England claim record 275-run win over Ireland to seal ODI series in Belfast - 'Complete performance' -
Published 09/09/2024 at 17:37 GMT+1
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Tammy Beaumont hit 150no and Kate Cross took 3-8 as England beat Ireland by 275 runs in the second encounter of their three-match ODI series. England secured the series with their largest winning margin in a women's ODI match, as Ireland recorded their lowest total in the format. Cross' side won the opener by four wickets and will face Ireland for the third time on Wednesday.
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England recorded their biggest winning margin in a women's ODI match, beating Ireland by 275 runs to take an unassailable 2-0 series lead.
Tammy Beaumont top-scored with a sensational 150no as the visitors ended their innings with an impressive score of 320-8.
England skipper Kate Cross took centre stage yet again with the ball in hand, following up her remarkable career-best of 6-30 in Saturday's ODI with 3-8 in Belfast.
That saw the hosts record their lowest ODI total of 45 on a difficult day for Gaby Lewis' side.
Ireland skipper Lewis told Cricket Ireland that the team want to put in a performance that Ireland can be proud of in the final match of the series on Wednesday.
"Cricket is all about ups and downs, and today was definitely a down day," she said.
"We are a very young squad, we're learning on the go. Three of our bowlers are under the age of 19, it's a lot to expect of them.
"Look, England, credit to them, they're a quality side and Tammy batted brilliantly.
"Sometimes you have to take your hat off and say well done, it wasn't our day today.
"We didn't bowl in the right areas, we maybe bowled too much to their strengths at times.
"That is something we'll look to rectify in the next game.
"We'll switch off and learn from our mistakes so we can hopefully put things right and do Ireland proud on Wednesday."
The 275-run triumph beat a record dating back to 1993 when England defeated Denmark by 239 runs, as confirmed by Cricinfo.
Una Raymond-Hoey top-scored for Ireland with 22, but it was not enough to stop the hosts from falling to a historic defeat.
England won the opening ODI by four wickets, chasing down Ireland's score of 210 with 15.1 overs remaining.
Cross believes Beaumont's incredible performance with the bat took the pressure off of England's bowlers.
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"When Tammy puts in a performance like that and you have 300 on the board, then obviously a bit of pressure is taken off," she told Cricket Ireland.
"I actually thought we earned the right to have the back end that we did.
"It is ironic, I have been trying to learn to swing the ball a bit more recently, but when I have had success it is because I have held the seam up and tried to wobble it.
"I think that is where a few of the wickets came in today.
"I just think it was a complete performance, actually.
"I just thought credit to everyone today, they all put their hand up."
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