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. Ire 133-2

    Poor ball from Luke Wood and Harry Tector punishes this one.

    Too wide and Tector throws the bat at it. A thick outside edge is enough to send it down to the dep third boundary.

  2. Ed Joyce
    Ex-Ireland and England batter

    Lorcan Tucker showing that they need some acceleration here. Again, Luke Wood is bowling wide, they are really trying to punish him for these loose deliveries. He can't get it right at the moment.

  3. 6 runs

    Ire 128-2

    Ireland's momentum was waning ever so slightly in the last couple of overs - not any more!

    Lorcan Tucker smashes the ball high over long-off for his second six of the day.

    Expensive start to the over for Luke Wood.

  4. Ire 122-2

    Short from the returning Luke Wood and Lorcan Tucker pulls it away dismissively.

    In front of square for four.

  5. Ed Joyce
    Ex-Ireland and England batter

    Good over from Jamie Overton there in a crucial part of the game. Ireland will definitely be looking to get over that 180 mark. This partnership will need to stay in though.

  6. Ire 118-2

    How has that missed?!

    Very full from Jamie Overton and Lorcan Tucker misses after advancing down the track.

    The ball cannot have missed off stump by much at all.

    Good over from Overton, though, just three singles from it.

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    Am at the ground today - whilst this appears a great start by Ireland, it is a very short boundary down wind and looks to be a bit of a road. Any score below 200 is very chaseable.

    Charlie

  8. Ed Joyce
    Ex-Ireland and England batter

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    Adil Rashid is such a quality bowler. He's one of the only bowlers in T20 cricket that genuinely threatens to get you out.

  9. Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport chief cricket reporter in Malahide

    This is why Adil Rashid is so good. The first ball went for six, after that he only let one run go.

  10. Ire 115-2

    That one was so tight that the close up image of the DRS even looks like the ball is just touching the corner of off stump.

    We often say missed by a whisker. That might literally be true for this one.

  11. Ed Joyce
    Ex-Ireland and England batter

    Lorcan Tucker survives. That's a big moment in the game because he's one of Ireland's more consistent players.

  12. Not out

    Ire 114-2

    I did not expect that.

    About as tight as it gets but ball-tracking says it was just missing off stump.

    It can only have been by a whisker but Lorcan Tucker survives. Adil Rashid can't quite believe it.

  13. Ed Joyce
    Ex-Ireland and England batter

    It's hit him on the top of the pad, definitely no bat.

  14. Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport chief cricket reporter in Malahide

    Lorcan Tucker was back on the stump. Clever from Adil Rashid, the ball before was painstakingly slow, this time he launched it.

  15. Ireland review

    Ire 114-2

    Beauty from Adil Rashid and he looks to have Lorcan Tucker lbw.

    Given but Tucker sends it upstairs.

  16. Stephan Shemilt
    BBC Sport chief cricket reporter in Malahide

    We've got a game on here.

  17. 6 runs

    Ire 114-2

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    Oof.

    That's not what England wanted from Adil Rashid. A high full toss that Lorcan Tucket hammers over the leg side for six.

    Well taken in the crowd as well!

  18. Ed Joyce
    Ex-Ireland and England batter

    Ireland will be looking to get at least 200 to challenge this powerful England batting line up. They'll need around two boundaries an over from here.

  19. Ire 108-2

    England need a wicket so Adil Rashid is back and immediately gets Lorcan Tucker to play and miss.

  20. Ed Joyce
    Ex-Ireland and England batter

    That's a Lorcan Tucker special there. He's very clever using his wrist to sweep the ball behind which is a very hard shot to read.