Ireland
112/9 – 203/9
England
England won
England won by 3 runs
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Result
Ireland won by 3 wickets
Last checked 24 October 2026
Scorecard
England won the toss and chose to bat
| Batter | How out | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Strauss | b GH Dockrell | 34 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 91.9 |
| Kevin Pietersen | c NJ O'Brien b PR Stirling | 59 | 50 | 7 | 2 | 118.0 |
| Jonathan Trott | b JF Mooney | 92 | 92 | 9 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Ian Bell | c PR Stirling b JF Mooney | 81 | 86 | 6 | 1 | 94.2 |
| Paul Collingwood | c KJ O'Brien b JF Mooney | 16 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 145.5 |
| Matt Prior | b DT Johnston | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 120.0 |
| Tim Bresnan | c DT Johnston b JF Mooney | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Michael Yardy | b DT Johnston | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Graeme Swann | not out | 9* | 5 | 1 | 0 | 180.0 |
| Extras | (b 1, lb 2, w 20, nb 0) | 23 | ||||
| Total | 50 overs | 327/8 | ||||
Did not bat: SCJ Broad, JM Anderson
Fall of wickets: 1-91 (AJ Strauss, 13.3 ov), 2-111 (KP Pietersen, 16.6 ov), 3-278 (IR Bell, 42.6 ov), 4-288 (IJL Trott, 44.3 ov), 5-299 (MJ Prior, 45.6 ov), 6-312 (PD Collingwood, 46.6 ov), 7-317 (MH Yardy, 48.3 ov), 8-327 (TT Bresnan, 49.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WB Rankin | 7 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 7.29 | 4 | 0 |
| DT Johnston | 10 | 0 | 58 | 2 | 5.80 | 0 | 0 |
| AR Cusack | 4 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 9.75 | 1 | 0 |
| GH Dockrell | 10 | 0 | 68 | 1 | 6.80 | 5 | 0 |
| JF Mooney | 9 | 0 | 63 | 4 | 7.00 | 1 | 0 |
| PR Stirling | 10 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Batter | How out | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WTS Porterfield | b JM Anderson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| PR Stirling | c KP Pietersen b TT Bresnan | 32 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 114.3 |
| EC Joyce | st MJ Prior b GP Swann | 32 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 52.5 |
| NJ O'Brien | b GP Swann | 29 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 80.6 |
| GC Wilson | lbw b GP Swann | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21.4 |
| KJ O'Brien | run out (MJ Prior/TT Bresnan) | 113 | 63 | 13 | 6 | 179.4 |
| AR Cusack | run out (SCJ Broad/PD Collingwood) | 47 | 58 | 3 | 1 | 81.0 |
| JF Mooney | not out | 33* | 30 | 6 | 0 | 110.0 |
| DT Johnston | not out | 7* | 4 | 1 | 0 | 175.0 |
| Extras | (b 5, lb 16, w 12, nb 0) | 33 | ||||
| Total | 49.1 overs | 329/7 | ||||
Did not bat: GH Dockrell, WB Rankin
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (WTS Porterfield, 0.1 ov), 2-62 (PR Stirling, 9.5 ov), 3-103 (NJ O'Brien, 20.2 ov), 4-106 (EC Joyce, 22.2 ov), 5-111 (GC Wilson, 24.2 ov), 6-273 (AR Cusack, 41.3 ov), 7-317 (KJ O'Brien, 48.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 8.1 | 1 | 49 | 1 | 6.00 | 1 | 0 |
| Stuart Broad | 9 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 8.11 | 2 | 0 |
| Tim Bresnan | 10 | 0 | 64 | 1 | 6.40 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael Yardy | 7 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 7.00 | 2 | 0 |
| Graeme Swann | 10 | 0 | 47 | 3 | 4.70 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Collingwood | 5 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 5.20 | 0 | 0 |
Player of the match: KJ O'Brien · Umpires: Aleem Dar, BF Bowden · TV umpire: M Erasmus · Match referee: RS Mahanama. Scorecard from ball-by-ball data by Cricsheet (opens in a new tab), used under the Open Data Commons Attribution License (opens in a new tab). Names as Cricsheet writes them; England players link to their profiles.
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England
England won
England won by 3 runs
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