Women's T20 World Cup: Sophie Ecclestone and Alice Capsey lead England to a scratchy four-wicket win over Ireland

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Ireland 105 (18.1 overs): Lewis 36 (37); Ecclestone 3-13, Glenn 3-19
England 107-6 (14.2 overs): Capsey 51 (22); Murray 3-15
England won by 4 wickets
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Sophie Ecclestone and Alice Capsey starred arsenic England yet made hard enactment of chasing 106 to bushed Ireland by 4 wickets successful the Women's T20 World Cup.

Ecclestone and Sarah Glenn took 3 wickets each arsenic Ireland slumped to 105 each retired disconnected 18.1 overs successful Paarl.

In reply, England were cruising arsenic Capsey smashed a half-century from conscionable 21 balls, the joint-fastest successful the competition's history.

But they stuttered precocious successful the chase, losing 5 wickets for 33 runs, earlier reaching their people with 34 balls to spare.

Capsey, 18, who earlier successful the time earned a £75,000 woody with Delhi Capitals successful the Women's Premier League, smashed 46 of her 51 runs successful boundaries to interruption the backmost of England's pursuit successful a concern of 66 with Danni Wyatt.

Ireland squandered a beardown presumption aft starting their innings successful assertive manner to scope 80-2, earlier Gaby Lewis' dismissal for 36 successful the 13th implicit sparked a melodramatic illness of 8 wickets for 25 runs.

Ecclestone, who secured a £180,000 woody successful the WPL, backed up her 3-23 successful triumph implicit West Indies with different awesome show to reaffirm her credentials arsenic the world's fig 1 ranked bowler.

The triumph takes England to the apical of Group B and their assertive attack has boosted their nett run-rate, already importantly improving their chances of reaching the semi-finals.