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ENG vs IRE ODI 3rd ODI, Ireland tour of England, 2023 - Match Info

Ireland tour of England, 2023

3rd ODI

Bristol

ENG England

280/4 (31.0)

IRE Ireland

MATCH ABANDONED

Match Summary

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England

280/4 (31.0 overs)

Top Batter

Top Bowler

Ben Duckett

107(78)

Philip Salt

61(28)

Craig Young

3-31(7)

Theo van Woerkom

1-47(4)

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Right then, that is it from this game and the series as England win 1-0 with two of the matches being abandoned. Ireland still needs a lot of improvement to challenge top-quality opposition in this format. England will now travel to India for the World Cup where their next game will be a warm-up match against the hosts on 30th September, Saturday at 2 pm IST (8.30 am GMT) while Ireland have a bit of a rest as they failed to qualify for the mega event. Goodbye for now!

Wow...we were not expecting the bad news this early, but the umpires have decided to abandon this game! The puddles were a huge concern and the rain did not show much mercy either. England will be disappointed as they were on course to a mammoth total and who knows if they would have broken their own record of the highest total in ODIs. Will Jacks and Philip Salt got them to a rollicking start as they added 50 runs inside four overs. The former smashed a quick-fire fifty in just 22 balls and England also brought up their 100 in eight overs which is the fastest for them in this format. After the smacking performance from the openers, Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett continued the momentum as the former notched up his fifty and got out, but the latter registered his maiden ODI century and remained unbeaten as the rain came down in Bristol. Ireland bowlers will be a bit relieved that they will not concede any more runs, but the positives for them were Craig Young who picked up three wickets while debutant Theo van Woerkom also got one as well.

Who will walk out now? No one will, at least for now as it has started absolutely pouring down in Bristol. The ground staff are working hard to cover the ground but some puddles have already started forming and it does not look good at the moment. However, we hope that we can get some more cricket. Stay with us for more updates.

Over 31

1nb

Sam Hain*

17 (18)

Ben Duckett

107 (78)

Craig Young

3/31 (7)

ENG

280/4

30.6

Craig Young to Sam Hain ,OUT! CAUGHT! Sam Hain tries to use his feet to a short ball outside the off stump and pays the price. Heaves it on the leg side and gets no timing on the ball, hits it straight into the hands of Theo van Woerkom standing at mid on. England loses their 4th wicket and its Sam Hain walking back to the hut.

30.5

Craig Young to Ben Duckett ,Short ball at the batter. Ben Duckett pulls it but gets an inside edge towards the wicket keeper and the batters runs a single.

30.4

Craig Young to Ben Duckett ,Hits the good length outside the off stump. Ben Duckett gets beaten looking to cut it off the back foot.

30.3

Craig Young to Ben Duckett ,Slower ball outside the off stump. Ben Duckett slams it off the front foot but straight to covers. No run.

Halt! Andy Balbirnie is struggling a bit and holding his arm after putting in a dive on the previous delivery. The physio is in to check on him but he seems to be fine to continue for now.

1nb

30.3

Craig Young to Sam Hain ,No ball! On the pads and Sam Hain flicks it to the right of mid-wicket for a single. No ball called due to over stepping. Free hit ball coming up.

Good news for Ireland as Mark Adair is back on the field now.

30.2

Craig Young to Ben Duckett ,Pitched up outside the off stump. Ben Duckett drives the ball to sweepers and runs a single.

30.1

Craig Young to Ben Duckett ,FOUR! What a cracker off the back foot. Short ball again at the batter and Ben Duckett stands tall and pulls it over mid-wicket and another boundary.

Over 30

Ben Duckett*

101 (73)

Sam Hain

16 (16)

George Dockrell

0/21 (3)

ENG

272/3

29.6

George Dockrell to Ben Duckett ,Darts this one full and around leg, Ben Duckett mistimes his paddle-sweep towards short fine leg for one.

29.5

George Dockrell to Ben Duckett ,SIX! MAIDEN ODI HUNDRED FOR DUCKETT! He gets to it in fine fashion as well. This has been a terrific inning from him and he has a lot of time to make this even bigger. This is flighted, full and around off, Ben Duckett backs away a bit and launches it over the wide long off fence for a maximum.

29.4

George Dockrell to Ben Duckett ,Quicker, short and around middle and leg, Ben Duckett switches his stance and smears it towards sweeper covers for a brace. He moves to 94 now!

29.3

George Dockrell to Ben Duckett ,Flatter, full and on middle, Ben Duckett tucks it towards short mid-wicket.

29.2

George Dockrell to Ben Duckett ,Short and around off, Ben Duckett moves back and punches it towards short covers.

29.1

George Dockrell to Sam Hain ,Floated, full and on leg, Sam Hain works it towards short fine leg for a single.

Over 29

Sam Hain*

15 (15)

Ben Duckett

92 (68)

Craig Young

2/23 (6)

ENG

262/3

28.6

Craig Young to Sam Hain ,Short again, on middle, Sam Hain this time controls his pull shot towards deep square leg for one more.

28.5

Craig Young to Ben Duckett ,This is on a hard length and around leg, Ben Duckett moves across and nudges it towards deep square leg for one.

28.4

Craig Young to Sam Hain ,In the air...safe! Craig Young bangs this short and around middle, Sam Hain uses his feet and looks to pull but gets an outside edge which falls safely in front of deep mid-wicket. They cross.

28.3

Craig Young to Ben Duckett ,Touch fuller, on off, Ben Duckett pushes it past short covers for a single.

28.2

Craig Young to Ben Duckett ,Short of a length nad on off, Ben Duckett looks for the pull but gets cramped and stabs it to the leg side.

28.1

Craig Young to Sam Hain ,On a length and around leg, Sam Hain flicks it through backward square leg for a single.

Mark Adair has left the field with a knee injury.

Over 28

Sam Hain*

12 (12)

Ben Duckett

90 (65)

George Dockrell

0/11 (2)

ENG

257/3

27.6

George Dockrell to Sam Hain ,Another short delivery outside off, Sam Hain cuts it towards deep point for one more.

27.5

George Dockrell to Ben Duckett ,Quicker, full and on middle, Ben Duckett drills it towards long on for one.

27.4

George Dockrell to Ben Duckett ,Shortish and around off, Ben Duckett, slaps it straight to short covers.

27.3

George Dockrell to Sam Hain ,Tossed up, full and on off, Sam Hain drives it towards long off for another run.

27.2

George Dockrell to Ben Duckett ,Short again outside off, Ben Duckett punches it wide of short covers where the fielder dives to his left and makes a half-stop. They cross.

27.1

George Dockrell to Sam Hain ,Short and outside off, Sam Hain cuts it towards sweeper covers for a single.

Over 27

Ben Duckett*

88 (62)

Sam Hain

9 (9)

Theo van Woerkom

1/47 (4)

ENG

252/3

26.6

Theo van Woerkom to Ben Duckett ,FOUR! Four in a row! Theo van Woerkom fires this one full and on off, Ben Duckett drills it hard wide of mid off as Mark Adair chases after it, he puts in a good dive to push it inside but his hands and the ball touches the ropes and he tumbles over to hit the advertising boards. He looks in a bit of pain here.

26.5

Theo van Woerkom to Ben Duckett ,FOUR! Make that three now! This is flighted, full and around offf, Ben Duckett leans on a bit and smacks it through covers, he fails to get the perfect timing but the ball rolls to the fence for four more runs.

26.4

Theo van Woerkom to Ben Duckett ,FOUR! Two in two! Theo van Woerkom lands this short and around off, Ben Duckett rocks back quickly and punches it nicely through extra covers for a another boundary.

26.3

Theo van Woerkom to Ben Duckett ,FOUR! Another fine shot from Duckett! This is floated, full and on off, Ben Duckett once again goes down and sweeps it hard and wide of deep square leg for a boundary.