England vs Ireland
1st ODI, The Rose Bowl, Southampton
Event Centre
England beat Ireland by 6 wickets
Match Ended - England beat Ireland by 6 wickets
Over 
23rd 
0
4
0
0
0
0
  = 4     | 
Over 
24th 
0
0
1
1
1
1
  = 4     | 
Over 
25th 
4
1
6
0
0
1
  = 12     | 
Over 
26th 
0
1
2
4
1
0
  = 8     | 
Over 
27th 
2
1
0
0
6
  = 9     | 
David Willey

David Willey

Player Of
The Match

BATTERS

R
B
4R
6S
SR
Sam Billings
not out
67
54
11
0
124.07

CRR: 6.25

Commentary

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4s
6s
23.1
0
C Young to Sam Billings
Good length ball on off, Billings defends it with a dead bat.
23.2
4
C Young to Sam Billings
FOUR! FIFTY FOR BILLINGS! He gets it in style. His 3rd ODI fifty and he has played an absolute gem. Slightly short on off, Billings pulls it in front of square on the leg side and gets to his fifty. He needed this to make a mark and put out a statement and now he will look to finish this game as well.
23.3
0
C Young to Sam Billings
On off, Billings plays it to the off side but finds the fielder.
23.4
0
C Young to Sam Billings
Length ball on middle and off, Billings taps it back to the bowler.
23.5
0
C Young to Sam Billings
Length ball on off, SB punches it to cover.
23.6
0
C Young to Sam Billings
Dot to finish the over. It is on off and kept out by Sam.
24.1
0
G Delany to E Morgan
Floated on off, Morgan defends it.
24.2
0
G Delany to E Morgan
Leg spinner outside the off stump of the southpaw. Morgan looks to reverse sweep but misses.
24.3
1
G Delany to E Morgan
Shorter outside off, Morgan punches it against the spin to sweeper cover for one.
24.4
1
G Delany to Sam Billings
Darted on middle and leg, Billings milks it to long on and rotates the strike.
24.5
1
G Delany to E Morgan
On the pads, Morgan turns it towards mid-wicket and gets to the other end.
24.6
1
G Delany to Sam Billings
Short on off and middle, Billings punches it against the spin towards cow corner and keeps the strike. 4 singles off Delany's over.
25.1
4
C Young to Sam Billings
FOUR! Good timing and the reason why he got a boundary here. Full on off and middle, Billings flicks it right off the meat through mid-wicket. The fielder from deep mid-wicket runs to his left and puts on a dive but fails to stop it.
25.2
1
C Young to Sam Billings
Good length ball on off, Sam plays it towards mid on and follows the boundary with a single. Smart, sensible batting from Billings.
25.3
6
C Young to E Morgan
SIX! Bang! Captain Morgan joins the party and wants to finish this off as quickly as possible. Bouncer closer to the body, he times it well and swivels his pull over fine leg for a biggie.
25.4
0
C Young to E Morgan
On middle and leg, Morgan looks to defend but does so off the outer half of his bat.
25.5
0
C Young to E Morgan
On the pads, Morgan glances it to mid-wicket and shouts a loud no.
25.6
1
C Young to E Morgan
Length ball outside off, Morgan dabs it to third man and keeps the strike. End of an expensive over from Young.
26.1
0
G Delany to E Morgan
Flighted outside off, Morgan plays a reverse sweep fine. Stirling at first slip saves it.
26.2
1
G Delany to E Morgan
Shorter on off, Morgan punches it towards cover and gets a single.
26.3
2
G Delany to Sam Billings
Good fielding! Tossed up on off, Billings drives it straight down the ground. Harry Tector runs from long on and puts a very good dive to stop the ball before the ropes and saves a couple.
26.4
4
G Delany to Sam Billings
FOUR! Dragged down by Delany, Billings says thank you very much I will have this for breakfast, lunch and dinner and pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary.
26.5
1
G Delany to Sam Billings
Follows it up with a single towards mid-wicket.
26.6
0
G Delany to E Morgan
Gives this air on off, Morgan blocks it.
27.1
2
S Singh to Sam Billings
Billings comes down the track and Simi sees it so he darts it around the pads. Sam flicks it wide of short fine leg and gets a couple.
27.2
1
S Singh to Sam Billings
Tossed up on middle, Billings comes down the track and defends it to the leg side for a single.
27.3
0
S Singh to E Morgan
On off, Morgan pushes it to cover.
27.4
0
S Singh to E Morgan
Shorter on off, EM defends it.
27.5
6
S Singh to E Morgan
SIX! Bang! Captain Morgan finishes it off in style! Tossed up on middle, Morgan goes downtown and smokes it over long on for a biggie. Comprehensive win for England. THEY WIN BY 6 WICKETS!