Summary

  • First T20, Castle Avenue, Dublin

  • England win by 67 runs to take 1-0 lead in two-match series

  • Ireland, chasing 177, dismissed for 109 in 19th over

  • Debutant Pavely takes three wickets; Prendergast hits 52 for hosts

  • England post 176: Smith 58 (30); A Maguire & Sargent take three wickets each

  • Second T20 at same venue on Sunday from 14:45 BST

Live Reporting

by Matthew Henry & Mike Peter

  1. Thanks Mike.

    Ireland dragged that back well but they're still going to have to pull off their highest T20 chase to win.

  2. Right, we won't have much of an interval.

    Here's Matt Henry to take you through Ireland's chase.

  3. Quite a day for the Maguire sisters, with Aimee taking 3-30 and Jane finishing on 2-25.

    Freya Sargent had a successful innings too, also closing on 3-30.

    Bryony Smith top-scored for England with 58 from 30 at the top of the order, while Mady Villiers smashed 35 from 15 batting at number seven.

  4. wicket

    WICKET

    Gaur run out 1 (Eng 176 all out)

    Mahika Gaur comes in for the close of the innings.

    She gets off strike via a leg-bye, then she and Issy Wong exchange singes with off side drives.

    Wong hits in the same area from Maguire's final delivery, the final pair attempt a risky second and Gaur is run out at the bowler's end.

    England close on 176 all out - they were 112-1 and 170-5, but lost five wickets from the final nine balls of their innings.

  5. wicket

    WICKET

    Cross b J Maguire 0 (Eng 172-9)

    Jane Maguire dismisses England captain Kate Cross!

    Bowled through the gate, something of a lower-order collapse now for the tourists.

  6. wicket

    WICKET

    Adams c Prendergast b Sargent 16 (Eng 171-8)

    Two in two balls!

    Another full toss, another hole out to Orla Prendergast on the mid-wicket boundary.

    Farewell to Georgia Adams.

  7. wicket

    WICKET

    Pavely run out 0 (Eng 170-6)

    Oh, that's unfortunate for Charis Pavely!

    She dives for the crease at the bowler's end and after a long pause it's judged that she hasn't made her ground.

  8. wicket

    WICKET

    Villiers c Lewis b Sargent 35 (Eng 170-5)

    Four, four, out!

    Villers' explosive cameo comes to an end after successive boundaries.

    She slog sweeps Sargent's opening delivery to the boundary, drives for another off side four, but mistimes the third ball of the over, finding captain Gaby Lewis at mid-off.

  9. Isobel Joyce
    Former Ireland cricketer speaking on TNT Sports

    That is the shot of someone in form. It wasn't a bad ball from Canning.

  10. Eng 157-5

    Villiers continues to push the pace of the innings, picking up four by driving a wide-ish delivery from Canning through the covers on the stretch.

    She gets another two balls later, played cross-batted to the mid-wicket boundary.

    A further single takes her to 27 from 12.

  11. Eng 148-5

    Mady Villiers restores a bit of momentum to England's innings, striking successive fours from the final two balls of Jane Maguire's over.

    She hoiks a ball past the fielder at the mid-wicket boundary, then sees a drive break through Freya Sargent at mid-off to reach the ropes.

  12. Eng 136-5

    Ireland bring back seamer Ava Canning and her curiously wide delivery point.

    Adams and Villiers work her for four singles.

  13. Isobel Joyce
    Former Ireland cricketer speaking on TNT Sports

    The good thing for Aimee Maguire is these matches are on weekends so she is not missing school.

  14. Eng 132-5

    Mady Villiers comes to the crease and smacks the final ball of Maguire's spell for four at point.

    The Ireland spinner finishes with figures of 3-30 from her four overs - not too shabby.

  15. wicket

    WICKET

    Armitage b A Maguire 4 (Eng 128-5)

    Aimee Maguire is the star of the show again!

    After taking 5-19 against England in Wednesday's ODI, she picks up her third wicket of the day by bowling Hollie Armitage.

  16. Eng 121-4

    Another solid over from Jane Maguire, just the five runs from it.

    Hollie Armitage sees her shot cut off by a diving fielder on the ropes - after checking the replays it's confirmed she'll have to settle for two.

  17. Eng 116-4

    Two new batters at the crease then in Hollie Armitage and the debutant Georgia Adams.

    Armitage sees out the final three balls of the over without scoring.

  18. wicket

    WICKET

    Smale st Hunter b A Maguire 25 (Eng 116-4)

    And another one falls!

    Second wicket in the over for Aimee Maguire as Seren Smale steps past the spinner's delivery and is comfortably stumped by Amy Hunter.

    A bit of a wobble for England, three wickets in eight balls.

  19. wicket

    WICKET

    Scholfield c Prendergast b A Maguire 2 (Eng 115-3)

    A second catch in the deep for Orla Prendergast!

    Aimee Maguire follows sister Jane in taking a wicket, but does it with a rank full toss.

    Scholfield's eyes light up, but she only manages to dispatch a spiralling shot into the hands of Prendergast on the mid-wicket boundary.

  20. Eng 115-2

    Another T20 debutant comes to the crease in Paige Scholfield.

    The England batters work a trio of singles to close the over.