7th over: Ireland 19-1 (Hunter 1, Lewis 13) MacDonald-Gay has settled into her channel, conceding just the one.
6th over: Ireland 18-1 (Hunter 1, Lewis 12) Wong’s accuracy has been impressive, but Lewis decides to attack, shimmying down the pitch to pull away for four. That prompts Alice Capsey to come up to the stumps and she’s nutmegged by a Wong yorker that gets a little edge. A mix-up between Hunter and Lewis nearly sees the former run-out – Ireland don’t need another one of those.
5th over: Ireland 13-1 (Hunter 1, Lewis 7) MacDonald-Gay is getting a hint of outswing, and Hunter is happy to leave it alone outside off for now.
4th over: Ireland 12-1 (Hunter 1, Lewis 6) Wong gets the ball to nip into Lewis, whose game looks in solid order. She’s averaging over 40 in ODIs since the start of 2025 .
3rd over: Ireland 10-1 (Hunter 0, Lewis 5) MacDonald-Gay starts off tight before going too short and too wide: Lewis puts everything into her cut shot, granting her a boundary.
2nd over: Ireland 5-1 (Hunter 0, Lewis 1) Amy Hunter, who hit 62 in the opener, joins her captain.
WICKET! Tector run out Dunkley 3 (Ireland 4-1)
Issy Wong thunders in from the other end, and is very much stump-to-stump to begin with … Tector drives straight and, oh, she’s gone trying to nab a single! Dunkley comes round from mid-off to pick up and throw, and she takes down the stumps at the non-striker’s end. It looks innocuous to begin with but Tector’s behind the line. England have their first.
1st over: Ireland 4-0 (Tector 3, Lewis 0) MacDonald-Gay quickly finds her line outside off, no nerves on show despite a long absence at this level. Well, just as I type that, she bowls a wide.
Let’s get going. MacDonald-Gay will take the new ball, with Alice Tector on strike.
This’ll be MacDonald-Gay’s first international appearance since … the Ashes Test in February 2025. She’s back after sustaining a lower back injury last year.
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Ryana MacDonald-Gay comes in for Lauren Filer, and Ireland make one change, too: Georgina Dempsey replaces Arlene Kelly.
England: Sophia Dunkley, Maia Bouchier, Jodi Grewcock, Alice Capsey (wk), Freya Kemp, Dani Gibson, Charlie Dean (c), Mady Villiers, Issy Wong, Ryana MacDonald-Gay, Tilly Corteen-Coleman
Ireland: Gaby Lewis (c), Alice Tector, Amy Hunter (wk), Orla Prendergast, Rebecca Stokell, Leah Paul, Louise Little, Cara Murray, Jane Maguire, Georgina Dempsey, Kia McCartney
England win the toss and choose to bowl first
Charlie Dean’s keen to chase again, while Gaby Lewis says she’s happy to bat first. Everyone’s a winner.
Hello, hello, hello and welcome to coverage of the second one-day international between England and Ireland. The opener was a record-breaker in Leicester, with the hosts pulling off their highest ODI chase in reaching 282: Sophia Dunkley gave it a thump with a 61-ball 73 while Maia Bouchier went big with 104 off 95, her third international century. The work was done with 71 (!) balls to spare.
Now to Derby, with this experimental England side – Alice Capsey has the gloves – looking to take the series. We’ll get going at 1pm BST. Drop me a line with your thoughts, queries, whatever’s on your mind.
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6th over: Ireland 18-1 (Hunter 1, Lewis 12) Wong’s accuracy has been impressive, but Lewis decides to attack, shimmying down the pitch to pull away for four. That prompts Alice Capsey to come up to the stumps and she’s nutmegged by a Wong yorker that gets a little edge. A mix-up between Hunter and Lewis nearly sees the former run-out – Ireland don’t need another one of those.
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Source: theguardian.com · Taha Hashim. Published 3 Sept 2026, 12:29 pm.
