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. England's match to lose now?

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  2. Eng 91-1

    Need 106 more runs to win from 78 balls

    And after all of that the over included five singles, a wide, a no-ball and a dot.

  3. Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport chief cricket reporter in Malahide

    How often do you see a double no ball?

  4. Eng 89-1

    Oh! Replays show it was actually a no-ball for Harry Tector's front foot.

    The spinner had overstepped and bowled a filthy full toss.

  5. Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport chief cricket reporter in Malahide

    It did look high at the time, definitely above waist height.

  6. No-ball!

    Phil Salt is caught in the deep for 51 but it is called a waist-high no-ball!

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

    SaltPA Media

    We hear a lot about the changes of technique when it comes to T20 batting. If you're looking for technical excellence, that last shot from Phil Salt was perfect. It just goes to show that you don't need to make it a slog fest, you just need to play the technically sound shots.

  8. Michael McNamee
    BBC Test Match Special

    Phil Salt, that's his fifty off 20 deliveries. What an incredible player.

  9. 50 runs

    50 for Phil Salt

    Target 197

    A fifty from 20 deliveries for Phillip Dean Salt as he cuts for four.

    He got 141 last time I was in the live-texter's chair. Just saying.

  10. Eng 79-1

    Thanks Jonty.

    The skipper, Jacob Bethell, is in. It still feels odd writing that.

    I have socks older than him but he drives Barry McCarthy for four.

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    If England continue at this rate after the first three overs, they will have chased the total with eight overs to spare, will all the naysayers admit that this wicket is a batter friendly one?

    Matt, Stourbridge

  12. Eng 74-1

    Target 197

    An 11-run over for England, while Ireland end what had been a superb opening partnership.

    Just like England's batting, we have a change of our own.

    I shall hand you to Matthew Henry to take you through the rest of the innings.

  13. Ed Joyce
    Ex-Ireland and England batter

    That was a brutal innings, it felt like every ball hit the boundary. Ireland will certainly need to look for some more wickets because England have got such a deep bating line-up.

  14. Michael McNamee
    BBC Test Match Special

    Ireland, after taking a battering, finally took their first wicket.

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    Buttler c Campher b Humphreys 28 (Eng 74-1) Target 197

    ButtlerPA Media

    A breakthrough for Ireland.

    The slower ball from Matthew Humphreys gets the batter of Jos Buttler, who knew the second it left his bat that his time was up.

    A good piece of bowling from Humphreys as Curtis Campher takes the catch comfortably.

    Captain Jacob Bethell is in next.

  16. Ed Joyce
    Ex-Ireland and England batter

    SaltPA Media

    These are two batters at the peak of their powers. Every shot is calculated, the plan is clear.

  17. 6 runs

    Eng 73-1

    Target 197

    Opening bowler Matthew Humphreys is reintroduced, but his first two balls go for a four and a six.

    Phil Salt with a sweep and gets all of that, sending the ball into the stands over deep square leg.

    Salt is closing in on 50.

  18. Ed Joyce
    Ex-Ireland and England batter

    It's hard to know what the discussion is between Jos Buttler and Phil Salt, they just keep hitting fours and sixes.

  19. How's stat?!

    Kieran Parmley
    CricViz analyst

    The highest successful chase in a T20I at Malahide is 194, chased down by Ireland in September 2019. England have successfully chase three of their last five 190+ targets in T20Is.

  20. Eng 63-0

    Target 197

    A better end to that over from Craig Young after starting with back-to-back fours.

    11 come from it and total and already, England's required run rate has dropped to 8.38.

    The opening duo of Phil Salt and Jos Buttler have been going at almost double that rate so far.