31 |
| 3rd | GS Ballance 0(2) & JWA Taylor 0(0) | 0 | 2 |
| 4th | EJG Morgan 6(12) & JWA Taylor 17(25) | 23 | 37 |
| 5th | RS Bopara 101(75) & EJG Morgan 118(94) | 226* | 169 |
Commentary
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