England beats Ireland by 2 runs

Ireland 113/9 (20 overs) - Paul Stirling 30(26), Trent Johnson 21*(15) Owais Shah 3-0-16-3
England 203/9 (50 overs) - Joe Denly 67(111), Luke Wright 36(36), Trent Johnston 10-2-26-4

Result: England won by 2 runs (Duckworth Lewis Method)
Player of the Match: Trent Johnson

In a low scoring game, Ireland fell short by 3 runs. England winning the toss chose to bat first and managed to score 203/9 in their alloted 50 overs. The begenning of Ireland's innings was delayed due to rain and the game was cut short to 20 overs with Ireland requiring 116 runs to win the match. Ireland started the chase really well and they are on coarse for a victory during the first half of their innings. But England Spinners took wickets at regualar intervals and Ireland were left requiring 17 runs to score in the last over with 1 wicket in hand. They managed to score 14 and England won the match by 2 runs. Owais Shah who took 3 wickets is the pick of bowlers for England.

Match Updates

Over 20: Owais Shah to bowl the last over of the innings. 14 runs off the last over, but Ireland falls short. England wins by 2 runs (D/L method)
Ireland 113/9 (20 overs) - Trent Johnson 21*(15) Kyle Mccallan 5*(6)

Over 19: 5 runs from the over. 17 runs off 6 balls required.
Ireland 99/9 (19 overs) - Trent Johnson 10*(11) Kyle Mccallan 4*(5)

Over 18: Owais Shah to continue. 8th wicket down for Ireland. Regan West is caught at longon. Alex Cusack is the new man in. Cusack is bowled by Shah off the last ball. 9 wickets down. 22 runs from 12 balls required.
Ireland 94/9 (18 overs) - Trent Johnson 8*(9) Alex Cusack 0(2) Regan West 0(3)

Over 17: Collingwood to continue. And 7th wicket down for Ireland as Andrew White is run out. 7 runs from the over. 23 runs from 18 balls required.
Ireland 93/7 (17 overs) - Trent Johnson 7*(8) Regan West 0*(0) Andrew White 1(5)

Over 16: Owais Shah comes into the attack and Ireland lose another wicket. Mooney is Stumped. Good work by the keeper Matt Prior there.. 1 run from the over. 29 from 24 required.
Ireland 87/6 (16 overs) - Trent Johnson 2*(4) Andrew White 1*(3) John Mooney 9(22)

Over 15: Collingwood strikes the first ball of the over. Kevin O Brien is trapped in front and is out LBW. 4 runs from the over. 30 runs off 30 balls required.
Ireland 86/5 (15 overs) - John Mooney 9*(20) Trent Johnson 2*(3) Kevin O Brien 4(13)

Over 14: Rashid to continue. 2 runs from the over. 34 from 36 required. This is good bowling by England putting pressure on Ireland.
Ireland 82/4 (14 overs) - Kevin O Brien 4*(12) John Mooney 7*(18)

Over 13: Paul Collingwood comes back into the attack. 3 runs from the over. 36 from 42 required.
Ireland 80/4 (13 overs) - Kevin O Brien 3*(9) John Mooney 6*(15)

Over 12: Rashid to continue. 3 runs from the over. 39 from 48 required.
Ireland 77/4 (12 overs) - Kevin O Brien 2*(7) John Mooney 4*(11)

Over 11: Swann to continue. 6 runs from the over. 42 runs from 54 balls required.
Ireland 74/4 (11 overs) - Kevin O Brien 1*(4) John Mooney 3*(8) Paul Stirling 30(26)

Over 10: Adil Rashid is back into the attack. His first over cost England 9 runs. Rashid strikes this time as Paul Stirling is out caught and bowled. John Mooney is the new man in. Good over for England. 2 runs off it. Ireland needs 48 runs from 60 balls.
Ireland 68/4 (10 overs) - Kevin O Brien 1*(4) John Mooney 1*(3) Paul Stirling 30(26)

Over 9: Swann to continue. Botha hits the second ball on the on side for a four. And Swann strikes back immediately. Andre Botha Out LBW. Partnership of 39 off 30 balls comes to an end. Good over for England. 7 runs and a wicket in that over.
Ireland 66/3 (9 overs) - Paul Stirling 30*(24) Kevin O Brien 1*(2) Andre Botha 15(14)

Over 8: Paul Collingwood into the attack. Stirlings hits one over the square leg boundary for a six. 10 runs from the over.
Ireland 59/2 (8 overs) - Paul Stirling 28*(22) Andre Botha 11*(12)

Over 7: 7 runs from Swann's over.
Ireland 49/2 (7 overs) - Paul Stirling 20*(19) Andre Botha 9*(9)

Over 6: Double change as Adil Rashid comes in to bowl. 9 runs from the over.
Ireland 42/2 (6 overs) - Paul Stirling 19*(17) Andre Botha 3*(5)

Over 5: Collingwood brings in Graeme Swann into the attack. 5 runs from the over.
Ireland 33/2 (5 overs) - Paul Stirling 11*(12) Andre Botha 2*(4)

Over 4: Tim Bresnan to continue. Niall O Brien hits a four off the first ball, but Bresnan strikes back. Niall O Brien caught at point by Paul Collingwood. 2 wickets in 2 overs for Bresnan. Andre Botha is the new man in.
Ireland 27/2 (4 overs) - Paul Stirling 7*(8) Andre Botha 1*(2) Niall O Brien 12(7)

Over 3: Ryan Sidebottom to continue. Stirling hits a straight drive for a four off the second ball. 8 runs from the over.
Ireland 21/1 (3 overs) Niall O Brien 7*(7) Paul Stirling 8*(4)

Over 2: Tim Bresnan to bowl from the other end. And he strikes. William Porterfield cuts one and Paul Collingwood takes the catch at point. First break for England. Paul Stirling is the new man in. 6 runs from the over.
Ireland 13/1 (2 overs) Niall O\'Brien 7*(3) Paul Stirling 0*(2) William Porterfield 4(7)

Over 1: Ryan Sidebottom to bowl the first over. It's a 20 over game now and Ireland needs to score 116 runs to win the match. William Porterfield drives the fourth ball through covers and they run for 3. Good fielding by Bresnan and Collingwood to save the boundary. Niall O'Brien hits through covers this time and they get 3 runs again. Single off the last ball and its 7 for no loss after the first over.
Ireland 7/0 (1 over) William Porterfield 4*(5) Niall O'Brien 3*(1)

The covers are off the pitch and England players are warming up on the field.

The match will resume at 5:36 PM local time and it will be a 20 over match. Ireland needs 116 runs to win in 20 overs.

England makes 203/9 in their alloted fifty overs. Joe Denly playing in his debut match scored his maiden fifty and made an impressive 67 runs. Ireland need 204 runs in 50 overs to win the match.

Over 50: Andre Botha to bowl the final over of the innings. Can England cross 200? Tim Bresnan edges one through the keeper that runs to the boundary. England reaches 200. 8 runs off the final over. England make 203/9 in their alloted 50 overs.
England 203/9 (50 overs) - Tim Bresnan 14*(10) Ryan Sidebottom 5*(8)

Over 49: 8 runs from the over.
England 195/9 (49 overs) - Tim Bresnan 8*(7) Ryan Sidebottom 3*(5)

Over 48: Botha to continue. Botha Strikes. Swann is bowled and 9 down for England. Ryan Sidebottom is the new man in.
England 187/9 (48 overs) - Tim Bresnan 2*(4) Ryan Sidebottom 1*(2) Graeme Swann 5(7)

Over 47: Alex Cusack into the attack now. Adil Rashid departs. Tim Bresnan is the new man in.
England 183/8 (47 overs) - Graeme Swann 4*(5) Tim Bresnan 0*(2) Adil Rashid 7(17)

Over 46: Andre Botha comes back into the attack. 3 runs from the over.
England 180/7 (46 overs) - Adil Rashid 6*(15) Graeme Swann 2*(3)

Over 45: A wicket off the last ball. That's the end of Trent Johnston's spell. He bowled brilliantly with a tight line and length all through the match, picking up 4 wickets for 26 runs off 10 overs. 2 runs from the over.
England 177/7 (45 overs) - Adil Rashid 5*(12) Luke Wright 36(26)

Over 44: Luke Wright is going for his shots. Four off the first ball. He goes for a pull off the fourth ball which sails over the boundary for a six. 14 runs from the over.
England 175/6 (44 overs) - Luke Wright 35*(23) Adil Rashid 4*(9)

Over 43: Luke Wright hits the third ball over long off for a six. 9 runs from the over.
England 161/6 (43 overs) - Luke Wright 22*(17) Adil Rashid 4*(9)

Over 42: Wright hits the ball hard, the edge off his bat flies past the wicket keeper for a four. Luke Wright hits one past point and Botha makes a good stop to save the boundary. A big over for England, 13 runs off it.
England 152/6 (42 overs) - Luke Wright 14*(12) Adil Rashid 3*(8)

Over 41: Johnston to continue. O'Brien misses a chance of stumping and Adil Rashid survives. Rashid is off the mark with a double off the fourth ball. Just 2 runs from the over.
England 139/6 (41 overs) - Luke Wright 2*(8) Adil Rashid 2*(6)

Over 40: Cusack to continue. Adil Rashid is the new man in. 2 runs from the over. This batting power play isn't helping England much with the score.
England 137/6 (40 overs) - Luke Wright 2*(8) Adil Rashid 0*(0)

Over 39: Trent Johnston comes back into the attack. He has bowled well so far in the match taking 2 wickets for 7 runs in 6 overs. The second ball runs to the boundary fron an edge off Denly's bat. Johnston strikes. He gets the wicket of Denly off the final ball of the over. Big wicket this for Ireland.
England 135/6 (39 overs) - Luke Wright 0*(2) Joe Denly 67(111)

Over 38: England take their batting powerplay.. Alex Cusack comes into the attack. He starts off with a wide outside the off stump. Owais Shah attempts a big shot off the second ball, but hits the ball high up in the air. O'Brien takes the catch and Owais Shah departs. Luke Wright is the new man in. Good over by Cusack, 2 runs and a wicket.
England 129/5 (38 overs) - Joe Denly 61*(105) Luke Wright 0*(2) Owais Shah 21(32)

Over 37: Regan West to continue. 1 run from the over.
England 127/4 (37 overs) - Joe Denly 60*(102) Owais Shah 21*(31)

Over 36: Owais Shah comes down the pitch and hits a six over the midwicket. 10 runs off the over.
England 126/4 (36 overs) - Joe Denly 60*(100) Owais Shah 20*(27)

Over 35: 4 runs from Regan West's over.
England 116/4 (35 overs) - Joe Denly 59*(99) Owais Shah 11*(22)

Over 34: 6 runs from McCallan's over.
England 112/4 (34 overs) - Joe Denly 56*(98) Owais Shah 10*(17)

Over 33: Regan West to continue. 4 runs from the over.
England 106/4 (33 overs) - Joe Denly 54*(96) Owais Shah 6*(13)

Over 32: McCallan to continue. And Joe Denly gets his maiden fifty. That's a good start for his career at international level. 4 runs from the over.
England 102/4 (32 overs) - Joe Denly 51*(90) Owais Shah 6*(13)

Over 31: Regan West to continue. Big shout for an LBW for the first ball, but the umpire disagrees. Just 1 run from the over. Denly still on 49.
England 98/4 (31 overs) - Joe Denly 49*(88) Owais Shah 4*(9)

Over 30: McCallan to continue. 4 runs from the over.
England 97/4 (30 overs) - Joe Denly 49*(84) Owais Shah 3*(7)

Over 29: Regan West to continue. And Collingwood departs. Paul Collingwood goes for a big shot and hits the ball high up in the air, which the keeper catches. 4 runs from the over. Owais Shah is the new man in.
England 93/4 (29 overs) - Joe Denly 48*(83) Owais Shah 1*(2) Paul Collingwood 9(23)

Over 28: Kyle McCallan comes into the attack. Collingwood takes a single off the third ball. 2 runs from the over.
England 89/3 (28 overs) - Joe Denly 47*(82) Paul Collingwood 7*(20) - Run Rate 3.17

27 Overs: 6 runs added off the bowling by West.
England 87/3 (27 overs) - Joe Denly 46*(81) Paul Collingwood 6*(15)

26 Overs: Denly hits a 4 off the 2nd ball from Botha. 8 runs added in this over.
England 81/3 (26 overs) - Joe Denly 42*(77) Paul Collingwood 4*(13)

25 Overs: Denly faces all the balls of this over from West. 2 runs added to the English score card.
England 73/3 (25 overs) - Joe Denly 36*(74) Paul Collingwood 2*(10)

24 Overs: 3 runs added off the over by Botha.
England 71/3 (24 overs) - Joe Denly 34*(68) Paul Collingwood 2*(10)

23 Overs: Denly makes 4 runs off the over by Regan West.
England 64/3 (23 overs) - Joe Denly 32*(64) Paul Collingwood 1*(8)

22 Overs: Botha bowls his 5th over of the inning. Just gives a single run off this over.
England 64/3 (22 overs) - Joe Denly 29*(59) Paul Collingwood 1*(7)

21 Overs: 2 runs made in this over bowled by West.
England 63/3 (21 overs) - Joe Denly 28*(55) Paul Collingwood 1*(5)

20 Overs: Botha continues the over. 2 runs added by Denly after the ball is driven through leg so.
England 61/3 (20 overs) - Joe Denly 27*(54) Paul Collingwood 0*(0)

19.3 Overs: Botha takes Prior's wicket. Captain Paul Collingwood comes in.
England 59/3 (19.3 overs) - Joe Denly 25*(51) Matt Prior 29(52)

19 Overs: 30-year old left hand bowler Regan West comes in. England adds 5 runs from the over.
England 58/2 (19 overs) - Joe Denly 24*(50) Matt Prior 29*(50)

18 Overs: Botha's 3rd over of the innings appeared to be a maiden over till the moment Denly hits the last ball towards the long on. 3 runs added in the over.
England 53/2 (18 overs) - Joe Denly 23*(49) Matt Prior 25*(45)

17 Overs: Cusack is continuing his bowling. This is his 3rd over in the innings. McCallan dives to stop the ball while Denly makes a quick singe. Prior hits the ball towards the deep square leg getting 2 runs off it. He hits a FOUR from the 5th ball. 2 more runs made in the last ball.
England 50/2 (17 overs) - Joe Denly 20*(43) Matt Prior 25*(45)

16 Overs: Botha is back to bowl. 3 runs added in this over.
England 41/2 (16 overs) - Joe Denly 17*(41) Matt Prior 16*(41)

15 Overs: Alex Cusack is bowling his 2nd over of the inning. Prior adds 2 runs in the over.
England 38/2 (15 overs) - Joe Denly 17*(37) Matt Prior 16*(39)

14 Overs: Andre Botha is the new bowler added to the attack. 3 leg byes called in for the 2nd ball. Denly adds two more runs.
England 36/2 (14 overs) - Joe Denly 17*(37) Matt Prior 14*(33)

13 Overs: Right Medium Fast Bowler Alex Cusack comes in. 2 runs added to the score card in this over.
England 31/2 (13 overs) - Joe Denly 15*(33) Matt Prior 14*(31)

12 Overs: KJ O'Brien starts his 6th over of the innings by bowling to Denly. Denly claims a single running quick as the ball makes way towards McCallan at mid-off. Prior takes time but makes two wonderful boundaries. 9 runs added in this over.
England 29/2 (12 overs) - Joe Denly 14*(29) Matt Prior 13*(29)

11 Overs: Johnston bowls his 6th over of the inning. A maiden over here.
England 20/2 (11 overs) - Joe Denly 13*(28) Matt Prior 5*(24)

10 Overs: Prior makes a single dropping the ball towards the off side. The 3rd ball from KJ O'Brien adds a single for the English team. Denly flicks the 5th ball through the mid wicket and adds 2 runs. Denly makes another double from the last ball. England gets 5 runs from this over.
England 20/2 (10 overs) - Joe Denly 13*(28) Matt Prior 5*(18)

Over 9: Trent Johnston to continue. Denly guides the first ball towards fine leg for a double. 2 runs from the over.
England 15/2 (9 overs) - Joe Denly 7*(25) Matt Prior 4*(15)

Over 8: Kevin O'Brien to continue. Matt Prior hits the second ball through cover and they run for a double. 2 runs from the over. England are 13/2 after 8 overs with a run rate of 1.62
England 13/2 (8 overs) - Joe Denly 7*(19) Matt Prior 4*(15)

Over 7: Rain stops and the play resumes. Dot ball to end the over.
England 11/2 (7 overs) - Joe Denly 7*(19) Matt Prior 2*(9)

Over 6.5: Trent Johnston to continue. He has picked up 2 wickets for 3 runs in 3 overs so far. He bowls a tight over. Denly hits one high up in the air, but the fielders at long-on and long-off can't get it. They run for a 2. And it starts to rain. The umpires had a chat and they are coming off.
England 11/2 (6.5 overs) - Rain Joe Denly 7*(18) Matt Prior 2*(9)

Over 6: Kvein O'Brien to continue. 2 runs from the over. This is a good start by Ireland.
England 9/2 (6 overs) Joe Denly 5*(13) Matt Prior 2*(9)

Over 5: Johnston strikes again. Jonathan Trott is out for a duck. Matt Prior is the new man in. Prior takes a single off the last ball of the over. 1 run from the over.
England 7/2 (5 overs) Joe Denly 4*(12) Matt Prior 1*(4) Jonathan Trott 0(5)

Over 4: Kevin O'Brien to continue. Denly hits the third ball to the boundary. 4 runs from the over and England are 6/1 after 4 overs.
England 6/1 (4 overs) Jonathan Trott 0*(3) Joe Denly 4*(12)

Over 3: Trent Johnston to continue. And he strikes. Ravi Bopara is out for a duck. A wicket maiden for Johnston.
England 2/1 (3 overs) Jonathan Trott 0*(3) Joe Denly 0*(3) Ravi Bopara 0(9)

Over 2: Kevin O'Brien is the second bowler for the Ireland team. Denly faces him. A maiden over here.
England 2/0 (1 over) Bopara: 0* (6b), Denly: 0* (6b)

Over 1: Bopara faces Johnston in the first over. Two wide balls and hence 2 runs added to the score card.
England 2/0 (1 over) Bopara: 0* (6b), Denly: 0* (0b)

Welcome to our coverage of the Ireland v England One Day International Cricket match at Belfast. The English cricket team has just completed their 5 test match Ashes 2009 and came out with a huge win. England is today playing Ireland under the captaincy of Paul Collingwood. The England team won the toss and chose to bat. Jonathan Trott and Joe Denly are the opening batsmen for England. This is the debut for the 23-year old Joe Denly. Trent Johnston started the bowling on behalf of Ireland team.

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