17/09Result
1st T20I, England tour of Ireland at Dublin, Sep 17 2025
England won by 4 wkts (14b rem)
Player of the Match
Phil Salt
Phil SaltEngland
17/09Result
1st T20I, England tour of Ireland at Dublin, Sep 17 2025
England won by 4 wkts (14b rem)
Player of the Match
Phil Salt
Phil SaltEngland

END OF OVER:
20 | 15 Runs 1 Wkt | IRE: 196/3 | RR: 9.80

  • George Dockrell6 (1b)
  • Harry Tector61 (36b)
  • Jamie Overton4-0-40-1
  • Sam Curran4-0-43-0

2.54pm That is Ireland's second-highest total at Malahide... inauspiciously, they made 221 vs India, but still lost

Adil Rashid: "A tad on the slow side, but they played exceptionally well. Smallish ground, but value for shots. Have to adjust but a bit of turn at times. We're confident. Won't know until we bat, but a long line-up, down to 10... or 9..." Looks like he's ruling himself out of being a part of that batting line-up, but England will hope not to need him!

Anyhow, a decent opening stand between Stirling and Tector, and a fine century partnership between Tucker and Tector has set this game up beautifully. Over to Vish to see how the chase goes.

19.6
6
Overton to Dockrell, SIX, full toss, pinged over midwicket! Dockrell lands his only blow in style, and Ireland have a very handy total on the board!

Jason James: "How many people are at the ground ? Also what's the capacity with the stands ?" It's about 4000 capacity. It was 80% sold yesterday, but looks pretty full to me

19.5
W
Overton to Tucker, OUT, bouncer, flicks the glove, Buttler takes the catch! Overton gets his reward for that persistent leg-sided line, short and into the body, to end a fine knock, and a super stand

LJ Tucker c †Buttler b Overton 55 (45m 36b 3x4 4x6) SR: 152.77

19.4
6
Overton to Tucker, SIX, that's more emphatic! Crunched over extra cover, lofted through the line to reach his tenth T20I fifty!
19.3
1
Overton to Tector, 1 run, pace off, leg-sided, short ball, Tector can't time his pull as backward square limits the damage. Tector throws his head back in annoyance
19.2
1
Overton to Tucker, 1 run, full, fired in at the toes again, a clear tactic from Overton, but clipped to wide long-on
19.1
1
Overton to Tector, 1 run, full, angled into the pads, whipped to the on-side

END OF OVER:
19 | 18 Runs | IRE: 181/2 | RR: 9.52

  • Harry Tector59 (34b)
  • Lorcan Tucker48 (33b)
  • Sam Curran4-0-43-0
  • Adil Rashid4-0-36-1

Matt Roller notes: "Ireland's first 100-plus T20I partnership vs England, and first for the third wicket vs anyone" Well well...

18.6
1
Curran to Tector, 1 run, hits a better length, pushed across the right-hander, cuffed down the ground
18.5
4
Curran to Tector, FOUR, full toss, outside off, deserves the treatment, gets wiped off a top-edge through deep third! 1500 T20I runs... well played

Tector's first T20I fifty since March 2024, after 16 innings without

18.4
4
Curran to Tector, FOUR, that might have qualified as the moon ball, but it comes out as a full toss, on the pads, too straight, and flicked very fine
18.3
1lb
Curran to Tucker, 1 leg bye, can't time the pick-up off the pads, deflected to short square leg
18.2
2
Curran to Tucker, 2 runs, wide full toss, would have been wides, but met with a toe-ended cut to deep point
18.1
6
Curran to Tucker, SIX, vast slap off the good length! A tremendous wallop, hitting up into the wide line, arms fully extended into the swing, over long on!

Tejaswanth : "Hasn't sam curran used his MOON BALL today against Ireland " I've not seen the ridiculously slow one yet... but he's got six more balls to come..

END OF OVER:
18 | 12 Runs | IRE: 163/2 | RR: 9.05

  • Harry Tector50 (31b)
  • Lorcan Tucker40 (30b)
  • Adil Rashid4-0-36-1
  • Sam Curran3-0-26-0
17.6
2
Rashid to Tector, 2 runs, high hands, worked into the gap at mid-on. Tector rushes back for two, and that's a fine fifty to give his team something to work with
17.5
1
Rashid to Tucker, 1 run, reverses the hands, solid contact, deep third intercepts
17.4
1
Rashid to Tector, 1 run, quicker, and in at the pads, worked to the on side
17.3
6
Rashid to Tector, SIX, huge pick-up off the good length! It was a well-flighted legbreak, but Tector zeroed in on the pitch, and walloped his slog-sweep high over deep midwicket!
17.2
1
Rashid to Tucker, 1 run, leans back on the good length, hammered hard into the covers
17.1
1
Rashid to Tector, 1 run, bottom-handed clip to the on-side

END OF OVER:
17 | 9 Runs | IRE: 151/2 | RR: 8.88

  • Harry Tector40 (27b)
  • Lorcan Tucker38 (28b)
  • Sam Curran3-0-26-0
  • Liam Dawson4-0-39-1
16.6
1
Curran to Tector, 1 run, wide full toss, met with a toe-ended steer out to extra cover
16.5
4
Curran to Tector, FOUR, sits back in the crease, clobbers the short ball hard through midwicket! Up comes the 150
16.4
1
Curran to Tucker, 1 run, back of a length, lamped hard off the back foot, but straight at mid-on. Just another single
16.3
1lb
Curran to Tector, 1 leg bye, full length on the slower ball, swinging into the pads, clipped behind square
16.2
1
Curran to Tucker, 1 run, very full, outside off, reaches into the width, cracked hard to deep cover
16.1
1
Curran to Tector, 1 run, pushed across the right-hander, met with a long-handled lob into the covers, the bottom hand coming through late

Back comes Curran for his third

END OF OVER:
16 | 9 Runs | IRE: 142/2 | RR: 8.87

  • Harry Tector34 (23b)
  • Lorcan Tucker36 (26b)
  • Liam Dawson4-0-39-1
  • Luke Wood3-0-24-0
15.6
3
Dawson to Tector, 3 runs, reverse-sweep, excellent placement! Inverts his stance early, picks it up from outside leg, Curran does very well to save the boundary at deep third

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England 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st74JC ButtlerPD Salt
2nd42PD SaltJG Bethell
3rd14PD SaltRehan Ahmed
4th50SM CurranPD Salt
5th1PD SaltT Banton
6th10T BantonWG Jacks
7th6J OvertonWG Jacks