Key occasions
England win by 4 wickets!
Katherine Sciver-Brunt finishes it off lastly for England. They get house in the long run, at 70-1 they had been all smiles however a flurry of wickets noticed their swagger flip into one thing of a stutter. Even so, Heather Knight’s aspect sit atop their desk. Job performed.
WICKET! Amy Jones c Delany b Murray 12 (England 103-6)
Errr, what precisely is occurring right here? Amy Jones slaps Delany down the bottom to make it three to win, after which she tries to repeat the shot and is caught within the in-field.
WICKET! Heather Knight b Murray 14 (England 98-5)
Heather Knight is bowled by a deflection off her leg, the ball trickling into the stumps and plooping off the bail. England hardly ending this in model…
thirteenth over: England 97-4 (Knight 14, Jones 7) Just a single added, England glad to get a while within the center it appears, Alice Capsey was enjoying earlier like she had a previous engagement to get to.
twelfth over: England 96-4 (Knight 14, Jones 6) Three singles notched earlier than Knight performs a stunning lofted drive over the covers to accumulate her first boundary, excessive elbow and nifty footwork on show.
eleventh over: England 89-4 (Knight 9, Jones 4) Jones and Knight have calmed issues down after the flurry of runs and wickets. 17 wanted for England to safe the win.
tenth over: England 86-4 (Knight 8, Jones 2) Amy Jones joins her skipper within the center and is off the mark with a flat-batted swipe. Ireland have rallied within the final ten minutes however England ought to nonetheless have this sewn up within the subsequent few overs. They want 20 runs to win.
WICKET! Nat Sciver-Brunt c Hunter b Murray 5 (England 81-4)
England lose their fourth wicket as NSB will get a thick edge and is properly caught. I don’t assume they’re going to mess this up…
ninth over: England 81-3 ( N Sciver-Brunt 5, Knight 5) Leah Paul comes on and retains issues tighter than they’ve been, simply 4 runs off the over.
eighth over: England 77-3 ( N Sciver-Brunt 3, Knight 3) England’s captain Heather Knight joins the talismanic Sciver-Brunt at the crease. Knight is busy and picks up a few fast singles that, not like Wyatt’s – had been there for the taking.
WICKET! Danni Wyatt run out (Waldron) (England 73-3)
England lose their third wicket as Danni Wyatt suffers a mind fade and runs herself out by poking a ball straight to cowl and haring off for a single that was by no means there.
seventh over: England 73-2 (Wyatt 16, N Sciver-Brunt 2) Nat Sciver-Brunt replaces Capsey and is off the mark with a push down the bottom, her 2000th T20I run.
WICKET! Alice Capsey c Paul b Kelly 51 (England 70-2)
A high quality catch on the long-on boundary brings an finish to a scintillating knock.
sixth over: England 69-1 (Wyatt 14, Capsey 51) Richardson continues and it’s a little bit of a horror over, she drags down twice and is belted for 2 fours by the covers by Capsey. A waist hight full toss is then mullered for six by Capsey – that brings up Alice Capsey’s fifty – off simply 21 balls. That’s the joint quickest T20 fifty from Capsey, she now shares the file with Alyssa Healy and Sophie Devine.
fifth over: England 53-1 (Wyatt 13, Capsey 36) England hurtling alongside at greater than ten an over in Paarl. Arlene Kelly is into the assault and he or she serves up a rank full-toss that Capsey leathers for 4 extra. That’s poor from Kelly however she’s unfortunate with the following one, a size ball is under-edged by Capsey and the ball scooches away for one more boundary. England in a rush right here.
4th over: England 43-1 (Wyatt 12, Capsey 27) Eimear Richardson is summoned however the spinner can’t stem the move, Capsey reverse-sweeps for 4 earlier than pummelling back-to-back boundaries as Richardson drags down. Blistering stuff from 18 yr previous Alice Capsey.
third over: England 29-1 (Wyatt 11, Capsey 14) Capsey latches onto a brief ball from Prendergast and smokes it away for 4 sq. of the wicket. A single brings Wyatt again on strike and he or she does the identical, rocking again and discovering the fence with a powerfully struck pull-shot. Problems for Ireland.
2nd over: England 20-1 (Wyatt 7, Capsey 9) Jane Maguire shares the brand new ball and Alice Capsey places her underneath strain straightaway, a drive by the covers is adopted by a meaty again foot punch down the bottom. Consecutive boundaries to Capsey. A single brings Wyatt on strike… and he or she smears over lengthy on for an enormous six! England rattling away in pursuit of this small goal.
WICKET! Sophia Dunkley c Kelly b Prendergast 4 (England 4-1)
Now then. Sophie Dunkley blocks out three dots off the probing Prendergast earlier than lofting a boundary over vast mid-on. She’s out the following ball although! Plinking to mid-on the place Arlene Kelly snaffles the catch. Dunkley is furious with herself. Alice Capsey is the brand new batter, stood miles outdoors of her crease and oozing confidence, she’s off the mark right away.
1st over: England (Wyatt 0, Capsey 1)
Barely time to boil the kettle because the gamers emerge in Paarl. Orla Prendergast goes to begin with the ball. Sophia Dunkley and Danni Wyatt mark their guards. Off we go.
Ireland all out for 105
Gah! That’s yer lot and it’s a tame finish to the innings for Ireland. Jane Maguire is caught by a Sciver-Brunt combo – Natalie catching a easy dolly at brief mid-wicket off Katherine. England want 106 to clock up their second win of the event. I’ll be again quickly with the chase.
18th over: Ireland 105-9 ( Murray 1, Maguire 3) Just a pair off Lauren Bell’s over, Ireland trying to bat out the overs and eke out each run.
WICKET! Laura Delany b Ecclestone 12 (Ireland 103-9)
Ecclestone finishes with 3-13 off her 4 overs, she is grasp of her craft – scudding one previous Laura Delany’s bat to ship the Irish captain again to the hutch. How many can Ireland crawl to?
seventeenth over: Ireland 103-9 ( Murray 1, Maguire 0)
sixteenth over: Ireland 101-8 (Delany 11, Murray 1) Counterpunch from Laura Delany as she crunches a sq. drive off Lauren Bell that hurtles to the boundary with smoke coming off it. The hundred comes up for Ireland however they might have fancied many extra after their constructive begin, it’s been a center overs decimation.
WICKET! Arlene Kelly c Knight b Bell 1 (Ireland 95-8)
You guessed it, one other wicket. Heather Knight holds onto a pointy catch at brief cowl. England want simply two extra wickets, it’s been some turnaround from Ireland dominating the early overs.
Leah Paul b Glenn 0 (Ireland 94-7)
Glenn picks up her third wicket by bowling Leah Paul! Some collapse this by Ireland, they’ve misplaced 5 wickets in 14 (there’s that quantity once more – spooky) balls.
fifteenth over: Ireland 95-7 (Delany 6, Kelly 1)
I can’t kind this quick however we’ve acquired one other wicket!
WICKET! Mary Waldron lbw b Glenn 5
Sent upstairs however given out all the identical. Waldron perishes on the sweep and Sarah Glenn has one other!
We’ve acquired a assessment for LBW…
14th over: Ireland 94-5 (Delany 6, Waldron 5) FOURTEEN runs and a wicket off the fourteenth over. Mary Waldron will get entering into high quality vogue with a reverse-dab that races away down to the fence behind deep third.
WICKET! Louise Little c Ecclestone b Dean 8 (Ireland 89-5)
Another one gone! Little launches Charlie Dean down the bottom for a massive six however perishes subsequent ball, Ecclestone (who else) pulling off a high quality diving catch at mid-off.
thirteenth over: Ireland 80-4 (Delany 6, Little 0) Double-wicket maiden for Ecclestone. She’s pure class. Ireland stuttering within the center overs right here, Louise Little joins her skipper within the center.
Here we go then… ah no cube.
WICKET! Eimear Richardson lbw b Ecclestone 0 (Ireland 80-4)
First ball, stone lifeless! Sophie Ecclestone is on a hat-trick!
WICKET! Gaby Lewis c Wyatt b Ecclestone 36 (Ireland 80-3)
Sophie Ecclestone has Lewis caught behind sq.!
twelfth over: Ireland 80-2 (Lewis 36, Delany 5) England have sharpened up within the discipline, some first rate stops and boundary saves in the previous couple of overs. Nat Sciver-Brunt varies her speeds and lengths, denying the batters an opportunity to line her up for an enormous shot. The BIG SHOT comes from Lewis and it appears to be like mighty shut to being LBW. We’re going to go upstairs… and it’s umpires name (Not Out) on influence, which was simply outdoors the road of off-stump. A scruffy over in the long run from Nat Sciver-Brunt, a large and a few drag downs. Eight runs from it.
eleventh over: Ireland 72-2 (Lewis 31, Delany 4) Sarah Glenn offers it a wristy flick and Lewis can’t get her away, two dots result in an enormous heave throughout the road that flicks Lewis’ thigh and runs away high quality for a few leg byes, three singles makes it 5 off the over. Ireland ticking over.
tenth over: Ireland 67-2 (Lewis 29, Delany 3) Katherine Sciver-Brunt again into the assault, Delany and Lewis preserve the scoreboard ticking over- one scampered single barely too shut for consolation however the throw got here in and bounced over the stumps. Ten overs performed and time for a drink.
ninth over: Ireland 61-2 (Lewis 26, Delany 1) Ireland’s skipper joins Gaby Lewis at the crease. Lewis retains motoring alongside, one other firmly struck 4 again previous Glenn finishes the over.
WICKET! Orla Prendergast b Glenn 17 (Ireland 56-2)
Bowled by the one which skids underneath! Prendergast hit a gorgeous 4 excessive the ball earlier than however tries the identical once more and loses her form… after which her off stump. Well bowled Sarah Glenn.
eighth over: Ireland 51-1 (Lewis 21, Prendergast 13) Amy Jones stands up to the stumps as Nat of the Sciver-Brunts comes on for a bowl. She targets a again of a size err size and manages to sluggish the run fee down. Penny, or crore, for NSB’s ideas – she has simply been signed by Mumbai Indians, who might be coached by former England captain Charlotte Edwards, for £320,000.
seventh over: Ireland 47-1 (Lewis 21, Prendergast 10) A nurdle off the legs and a scampered single to Prendergast. A direct hit from the throw causes one other stump mic kerfuffle. We’ve had 38 balls in as many minutes I reckon. Heather Knight will get her gamers right into a huddle, they give the impression of being a bit like they’ve been caught on the hop by this Irish aggression. Finally the gamers are allowed to begin once more and England’s ragged begin continues – Sophie Ecclestone mis-fielding to reward Prendergast an additional three runs.
It’s been a powerful begin for Ireland
Despite the wicket of Amy Hunter falling, this has been a superb begin for Ireland. They’ve received 7 of their final 10 T20 video games…so this might be removed from simple for England… #T20WorldCup
— Aatif Nawaz (@AatifNawaz) February 13, 2023
sixth over: Ireland 42-1 (Lewis 20, Prendergast 6) Orla Prendergast is the brand new batter and he or she publicizes herself with a skimming cowl drive for 4. Her strike fee in opposition to off-spin is greater than nifty. Powerplay performed and Sarah Glenn is approaching to bowl the seventh.
WICKET! Amy Hunter c Dunkley b Dean 15 (Ireland 35-1)
Caught on the boundary, Charlie Dean offers it some flight and will get England into the sport. Safe palms from Dunkley however a regulation catch.
fifth over: Ireland 35-0 (Lewis 15, Hunter 19) They are again underneath means after somebody was despatched out to fettle some wires. Stumps again in and Sophie Ecclestone has the ball in hand. Bosh! More of the identical from Ireland – 4 runs to Lewis as Nat Sciver-Brunt loses the road of the ball within the discipline, pesky solar. Ireland proceed to go for his or her pictures, a plink over the infield brings two extra to the full. England look a bit rattled right here.
A short pause in proceedings because the stump microphones are changed
4th over: Ireland 27-0 (Lewis 14, Hunter 12) Charlie Dean will get away with a leg bye off a unfastened supply first up. Lewis then will get down properly to reverse sweep finely for 4, she noticed the hole and executed sublimely. Another single makes it six off the over and Ireland’s zippy begin continues.
third over: Ireland 21-0 (Lewis 9, Hunter 12)It is Sophie Ecclestone, recent of a sizeable WPL deal to give her an additional spring in her jaunty run up. The left-armer finds her size right away and is attacking the stumps and pads. Ecclestone spears one into Lewis and goes up for half an attraction however the ball was sliding down. Just three off the over. Charlie Dean has been given the nod too, so we’ll have spin from each ends.
2nd over: Ireland 18-0 (Lewis 8, Hunter 10)Ireland have come out all weapons blazing and England look rattled. Katherine Sciver-Brunt will get pushed by cowl off her first ball after which foes the total tea-pot as Hunter trots down and smashes the ball again previous her for one more boundary. Great intent from this opening pair. Knight has already summoned Ecclestone to heat up… Nine runs off the over.
1st over: Ireland 9-0 (Lewis 8, Hunter 1) Lauren Bell begins first up for England and Ireland and Amy Hunter are off the mark with a single. Gaby Lewis then bunts a full ball over the in-field for Ireland’s first boundary. DROP! Danni Wyatt shells an aerial minimize shot, out and in and down. Lewis survives after which picks up the ultimate ball of the over superbly, clipping over mid-wicket for one more 4. Sloppy first over from England notes Nasser Hussain on the TV commentary. Good begin for Ireland recreation on!
The gamers head out onto the brilliant inexperienced outfield and belt out the anthems. We’ll be underway in simply a few minutes, simply time to seize a cuppa.
In case you missed it:
Picture good Paarl
Here are the groups:
Ireland: Hunter, Lewis, Prendergast, Delany (c), Richardson, Little, Waldron (wk), Paul, Kelly, Murray, Maguire
England: Wyatt, Dunkley, Capsey, N Sciver-Brunt, Knight (C), Jones (wk), Okay Sciver-Brunt, Ecclestone, Dean, Glenn, Bell
Ireland win the toss and can bat first
The solar is scorching down in Paarl and the wicket appears to be like a biscuit colored belter. “Looks a good wicket, can’t wait to get out there with the bat,” says Ireland skipper Laura Delany. “There’s a good buzz and energy around the group. We’re playing three spinners, the rest are seamers and batters.”
Teams arising!
Preamble
Hello and welcome to sunny Paarl (by means of a settee in *equally* sunny south London) for the OBO of Ireland v England within the Women’s T20 World Cup.
Cricket is bonkers typically eh? You all know this after all however right here’s a brand new one. Imagine being within the dressing room hoicking in your colored package to exit and characterize your nation in a World Cup match while probably the most important factor to occur in your profession/life is occurring concurrently in an public sale room in a special time zone. That’s the bafflingly distinctive situation that a few of at the moment’s gamers discover themselves in – one ear on the gavel at the Women’s Premier League Auction and every little thing else skilled on the duty in hand.
The public sale continues to be ongoing at the Jio World Convention Centre at the Bandra-Kurla Complex in Mumbai. I’ll try to put up a number of the huge information through the construct up to the beginning of at the moment’s recreation. Oh yeh, there’s a recreation on. A World Cup one.
Heather Knight’s England coasted by their first recreation – a seven wicket win with 33 balls to spare in opposition to West Indies however they received’t be taking Ireland frivolously. Laura Delany’s staff are recent off beating Australia in Stellenbosch a number of days in the past, a gritty all spherical staff efficiency that noticed them come out on prime in opposition to the present World Champions with simply two balls and three wickets left. Ireland haven’t performed a T20 World Cup recreation for 5 years however have already proved they are going to be a menace to a number of the larger sides (India, Pakistan and West Indies) in group two as they get their marketing campaign underway at the moment in Paarl.
Play begins at 1pm GMT, I’ll be again with the information of the toss and groups shortly, please do get in contact if you’re tuning in, you may holler at me on e-mail or tweet @Jimbo_Cricket.
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