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. Peter O'Reilly
    Former Ireland cricketer on Test Match Special

    BantonPA Media

    Tom Banton really middled that shot for someone who has just arrived at the crease. It was like a hockey shot.

  2. Eng 185-5

    Tom Banton nudges England closer with a reverse swish for four.

  3. Peter O'Reilly
    Former Ireland cricketer on Test Match Special

    Another brilliant innings from Phil Salt. He middled that, pure frustration. He's so good to watch, so skilled, the range he has, the power, brilliant player.

  4. Michael McNamee
    BBC Test Match Special

    There will be no century for Phil Salt, he has to go. Graham Hume, two wickets in the over.

  5. wicket

    WICKET

    Salt c Adair b Hume 89 (Eng 181-5)

    There will be no consecutive tons for Phil Salt - not this time at least. It's Graham Hume who strikes for the second time in the over as a full, wide ball is sliced to deep backward point.

    Salt whacks his pad with his bat on the way off. England need 16 runs and they have 24 balls to do it.

  6. Peter O'Reilly
    Former Ireland cricketer on Test Match Special

    After the effort ball came the slower ball, maybe it threw Sam Curran off. Straight in the air, he has to go now.

  7. wicket

    WICKET

    Curran c Dockrell b Hume 27 (Eng 180-4)

    Sam CurranPA Media

    Six, six and... out. Sam Curran was trying to finish it in a hurry. He's only manages to hit a Graham Hume slower ball to deep square leg.

  8. 6 runs

    Eng 180-3

    Smashed over cover. Sam Curran thinks he can still fit in an evening round.

  9. Michael McNamee
    BBC Test Match Special

    Smashed high and it's away behind us! Great shot form Sam Curran but awful delivery by Graham Hume. He won't be writing about this match in his memoirs.

  10. 6 runs

    Eng 174-3

    Six more.

    Sam Curran is enjoying his time back in the England fold.

  11. Eng 167-3

    Need 30 runs from 30 balls

    On small grounds like these the sensible thing to do surely is to leave your car at home? Not worth the risk with Phil Salt in town.

    If you do so for the second match on Friday, I'll have very little sympathy.

  12. Michael McNamee
    BBC Test Match Special

    That's a brilliant shot by Sam Curran, well past the hospitality tent. It's probably hit someone's car!

  13. 6 runs

    Eng 164-3

    Thumped over long-on by Sam Curran!

    That one has cleared the hospitality tent too. Back to the briefcase the umpires go.

  14. Ed Joyce
    Ex-Ireland and England batter

    Sam CurranReuters

    England still need seven an over but these days, seven an over is nothing. Ireland need to take some wickets or England need to do something absurd here.

  15. Eng 155-3

    Need 42 runs to win from 36 balls

    Another drilled pull shot by Phil Salt takes him to 85 from 41 balls. He really does look set to score consecutive T20 hundreds for the second time in his career.

  16. Ed Joyce
    Ex-Ireland and England batter

    That was a good piece of running from these England batters.

  17. Not out

    He's fine. Settle down, Matthew.

    Ireland go back to searching for water turning into wine or the parting of seas.

  18. Umpire review

    A miracle or Phil Salt running himself out?

  19. Michael McNamee
    BBC Test Match Special

    Ireland effectively need a miracle here.

  20. Eng 147-3

    Need 50 runs from 42 balls

    It may well be too late but the squeeze is just on a little here. That good previous over is followed by another from Gareth Delany without a boundary.