There was loads of protection relating to England’s youth and inexperience as they surged to a 2-0 lead within the collection, however Eire’s full-strength facet can be going by means of its personal transition.
Lewis’ knock of 72 from 56 balls was phenomenal, batting with supreme confidence and ability to attain throughout the bottom which was significantly spectacular after scores of seven and one in her earlier outings.
She discovered good firm in 18-year-old Amy Hunter on the high of the order, who added a run-a-ball 18 and Leah Paul contributed a beneficial 22.
There was a uncommon failure for star all-rounder Orla Prendergast, additionally solely 22, who was lbw to Villiers for 11, however Eire will take an enormous quantity of pleasure that they gained with out her runs, even when they did make arduous work of it will definitely.
As soon as Lewis and Paul fell in fast succession to the good Filer, who bowled with typically unplayable tempo and hostility, there was all the time the likelihood Eire’s center and decrease order would fold beneath the stress.
They did, with Raymond-Hoey inexplicably run out after simply jogging by means of for a second run, whereas Tector – who is barely 16 – and 21-year-old Jane Maguire have been each evidently nervous and unsure as they have been bowled first ball.
The sport seemed sure to be England’s, and whereas it was Armitage’s mistake that proved essential, Dalzell displayed promising confidence in her capacity to a minimum of try the profitable boundary.
England have been, by their excessive requirements within the collection thus far, fairly sloppy – they bowled 14 wides and struggled with out Cross’ traditional metronomic accuracy, with the skipper conceding 31 from her three overs.
