May 5 (CRICKETNMORE) - England beat Ireland by 7 wickets in the first ODI at County Ground in Bristol on Friday. Adil Rashid bamboozled Ireland’s batsmen, taking career-best figures of 5-27 in eight overs, as the visitors slumped from 40/0 to 126 all out.
In reply, Alex Hales struck a brisk 55 and Joe Root an unbeaten 49 as England raced to their victory target in just 20 overs.
Ireland - 126/10 in 23 Overs
Ed Joyce lbw b D Willey 23 (20)
P Stirling b M Wood 20 (18)
W Porterfield c L Plunkett b J Root 13 (45)
A Balbirnie c S Billings b J Ball 30 (38)
N O'Brien lbw b A Rashid 16 (41)
G Wilson lbw b A Rashid 1 (4)
K O'Brien lbw b A Rashid 4 (8)
S Thompson b A Rashid 4 (3)
G Dockrell lbw b J Root 0 (3)
T Murtagh c A Hales b A Rashid 11 (16)
P Chase Not Out 1 (2)
Extras 3 (b-0,lb-0,w-0,nb-3)
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England Bowling
D Willey 6-0-34-1, M Wood 6-0-24-1, J Ball 5-0-16-1, L Plunkett 3-0-14-0, A Rashid 8-0-27-5, J Root 5-0-9-2
England - 127/3 in 20 Overs
England - 127/3 in 20 Overs
A Hales c W Porterfield b P Chase 55 (39)
J Root Not Out 49 (52)
E Morgan c K O'Brien b P Chase 10 (12)
J Bairstow *Not Out 10 (15)
Extras 3 (b-0,lb-0,w-0,nb-3)
Ireland Bowling
T Murtagh 6-1-33-0, P Chase 8-0-44-3, S Thompson 3-0-30-0, G Dockrell 3-0-20-0
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