Summary

  • England cruise to victory despite late loss of wickets

  • Salt, reprieved by no-ball on 51 off 22, clobbers 89 off 46

  • Buttler crashes 28 off 10 as England get off to flier

  • Ireland's 196-3 their highest T20 score against England

  • Tector and Tucker (55) share 123-run stand for third wicket

  • England go 1-0 up in three-game series; next match on Friday

Live Reporting

by Matthew Henry, Jonty Colman, Sam Drury & Esha Nayar

  1. Good afternoon!

    Jacob Bethell and Paul StirlingGetty Images

    The English international summer might now be over but it's still going strong in Ireland!

    We've got the first of three T20s between Ireland and England at Malahide today - and it's something of an historic occasion.

    This is the first time these two sides have met in a bilateral T20 series.

    It isn't a full-strength England side with captain Harry Brook and the rest of the visitors' all-format players given a breather before a busy winter.

    But that gives others a chance to impress - not least stand-in skipper Jacob Bethell.

    More on that shortly but for now, let's get out to the toss...