Ireland were 103/2 at one stage and then lost wickets at regular intervals to eventually get bowled out. England on the other side, would be keeping a close watch on the NRR as well. They will look to wrap this one with a good margin
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Ireland have been bundled out for 157 after a steady start in the innings. Stokes picks up the final wicket as Joshua Little edges a back of the length ball, outside off to the wicket-keeper. He has been undone on the very first ball for a 0. England need 158 to get two crucial points now
After 19 overs,Ireland 156/9 ( Gareth Delany 11 , Josh Little 0)
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Two wickets came in that over as Sam Curran returns with figures of 2/30 in three overs
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Ireland have suffered a batting collapse here. Sam Curran gets his first of the day. He bowls a perfect yorker, on to the stumps, McCarthy gives himself some but misses the ball completely as it hits the stumps. He is gone for 3 off 3
A half-century for the captain – his eighth in T20Is ?
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And the pattern continues. A boundary followed by a wicket. Curtis Campher had got a boundary on the previous one and he just needed to let this carry to the wicket-keeper. Wood bowled that back of the length, going down the leg, the batter tried to pull it but only managed to get some bat on it and the rest was done by Buttler behind the stumps
After 16 overs,Ireland 133/5 ( Curtis Campher 14 , Gareth Delany 1)
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That over started with a boundary but has got England two important wickets. Livingstone removed Andrew Balbirnie and then cleaned up George Dockrell
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Balbirnie had been cautious against the spinners and this was probably the first time he took it on and has been caught in the deep. Livingstone bit of a quicker delivery from Livingstone, bowled fuller and outside off as the batter goes for the slog sweep and is caught by Hales at backward square leg for 62 off 47
Heartbreaking for Lorcan Tucker ?
Andrew Balbirnie nails a straight drive, Adil Rashid gets a finger on it, and the non-striker is out of his ground.
Still, a special partnership ?
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Andrew Balbirnie guides one to the leg side, gets a single and brings up a well-deserved 50 in 40 deliveries. He has been in some good form, just what Ireland wanted. Has been cautious against the spinners but has been taking on the pacers with precision