Summary

  • Ireland bowled out for 45 in Belfast

  • Three wickets each for Cross & Filer

  • England pile up 320-8 in Belfast

  • Beaumont makes brilliant 150*

  • England go 2-0 up in three-match series

Live Reporting

by Matthew Henry

  1. wicket

    WICKET

    Paul c Heath b Filer 1 (Ire 8-4)

    Lauren Filer joins the party!

    It's been chaos but simply, England are too good for Ireland here. Filer's extra pace hurries Leah Paul, who slashes at a wide delivery and edges behind to Bess Heath.

    It could've been left alone but the scoreboard pressure and the dire situation may have scrambled Paul's thinking.

  2. Ire 8-3

    Target 321

    Kate Cross has figures of 3-4 from two overs, after taking 6-30 on Saturday.

    Captaincy suits her!

  3. Georgie Heath
    Commentator, speaking on Cricket Ireland's YouTube channel

    Kate Cross loves bowling in Ireland it seems. It really suits her. The Irish captain and vice-captain have both gone without scoring.

  4. wicket

    WICKET

    Prendergast lbw b Cross 0 (Ire 7-3)

    Spoke too soon.

    This could be over in a hurry. Kate Cross has her third wicket and she's only in her second over, getting one to nip back in to Orla Prendergast and trapping her lbw.

    Another Irish batter makes the long, slow walk back to the dressing room.

  5. Ire 7-2

    Target 321

    Lovely shot from Una Raymond-Hoey, latching on to some width from Lauren Filer and using the extra pace to guide it past point for four.

    She's joined in the middle by all-rounder Orla Prendergast, who is the star in this Ireland batting line-up and will need to do a lot of the heavy lifting if they are to get close to England's target.

  6. Georgie Heath
    Commentator, speaking on Cricket Ireland's YouTube channel

    There was barely any consideration needed from the umpire. Ireland are in all sorts of trouble.

  7. wicket

    WICKET

    Hunter lbw b Cross 2 (Ire 3-2)

    Oh dear.

    Ireland were already up against it chasing 321, but the difficult now seems almost impossible.

    Kate Cross picks up her eighth (!) wicket of the series as Amy Hunter shuffles across her stumps and is trapped lbw for two.

  8. wicket

    WICKET

    Lewis b Cross 0 (Ire 1-1)

    But Ireland's other opener, Gaby Lewis, is unable to trouble the scorers today. Kate Cross gives England the perfect start!

    England's skipper once again gets a wicket in the first over of the Ireland innings, getting one to keep a little low and nip under the defences of Lewis, who trudges off looking a little bewildered.

  9. Ire 1-0

    Ireland are off the mark first ball, with opener Una Raymond-Hoey scampering a rather risky single - perhaps a little anxious to avoid a pair, after she was bowled by Cross in the first over of the first match on Saturday.

  10. Welcome

    Good afternoon!

    Welcome to our somewhat belated coverage of this second ODI between England and Ireland.

    Kate Cross' side have set Ireland an imposing 321 to win, and the skipper now has the ball in hand as the hosts begin their tricky chase.