New Delhi: In the first ODI match played after Coronavirus, England defeated Ireland vs Ireland by 6 wickets unilaterally. In the match played at Southampton, Ireland scored just 172 runs, batting first, in response, host England achieved the target in just 27.5 overs. At one time England had lost 4 wickets for 78 runs, but after that in the middle order, Sam Billings scored 67 not out from 54 balls, and captain Oyen Morgan scored 36 not out from 40 balls to win the team. In this way, England got ahead 1–0 in the three-match ODI series.
David Willey became the hero of the victory
Left-arm fast bowler David Willey was the hero of England’s victory, who took 5 wickets for 30 runs in 8.4 overs against Ireland. This was the best performance of his career and he also became the first left-arm fast bowler from England to take five wickets in ODIs. Apart from David Willey, Saqib Mehmood took 2 wickets and Adil Rashid and Tom Curran took 1-1 wickets. Curtis Kampfer saved the team’s shame by scoring an unbeaten 59 from 118 balls. Along with him Andy McBrine, who came to bat at number 9, also scored 40 runs in 48 balls and the team’s score could reach 172 runs.
England’s top order flop
England’s top order flopped in the first ODI against England (Ireland). Opener Jason Roy scored 24 off 22 balls and he was out LBW off Craig Young. Johnny Bairstow then gave wickets to McBrine in the third over, he could only score 2 runs. James Vince also hit an innings of 25 runs but was dismissed after playing a bad shot. Tom Banton could also score only 11 runs. After this, Captain Eoin Morgan and Sam Billings, who was returning to the team after a long time, gave the team victory by sharing an unbeaten 96 runs for the fifth wicket. Oyen Morgan won the team’s first ODI by hitting six off off-spinner Simi Singh.
