Prendergast scores 26 but rest of Ireland team struggles
Unchanged England win delayed toss and field first
Women's T20 World Cup, Group 2
More excellent stuff from England's bowlers as Lauren Bell bounces back well from that boundary.
A thick outside edge from the final ball of the over evades Amy Jones' gloves and drops safe.
Standing up to the stumps, it would have been a spectacular catch.
Lauren Bell is back, finds Louise Little's outside edge and it flies away for four.
Henry Moeran
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
That is an exceptional spell from Charlie Dean.
Katherine Sciver-Brunt
Ex-England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
Leah Paul just played across the line once too many times. She was trying to be aggressive and repair the situation.
Paul lbw b Dean 10 (Ire 82-7)
An eventful over. Louise Little was almost run out without facing and then Leah Paul is dismissed.
She plays all around a straight ball from Charlie Dean and up goes the umpire's finger.
Dean finishes with figures of 2-11 - what a performer she is for England.
Katherine Sciver-Brunt
Ex-England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
That's an excellent shot, she ended up having to put her own pace behind it but just helped it up and over.
Leah Paul gets a reverse sweep up and over short third and picks up four.
Can she kick on?
Ed Joyce
Former Ireland women's coach on BBC Test Match Special
There is a lot of inexperience showing. Alice Tector should've known there was a drinks' break coming at the end of this over but she is only 18.
Maybe Leah Paul should've been the one to say something.
Tector c Sciver-Brunt b Gibson 10 (Ire 78-6)
Image source, Getty ImagesDani Gibson has the last laugh as Alice Tector fails to clear Nat Sciver-Brunt at mid-on.
Ireland are six down.
And now a bit of good fortune for Alice Tector as an inside egde somehow misses the stumps and goes away for four more.
Much-needed runs for Ireland as Amy Jones fails to gather a Dani Gibson bouncer and it runs away for four byes.
Five singles for Ireland as Linsey Smith returns.
It feels like something has to give...
Rufus Bullough
CricViz analyst
Since her return from injury, Freya Kemp has increased her use of slower balls dramatically. In 2024 she bowled less than 10% slower balls - this year one in three deliveries has been pace off.
Ed Joyce
Former Ireland women's coach on BBC Test Match Special
You've got to get a target in place. You've got to be looking at 120 at least and break that down into chunks of 10 runs or over-by-over.
It will just help give them some clarity.
Matthew Henry
BBC Sport journalist in Southampton
I've just been for a lap around the ground here. This is clearly not a capacity crowd but those that are here are invested. Each good bit of a fielding or wicketkeeping is being applauded and it appears England are enjoying themselves.
Another very quiet over.
Alice Tector has two from nine balls, while Leah Paul is three from nine.
Henry Moeran
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Ireland are going nowhere.
Charlie Dean rattles through another excellent set.
She has 1-7 from her three overs.
Ed Joyce
Former Ireland women's coach on BBC Test Match Special
Orla Prendergast has the most experience of the Irish players in terms of playing around the world, she has played some franchise cricket and has played domestically in England.
You can see the difference in the confidence she has, the poise, to play in front of thousands of people. We need to get more of the Irish players experiencing that.
The youth teams need to be playing more to get those opportunities.
At the halfway stage of Ireland's innings, England are in total control.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hunter,bowled Smith Hunter, bowled Smith | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 120.00 |
Dalzell,caught Kemp, bowled Dean Dalzell, caught Kemp, bowled Dean | 14 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 77.78 |
Lewis,caught Knight, bowled Bell Lewis, caught Knight, bowled Bell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 |
Prendergast,bowled Gibson Prendergast, bowled Gibson | 26 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 144.44 |
Stokell,stumped Jones, bowled Ecclestone Stokell, stumped Jones, bowled Ecclestone | 9 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 64.29 |
Paul,leg before wicket, bowled Dean Paul, leg before wicket, bowled Dean | 10 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 52.63 |
Tector,caught Sciver-Brunt, bowled Gibson Tector, caught Sciver-Brunt, bowled Gibson | 10 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 66.67 |
batting,Little,not out batting, Little, not out | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 140.00 |
batting,Kelly,not out batting, Kelly, not out | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 57.14 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 3, byes 4, leg byes 0, total 7 Extras, no balls 0, wides 3, byes 4, leg byes 0, total 7 | |||||||
Total,93 for 7 17.0 overs Total,93 for 7 17.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bell | 3.0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7.33 |
Smith | 3.0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.00 |
Dean | 4.0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.75 |
Ecclestone, bowling | 3.0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.66 |
Kemp | 2.0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.50 |
Gibson | 2.0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
8 for 1 (1.6 overs) | Hunter |
16 for 2 (2.5 overs) | Lewis |
25 for 3 (4.3 overs) | Dalzell |
53 for 4 (8.5 overs) | Stokell |
57 for 5 (9.3 overs) | Prendergast |
78 for 6 (13.6 overs) | Tector |
82 for 7 (14.6 overs) | Paul |
