Eire overcame a chaotic batting collapse to earn a comfort three-wicket victory within the rain-affected third and ultimate one-day worldwide, their first win over England within the format since 2001.
With eight wanted from the ultimate over, Eire misplaced three wickets in three balls to depart 4 runs required from the final ball, from which Alana Dalzell struck the profitable boundary.
They have been cruising to their goal of 155 from 22 overs, needing 18 from the ultimate three with eight wickets in hand, earlier than Lauren Filer took two wickets within the nineteenth over to get England again within the hunt.
Then the drama unfolded within the ultimate over bowled by spinner Mady Villiers, with Una Raymond-Hoey run out earlier than Alice Tector and Jane Maguire each fell for first-ball geese.
However Dalzell, coming in at quantity 9, held her nerve and smacked her first ball down the bottom, the place it was misjudged by Hollie Armitage at long-on and trickled over the ropes to present Eire their historic win.
After heavy morning rain, the match was diminished to 22 overs a aspect and England began positively with opener Tammy Beaumont persevering with her high quality kind with 52 from 42 balls.
However a youthful England aspect have been left to rue a collapse of six wickets for 46 runs, slipping from 107-3 to 153 all out as spinner Jane Maguire ripped by the center and decrease order along with her career-best 5-19.
Regardless of the nervous end that was indicative of Eire’s inexperience, it was a powerful response with each bat and ball after being bowled out for 45 simply two days in the past.
