Ireland vs England Live Scorecard

Flatter and quicker arm ball, on the middle and leg. Phil Salt knocks it back to the bowler.

England are away! Fuller in length and around off. Phil Salt drives it hard to the deep extra cover region. George Dockrell runs around and makes an excellent stop to save two runs. 

FOUR! SMASHED! Flatter and around off. Phil Salt cuts it hard, past the man at cover for a cracking boundary. Salt has his intentions clear.

Quicker arm ball, drifted into the middle and leg. Phil Salt works it toward square leg for none.

Pitched full, on off. Phil Salt drills this to deep extra cover for a single.

FOUR! PUNISHED! Short and around off. Jos Buttler stays back and carves it past the man at cover point for a powerful boundary.

Fuller than a good length, on off. Phil Salt hits it on the front foot, to the left of the bowler.

SIX! BOOM! Slower ball on the full, on off. Phil Salt picks it early and deposits it oover the bowler, toward the sight screen for half a dozen.

On a length, on off. Phil Salt drives it to deep backward point for a single. 

On a hard length, on off. Jos Buttler looks to tap into the off-side, gets it off the inner half toward square leg for a single.

FOUR! STAND AND DELIVER! Fuller than a good length and outside off. Phil Salt hits it on the up and drives it through the extra cover region for a glorious boundary. Salt has got off to a blistering start. 

WIDE! Banged in short, just outside off, and well over the batter. Phil Salt lets it go. Wide given by the umpire. 

SIX! DISPATCHED! The extra delivery costs a boundary to Ireland. Back of a length, angled into the middle. Salt picks the ball early and hammers the pull to the cow-corner region for a thumping hit. This lands on the full on the boundary cushion.

FOUR! Graham Hume is greeted in style! On a length, around off. Jos Buttler clobbers it down to the long-on region. One bounce and over the ropes for an easy boundary.

SIX! BANG! Pitched full, on off. Jos Buttler shimmies down the pitch and tonks it over the long-off fence for a towering hit. Hits the roof for half a dozen.

FOUR! SMASHED! Slower ball on a length and outside off. Jos Buttler advances and slaps it through covers for a rollicking boundary.

Back of a length delivery, angling in. Jos Buttler shimmies down, has a swing, and misses. 

FOUR! UP AND OVER! Fuller than a length and around off. Jos Buttler stays still in the crease and pumps it down to long-off region for another boundary.

FOUR MORE! 22 runs off the over, and the 50-run stand comes up between Buttler and Salt. Short of a good length, around off. Jos Buttler stands tall and thumps it down to long-off for a dismissive boudnary. 

FOUR! Craig Young is welcomed with a boundary! Slower ball on the full, on off. Phil Salt drags the hack to the cow-corner region for a powerful boundary. 

FOUR MORE! SUBLIME! On a hard length and around off. Phil Salt carves it through the backward point region for another majestic boundary. 

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