Summary

  • England beat Ireland by four wickets to maintain 100% start

  • Captain Sciver-Brunt retires out on 48 with "tightness in her calf"

  • Jones, Wyatt-Hodge & Capsey out cheaply as England slip to 35-3 in chase of 119

  • Ireland take 17 off final over to battle up to 118-9

  • Ecclestone pick of England bowlers with 3-22

  • NZ on the brink after shock defeat by Sri Lanka

  • Women's T20 World Cup, Group 2

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Ffion Wynne

  1. wicket

    WICKET

    Kelly c Knight b Ecclestone 7 (Ire 98-8)

    Grip and turn for Sophie Ecclestone and Arlene Kelly slices it into the grateful hands of Heather Knight.

  2. Ire 98-7

    Louise Little tries to swing Linsey Smith into the leg side, but doesn't time it and it drops short of the fielders in the deep.

    Just five from the over.

  3. Alison Mitchell
    Test Match Special commentator

    Ireland have struggled to put any meaningful partnerships together throughout.

  4. How's stat?!

    Rufus Bullough
    CricViz analyst

    Brilliant spell from Charlie Dean, whose 2-11 are her best figures in her 11 appearances in the T20 World Cup.

    She drew 36% false shots today from the Irish batters, which is her highest in any T20 World Cup match.

  5. Ire 93-7

    Three overs left.

    What can Ireland get to? One suspects they would be delighted with 120 from here.

  6. Ire 89-7

    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.

  7. Ire 86-7

    Lauren Bell is back, finds Louise Little's outside edge and it flies away for four.

  8. Henry Moeran
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    That is an exceptional spell from Charlie Dean.

  9. 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.

  10. wicket

    WICKET

    Paul lbw b Dean 10 (Ire 82-7)

    Charlie Dean BowlsGetty Images

    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.

  11. 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.

  12. Ire 82-6

    Leah Paul gets a reverse sweep up and over short third and picks up four.

    Can she kick on?

  13. 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.

  14. wicket

    WICKET

    Tector c Sciver-Brunt b Gibson 10 (Ire 78-6)

    England's Dani Gibson celebrates with the rest of the teamGetty Images

    Dani Gibson has the last laugh as Alice Tector fails to clear Nat Sciver-Brunt at mid-on.

    Ireland are six down.

  15. Ire 78-5

    And now a bit of good fortune for Alice Tector as an inside egde somehow misses the stumps and goes away for four more.

  16. Ire 73-5

    Much-needed runs for Ireland as Amy Jones fails to gather a Dani Gibson bouncer and it runs away for four byes.

  17. Ire 68-5

    Five singles for Ireland as Linsey Smith returns.

    It feels like something has to give...

  18. How's stat?!

    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.

  19. 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.

  20. Happy punters

    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.