Ireland claim first T20 win over England to draw series

Second T20, Dublin

England 169-8 (20 overs): Beaumont 40 (34); Kelly 2-22

Ireland 170-5 (19.5 overs): Prendergast 80 (51); Cross 2-29

Ireland won by 5 wickets; bid drawn 1-1

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Ireland completed their grounds pursuit successful women's T20 internationals to unafraid a thrilling five-wicket triumph implicit England successful Dublin.

Orla Prendergast apical scored with a sublime 80 from 51 deliveries arsenic Ireland reached their people of 170 with conscionable 1 shot to spare.

It is Ireland's archetypal T20 triumph implicit England successful their 4th gathering and means the two-match bid is drawn 1-1.

A concern worthy 79 betwixt Prendergast and skipper Gaby Lewis acceptable the level aft opener Amy Hunter fell for 1 disconnected the 4th shot of the innings.

Lewis was yet dismissed for an entertaining 38 from 35, but Leah Paul deed a run-a-ball 27 to enactment Ireland wrong show of victory.

There was clip for a precocious twist erstwhile Mady Villiers took 2 wickets successful the last implicit but past missed a run-out chance, with Ireland claiming different tally connected the overthrow to unafraid the win.

England earlier reached 169-8, with Tammy Beaumont hitting a blistering 40 from 34 balls that included 7 fours.

After a crushing 67-run decision successful the archetypal T20, Ireland showed sizeable resoluteness to seal a memorable triumph that goes with their dramatic triumph successful the caller ODI series.

They were overmuch much disciplined with the shot successful a topsy-turvy innings for the tourists.

Openers and Beaumont and Bryony Smith got England disconnected to a flying start, reaching 44-0 astatine the extremity of the powerplay.

Two speedy wickets from Arlene Kelly stymied England's momentum, with Smith dismissed for 28 and Seren Smale falling for 10.

But Paige Scholfield and Beaumont enactment connected 59 for the 3rd wicket to wrestle the momentum backmost England's way.

Ireland deed backmost erstwhile much arsenic Scholfield and Beaumont fell successful speedy succession, earlier Prendergast bowled Hollie Armitage for a aureate duck to permission England wobbling connected 137-5.

Georgia Adams, successful conscionable her 2nd T20 international, past deed 23 from conscionable 15 deliveries arsenic England scrambled their mode up to 169-8.

Like connected Saturday, Ireland mislaid opener Hunter successful the archetypal implicit of their reply. But alternatively than triggering a collapse, Prendergast and Lewis showed composure to dilatory instrumentality the crippled distant from England.