Scorecard: England vs Ireland, third women's ODI — SkimNews
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- England Women reached 145 for 1 in 24.4 overs against Ireland Women in the third ODI at Worcester's New Road, a scoring rate above five runs an over with 25.2 overs still remaining in the innings.
- Dunkley was unbeaten on 80 from 85 balls with 10 fours, anchoring the England innings alongside Grewcock after the early loss of Bouchier.
- Ireland Women won the toss and elected to field, but their bowlers struggled to contain the England openers, with only McCartney breaking through among the six bowlers used.
- Bouchier was the only batter dismissed, caught by Lewis off McCartney for 39 off 35 balls, with no other England wicket falling in the first 25 overs.
- McCartney finished with 1 for 17 from her 4 overs — the lone wicket-taker — while the rest of Ireland's attack went wicketless, Prendergast the most expensive at 0 for 37 from 5 overs.
- Grewcock finished the innings unbeaten on 21 from 29 balls, with Capsey, Kemp, Gibson, Dean, Villiers, MacDonald-Gay, Filer, and Corteen-Coleman yet to bat.
Why it matters: England's 145 for 1 with more than 25 overs unused gives them an overwhelming platform to set Ireland a target, and Dunkley's unbeaten 80 signals she is the form batter of the series; for Ireland, the inability of every bowler except McCartney to take a wicket exposes a depth problem ahead of the remaining overs.
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