Summary

  • Third T20, Dublin - England lead series 1-0

  • England win the toss and bowl

  • Tourists need 155 to win the match and series

  • Ireland 154-8 (20 overrs): Delaney 48 (29); Rashid 3-29

  • Sonny Baker makes T20 debut for England; Ben Calitz debuts for Ireland

Live Reporting

by Mike Peter

  1. Eng 23-1

    The England captain picks up his first boundary, pulling seamer Craig Young square.

    Three deliveries later, the ball drops behind the wicket and Phil Salt hares down the track from the non-striker's end, despite Jacob Bethell's disagreement.

    Wicketkeeper Lorcan Tucker throws at the bowler's end as Bethell tries to reach his crease - had he struck the stumps then the England number three would have been well short.

  2. Michael McNamee
    BBC Test Match Special

    Every save in the field is being applauded by the home fans here.

  3. Eng 13-1

    Here's captain Jacob Bethell.

    The England number three gets off strike by running a leg bye, and Phil Salt adds a single off the bat, sending the ball square.

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

    It was a low full toss, bad ball but it gets the wicket. What a catch that was, it's the wicket that Ireland were hoping for.

  5. Michael McNamee
    BBC Test Match Special

    What a catch by Curtis Campher! Jos Buttler has gone for a duck, he can't believe it.

  6. wicket

    WICKET

    Buttler c Campher b McCarthy 0 (Eng 10-1)

    It's clean!

    The back of Campher's fingers are touching the ground but the ball nestles perfectly in his grasp.

    Jos Buttler departs for a two-ball duck.

  7. Umpire review

    Eng 10-0

    Well if he hasn't grounded that it's a superb catch.

    Jos Buttler drives Barry McCarthy's second ball into the covers and Curtis Campher dives to his right to take the ball one-handed just above the ground.

    The umpires will take a look.

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

    Clearly wickets are the key for Ireland. It's been a good start from Matthew Humphreys.

  9. Kyle McCallan
    Ex-Ireland all-rounder

    This game is still going to be won or lost in the powerplay.

  10. Eng 10-0

    A pair of twos from Phil Salt to close the opening over.

    The second of those is absolutely lashed into the covers, where debutant Ben Calitz does well to stop the ball going to the boundary.

  11. 6 runs

    Eng 6-0

    Target 155

    Away we go!

    Matthew Humphreys starts with three dot balls but his fourth is too full and Phil Salt dispatches over the cover ropes for six.

  12. Right then.

    It's sunny again in Dublin and the umpires are strolling out to the middle.

    They're followed by the Ireland side and England openers Phil Salt and Jos Buttler.

    Left-arm spinner Matthew Humphreys is going to open the bowling for the home side.

  13. Michael McNamee
    BBC Test Match Special

    Jordan Cox is available to bat if he's needed.

  14. Greg Molins
    Former Ireland spinner

    When we arrived here today it was blue skies, sun beating down. The rain delay came out of nowhere.

  15. Michael McNamee
    BBC Test Match Special

    The sun is shining and the covers are off. We're hoping to resume at 16:10. England will still have 20 overs to play with.

  16. Over in Dubai, Pakistan lost the toss and were put into bat.

    They're 30-1 in the fourth over, after Fakhar Zaman was caught behind for 15 off the bowling of Hardik Pandya.

    Scorecard

  17. Kyle McCallan
    Ex-Ireland all-rounder

    Mother nature is teasing us.

  18. Michael McNamee
    BBC Test Match Special

    The covers are coming back out, the rain is back..

  19. But if you're grabbing a cup of tea before resumption, I've got some bad news...

  20. Michael McNamee
    BBC Test Match Special

    Play is due to resume at 15:50 but on the weather app, it says that the rain is starting again in 12 minutes. The roller is going around the pitch and the covers are off.