Summary

  • Third T20, Dublin

  • England chase 155 to win by six wickets with 17 balls to spare

  • Tourists win three-match series 2-0

  • England 155-4 (17.1 overs): Cox 55 (35), Banton 37* (26)

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

Live Reporting

by Mike Peter & Matthew Henry

  1. 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.

  2. Kyle McCallan
    Ex-Ireland all-rounder

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

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. Michael McNamee
    BBC Test Match Special

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

  7. Greg Molins
    Former Ireland spinner

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

  8. 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.

  9. 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

  10. Kyle McCallan
    Ex-Ireland all-rounder

    Mother nature is teasing us.

  11. Michael McNamee
    BBC Test Match Special

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

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

  13. 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.

  15. Umbrellas up in the stands and grey skies at present.

    We had bright sunshine through the Ireland innings but that's disappeared for the time being.

  16. Kieran Parmley
    CricViz analyst

    This is the ninth time a side has registered under 160 batting first in a T20I at Malahide, of the previous eight only Hong Kong have managed to successfully defend their total (129 vs Ireland, 2015).

  17. England player Liam Dawson speaking on TNT Sports: "Nice pitch to bowl on, there's a nice bit of hold. On pitches like that you can simplify it and just hit your length."

    "Normally, if it's 150/160 your confident. The pitch is slower than it was, hopefully we can chase it."

    "We've had a great time. Stayed in a nice hotel, played a bit of golf, a really nice time."

  18. Thanks Matthew.

    And I'm afraid to deliver the news that it has started to drizzle in Dublin and some covers have been brought on.

  19. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport journalist

    It shouldn't be enough but Ireland have a chance, which is more than it looked like 30 minutes ago.

    Mike Peter will take you through the chase.

  20. Interval - Ireland 154-8

    Sloppy from England to finish as Jacob Bethell throws unnecessarily at the stumps to concede and extra run.

    It means Baker finishes with 0-52, Gareth Delany 48 not out and Ireland on 154-8.