England Vs Ireland 1St Odi
Ireland tour of England - 2017 (2017) · County Ground, Bristol · 5 May 2017
England won by 7 wickets (with 180 balls remaining)
England won by 7 wickets (with 180 balls remaining). Alex Hales top-scored with 55 for England. Adil Rashid took 5/27.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- County Ground, Bristol
- Date
- 5 May 2017
- Toss
- Ireland, chose to bat
- Result
- England won by 7 wickets (with 180 balls remaining)
- Player of the match
- Adil Rashid
- Captains
- William Porterfield (Ireland), Eoin Morgan (England)
- Umpires
- Aleem Dar and RJ Bailey
- Match referee
- RS Madugalle
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Ireland won the toss and chose to bat.
Ireland batted first and made 126 all out. Andy Balbirnie top-scored with 30 off 38 balls. Adil Rashid took 5 for 27 for England. From 90 for 4 they lost 4 wickets for 19 runs, to 109 for 8. That was well below the 2010s average first-innings total at County Ground, 257 across 6 ODIs.
Chasing 127, England made 127 for 3. Alex Hales top-scored with 55 off 39 balls, and Joe Root made 49. Peter Chase took 3 for 44 for Ireland. The innings was built on a 77-run stand for the second wicket between Alex Hales and Joe Root, 61% of the total.
England won by 7 wickets (with 180 balls remaining).
IRELAND: 126 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Joyce | lbw b David Willey | 23 | 20 |
| Paul Stirling | b Mark Wood | 20 | 18 |
| William Porterfield | c Liam Plunkett b Joe Root | 13 | 45 |
| Andy Balbirnie | c Sam Billings b Jake Ball | 30 | 38 |
| Niall O'Brien | lbw b Adil Rashid | 16 | 41 |
| Gary Wilson | lbw b Adil Rashid | 1 | 4 |
| Kevin O'Brien | lbw b Adil Rashid | 4 | 8 |
| Stuart Thompson | b Adil Rashid | 4 | 3 |
| George Dockrell | lbw b Joe Root | 0 | 3 |
| Tim Murtagh | c Alex Hales b Adil Rashid | 11 | 16 |
| Peter Chase | not out | 1 | 2 |
Extras 3 · Total 126 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Willey | 6 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| Mark Wood | 6 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| Jake Ball | 5 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| Liam Plunkett | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Adil Rashid | 8 | 0 | 27 | 5 |
| Joe Root | 5 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-40 (Paul Stirling, 5.4 ov), 2-46 (Ed Joyce, 6.6 ov), 3-81 (Andy Balbirnie, 17.4 ov), 4-90 (William Porterfield, 21.2 ov), 5-93 (Gary Wilson, 22.5 ov), 6-104 (Kevin O'Brien, 26.3 ov), 7-108 (Stuart Thompson, 26.6 ov), 8-109 (George Dockrell, 27.4 ov), 9-121 (Niall O'Brien, 32.2 ov), 10-126 (Tim Murtagh, 32.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Ed Joyce (19) and Paul Stirling (20) | 40 | 34 |
| second | Ed Joyce (4) and William Porterfield (2) | 6 | 8 |
| third | William Porterfield (5) and Andy Balbirnie (30) | 35 | 64 |
| fourth | Niall O'Brien (3) and William Porterfield (6) | 9 | 22 |
| fifth | Niall O'Brien (2) and Gary Wilson (1) | 3 | 9 |
| sixth | Niall O'Brien (5) and Kevin O'Brien (4) | 11 | 22 |
| seventh | Niall O'Brien (0) and Stuart Thompson (4) | 4 | 3 |
| eighth | Niall O'Brien (1) and George Dockrell (0) | 1 | 4 |
| ninth | Tim Murtagh (7) and Niall O'Brien (5) | 12 | 28 |
| tenth | Tim Murtagh (4) and Peter Chase (1) | 5 | 4 |
ENGLAND: 127 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Hales | c William Porterfield b Peter Chase | 55 | 39 |
| Jason Roy | c George Dockrell b Peter Chase | 0 | 5 |
| Joe Root | not out | 49 | 52 |
| Eoin Morgan | c Kevin O'Brien b Peter Chase | 10 | 12 |
| Jonny Bairstow | not out | 10 | 15 |
Did not bat: Sam Billings, Adil Rashid, David Willey, Liam Plunkett, Jake Ball, Mark Wood
Extras 3 · Total 127 for 3
| Bowler (Ireland) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Chase | 8 | 0 | 44 | 3 |
| Tim Murtagh | 6 | 1 | 33 | 0 |
| George Dockrell | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Stuart Thompson | 3 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Jason Roy, 0.4 ov), 2-78 (Alex Hales, 11.3 ov), 3-99 (Eoin Morgan, 15.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Alex Hales (0) and Jason Roy (0) | 1 | 4 |
| second | Alex Hales (55) and Joe Root (21) | 77 | 66 |
| third | Eoin Morgan (10) and Joe Root (11) | 21 | 24 |
| fourth | Jonny Bairstow (10) and Joe Root (17) | 28 | 28 |
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