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Ireland Women beat England Women for the first time in T20 Internationals
16 Sep, 2024
The hosts won by five wickets thanks to a shot by Christina Coulter Reilly, who scored the winning runs with two balls remaining in the match. They needed seven runs to win off the last over
Ireland Women scored a first as they defeated England Women for the first time in T20 Internationals, beating them by five wickets in Clontarf and drawing the T20I series 1-1.
The series followed the ODI series which England won 2-1.
Needing seven for victory off the final over and then two runs from two balls, Christina Coulter Reilly hit the winning runs as Mady Villiers’ run-out attempt saw the hosts grab the win by five wickets. Mady had taken two wickets in the final over but Ireland claimed the final run needed to secure the win.
Orla Prendergast top scored with 80 from 51 deliveries as Ireland reached their target of 170 with just one ball to spare.
A 79-run partnership between Orla and captain Gaby Lewis, who was eventually dismissed by T20I debutant Ryana MacDonald-Gay set the platform after opener Amy Hunter fell for one off the fourth ball of the innings.
England earlier reached 169-8, with Tammy Beaumont hitting an impressive 40 from 34 balls.
Two quick wickets from Arlene Kelly saw Bryony Smith dismissed for 28 and Seren Smale falling for 10.
Georgia Adams hit 23 from just 15 deliveries as England ended their innings strongly.
England captain Kate Cross said, “It was a brilliant game of cricket, Orla batted brilliantly to keep them in the game and to win it eventually. Hats off to Ireland, we knew they were going to come out hard after yesterday and they did that.”
(With inputs from England and Wales Cricket Board)
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