ICC Women's T20 World Cup: England beat Ireland by 4 wickets for their second win

13.02.2023 - 20:35 timesofindia.indiatimes.com

After bowling out Ireland for a meagre 105, England chased down the target in 14.2 overs with four wickets in hand. The quick chase also boosted their NRR to 2.497.Alice Capsey top-scored for England with a quick-fire 51 off 22 balls, which included a six and 10 fours.Capsey, who was bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs 75 lakh during the Women's Premier League player auction on Monday, blew Ireland away and helped England notch up the win with 34 balls to spare.

Chasing 106 for a win, England were 69 for 1 at the end of powerplay overs with Capsey going strong with a flurry of boundaries after opener Sophia Dunkley (4) was out cheaply in the first over.England huffed and puffed towards the target after Capsey's dismissal in the second ball of the seventh over.

Nat Sciver-Brunt (5), who was bought for a whopping Rs 3.2 crore by Mumbai Indians in the WPL auctions, got out cheaply, so also captain Heather Knight (14) and wicketkeeper Amy Jones (12).But Capsey's pyrotechnics -- strike rate of 231.8 -- and the meagre target meant that England easily crossed the line, reaching 107 for 6 in 14.2 overs with Katherine Sciver-Brunt and Sophie Ecclestone remaining not out on 5 and 0 respectively.For Ireland, Cara Murray took three wickets for 15 runs while Orla Prendergast and Arlene Kelly got one each.Earlier, the England spin trio of Ecclestone (3/13), Sarah Glenn (3/19) and Charlie Dean (2/26) wreaked havoc on the Ireland batters to skittle them out for 105 in 18.2 overs.Opting to bat, Ireland suffered a batting collapse as they were stifled by the England spin trio.

Only the top four Ireland batters could reach double-digit figures.Ireland began on a decent note with Gaby Lewis (36) and Amy Hunter (15) stitching 35 runs from 5.1

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