Player of the Match
Player of the Match

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Best performances - Batsmen

JM Cox
JM Cox
55(35) 4x4 - 4x6
Control %85%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 32 runs
  • 1x4 - 4x6
0 0 14 13 4 1 2 21
GJ Delany
GJ Delany
48(29) 4x4 - 3x6
Control %82%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 18 runs
  • 0x4 - 3x6
4 0 12 3 9 7 7 6

Best performances - Bowlers

AU Rashid
AU Rashid
O4
M0
R29
W3
Eco7.25
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
LA Dawson
LA Dawson
O2
M0
R9
W2
Eco4.5
RHB
OFFLEG
2W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Match Details

Toss

England , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Player Of The Series

Series result

England won the 3-match series 2-0

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

13.30 start, First Session 13.30-15.00, Interval 15.00-15.20, Second Session 15.20-16.50

Match days

21 September 2025 (50-over match)

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Scorer: K Vairavan | Commentator: Alan Gardner

5.42pm: Time for the presentations... Paul Stirling is first up: "Take positives from the week. The groundstaff in particular did really well. Don't think when you play England you exactly know what a winning score it. There were a lot of good things in both games. We were probably 15 short no matter what today, but I'm proud of the lads. We'll take each step as it comes, looking ahead to Bangladesh [tour in November]. In patches we've been good, don't think any surprises. Certainly had one eye on the World Cup. Very lucky with the crowds we have and are really appreciative."

Adil Rashid is named Player of the Match: "Thought there was a bit of purchase for spin. Credit to Ireland, they bowled well defending 150-odd. You've got to adapt to the ground, wherever you go. I thought as a group we did that really well. [World Cup] All looking forward to it, it's going to be a good one. Exciting time as a group. [Future] For myself, I take it a game at a time, don't look too far ahead. Enjoy the journey and see where life takes me."

Phil Salt is the Player of the Series: "It's been a brilliant trip. To win the series is the cherry on top but it's been a brilliant week. We've got a lot of cricket coming up, so it's nice to be here as a collective. [Ireland?] Bags of talent, I know a lot of the guys fairly well, they're stiff competition in their own conditions so nice to come away with a win. Bit of time off now, then the trip to NZ, so don't get too far ahead of ourselves."

England captain, Jacob Bethell: "Couldn't have dreamed it any better. To come out here and win the series is a great feeling. Impressive throughout the week, today conditions were slightly different. Wanted to carry on the momentum from SA and thought we did that pretty well. Cool that you get both ends of the spectrum, playing somewhere like Malahide was a great feeling and something I'd like to do again. [Handing back captaincy] Looking forward to it, let Brooky take the reins again in NZ."

Right, that's a wrap from us. Matt Roller's report is in the slot for you to donk over midwicket, and there'll be more to come as the English season enters its final week. If you're still in the market for old rivalries, India are just beginning their chase against Pakistan in Dubai. For now, from myself, Miler and Vairavan, it's good night and good luck. Bye!

5.35pm: Handshakes on the outfield as the crowd begin to filter out. The weather again caused a bit of jiggery-pokery, but on the whole the series went off well. Ireland are obviously short of game time but gave a decent account of themselves; England did a professional job under the stand-in captaincy of Jacob Bethell. You suspect they are already looking ahead to the tour of New Zealand next month for further signs of where their T20 game is before the World Cup

17.1
1
Young to Banton, 1 run, full on the pads and worked to leg, England win by six wickets and seal their first bilateral T20I series with Ireland 2-0, amid dappled sunlight at the Village in Malahide

Young is back, one needed

END OF OVER:
17 | 10 Runs | ENG: 154/4 (1 run required from 18 balls, RR: 9.05, RRR: 0.33)

  • Tom Banton36 (25b)
  • Rehan Ahmed9 (7b)
  • Gareth Delany2-0-18-0
  • Ben White4-0-40-1

Here's Dan again: "Cox looks to have really developed his game since his first (very brief) foray into international cricket. Got to be in the reckoning for the number 3 spot in the test team over the next year"

16.6
1
Delany to Banton, 1 run, dabbed through backward point for one more to bring the scores level
16.5
4
Delany to Banton, FOUR, jumps down and pummels through the covers! Delany tried to drag his length back, wasn't to the pitch, but struck firmly into the gap
16.4
0
Delany to Banton, no run, tossed up, googly, I think. Jabbed down
16.3
1
Delany to Rehan Ahmed, 1 run, flat outside off and cut away to deep cover
16.2
4
Delany to Rehan Ahmed, FOUR, bowled from well behind the crease, the old Mark Watt trick. But Rehan whacks it disdainfully past mid-on for his first boundary

England 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st10JC ButtlerPD Salt
2nd23PD SaltJG Bethell
3rd57PD SaltJM Cox
4th49T BantonJM Cox
5th16T BantonRehan Ahmed