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. Ire 62-5

    Another very quiet over.

    Alice Tector has two from nine balls, while Leah Paul is three from nine.

  2. Henry Moeran
    Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Ireland are going nowhere.

  3. Ire 59-5

    Charlie Dean rattles through another excellent set.

    She has 1-7 from her three overs.

  4. 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.

  5. Ire 57-5

    At the halfway stage of Ireland's innings, England are in total control.

  6. Alison Mitchell
    Test Match Special commentator

    That's a big wicket for England because if anyone could've taken the game away from them, it was Orla Prendergast.

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    WICKET

    Prendergast b Gibson 26 (Ire 57-5)

    Prendergast goes and Ireland's hopes might go with her.

    She shapes to cut Dani Gibson again, but only gets a bottom edge onto her stumps.

  8. Ire 57-4

    With wickets tumbling at the other end, Orla Prendergast continues on her merry way.

    Dani Gibson is cut behind point for four as Prendergast moves onto 26 from 16 balls.

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    Rufus Bullough
    CricViz analyst

    Coming down the track is a real strength for Rebecca Stokell but it wasn’t to be for her today - the Irish batter averaged 71 and strikes at 172 when using her feet prior to that wicket.

  10. Ire 53-4

    Almost two in two!

    Leah Paul chips her first ball into the leg side and it lands just short of Nat Sciver-Brunt, diving forwards.

  11. Ed Joyce
    Former Ireland women's coach on BBC Test Match Special

    It's a very clever piece of bowling from Ecclestone, a bit quicker, followed by another brilliant bit of keeping from Amy Jones because her view was obscured.

    I can understand that she was trying to keep the score ticking along but that is a frustrating time for Ireland to lose a wicket.

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    WICKET

    Stokell st Jones b Eccestone 9 (Ire 53-4)

    Sophie Eccestone celebratesGetty Images

    Beautiful bowling.

    Sophie Ecclestone lures Rebecca Stokell out of her crease, beats the inside edge and Amy Jones removes the bails.

  13. Alison Mitchell
    Test Match Special commentator

    You definitely don't expect that from Danni Wyatt-Hodge.

  14. Ire 52-3

    Another England misfield, this time from Danni Wyatt-Hodge.

    You wonder if the outfield is still a bit greasy after the rain earlier.

  15. Ire 50-3

    Better from Rebecca Stokell, who powers four through the covers and picks up two more thanks to some sloppy England fielding.

  16. Ed Joyce
    Former Ireland women's coach on BBC Test Match Special

    Rebecca Stokell has got to realise that, even though she is two off eight, she just needs to stay with Prendergast. They need a partnership.

  17. Ire 44-3

    Freya Kemp starts with a couple of shortish deliveries, but finds her mark and the ball just misses Rebecca Stokell's leg stump.

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  19. Ire 43-3

    An excellent comeback from Charlie Dean, who goes for just one from the final five deliveries of her second over.

    Rebecca Stokell has two from seven balls, while Orla Prendergast has 19 from 11.

  20. Ire 42-3

    Orla Prendergast is dealing in boundaries.

    A bit leg side from Charlie Dean and it's helped away for four behind square.