England Won..... - 03-Sep-2013

England Won by 6 Wickets against Ireland

Two Experienced legs for England proved their skill with amazing Unbeaten 226 runs 5th wicket stand take England into the winning side... Great run chase, good game plan very well executed by Bopara and Morgan.

Both Batsmen gone pass their centuries more importantly take England to won the one off match against Ireland.

Match Summary:

Ireland - 269/7 (50 Overs)

Porterfield - 112 (142)

Mooney - 27 (40)

Rankin - 4/46 (9 Overs)

Tredwell - 2/35 (10 Overs)

England - 274/4 (43 Overs)

Morgan - 124* (106) 

Bopara - 101* (75)

Murtagh - 3/33 (10 Overs)

Johnston - 1/34 (7 Overs)

England won the match by 6 Wickets in 7 Overs to spare.. This is excellent batting display from both team captain as well as Bopara.

Presentation:

William Porterfield: "Thanks, it was nice to get a hundred, shame to come out on the losing side. I obviously felt all right, playing England in the Irish jersey is always special, nice to get a score in a game like this. We fancied our chances, bowling with sustained pressure. We felt the way Tredders bowled, the spinners would come into the game but once the ball got softer it was hard for them - credit to Morgs and Ravi. It doesn't matter who gets the wickets for them. The crowd were fantastic, especially when we were looking for a wicket to break the partnership."

England's captain and Man of the Match, Eoin Morgan: "Yeah, I was probably more nervous sitting in the changing rooms than out in the middle. Was nice to get out there, it was tough, quite challenging, and a lot of what we're not used to as a side. It's been magnificent to get some runs under my belt and contribute to an England win. Time in the middle is crucial ahead of a big series [against Australia]. It's been an incredible day for Irish cricket, so congratulations to Cricket Ireland. Boyd had to bowl fuller, which is quite challenging, but he handled it well. The pitch was quite tricky to start with but the nerves would be expected from the new guys coming in. You only had to look at the crowd today, the support has been brilliant."