Summary

  • First ODI, Leicester

  • England complete their record chase in women's ODIs - passing 282 to beat Ireland by six wickets with 11.5 overs to spare

  • Bouchier hits second ODI century off 91 balls

  • England 283-4 (38.1 overs): Bouchier 104 (95), Dunkley 73 (61); Murray 5-38

  • Ireland 281-5 (50 overs): Lewis 69 (89), Hunter 62 (90), Stokell 54* (48)

  • Second ODI at Derby on Thursday from 13:00 BST

Have your say on England women this summer

Live Reporting

by Matthew Henry & Timothy Abraham

  1. Eng 273-3

    The runs England require is into single figures now as Freya Kemp pulls for four. She's smashed that.

  2. Kirstie Gordon
    Scotland and former England spinner on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Part of the problem is that Ireland's players don't play enough 50-over cricket and they are put under a lot of pressure in these games. The Irish domestic set-up is not strong let's be honest.

  3. Nathan Johns
    Irish cricket journalist on BBC Test Match Special

    Alice Capsey is really trying to put her foot down. That's a really beautiful square drive, opening the face a little.

  4. Eng 269-3

    Need 13 more runs to win

    Ireland will just want this over with now.

    Jane Maguire dives over one on the cover boundary and then fumbles another to allow Alice Capsey back for two.

    This will be done in the next couple of overs.

  5. Eng 260-3

    Need 22 more runs to win

    Nat Sciver-Brunt is obviously a guaranteed starter when England get around to picking their strongest XI. Sophie Ecclestone and Lauren Bell are too. Amy Jones' future may depend on the success of the Capsey keeping experiment.

    Does that mean Sophia Dunkley, Maia Bouchier and Jodi Grewcock are tussling for two spots?

  6. Nathan Johns
    Irish cricket journalist on BBC Test Match Special

    The Irish fielding has gone a bit flat now. There's not much of a buzz.

  7. Eng 257-3

    Need 25 more runs to win

    It's a quiet resumption after drinks as Alice Capsey shows plenty of respect to Louise Little's accurate over.

  8. Katherine Sciver-Brunt
    Ex-England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Whenever you play teams outside the top tier you always want to be the one to go out there and get a score. Plenty in the shed will be itching for a bat!

  9. Let's take a moment to appreciate Maia Bouchier's second ODI century as the players take a drink...

  10. Eng 255-3

    Target 282

    All of that means 16 runs in the over, Freya Kemp has almost caught Alice Capsey's score and England only need a further 27.

  11. Kirstie Gordon
    Scotland and former England spinner on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Freya Kemp dispatching Arlene Kelly to all parts now.

  12. Eng 255-3

    Arlene Kelly's head is in a spin. She doesn't know where to bowl.

    Kemp through the covers again.

  13. Eng 251-3

    Four more!

    Kemp has biffed this one off a slightly short length.

  14. Kirstie Gordon
    Scotland and former England spinner on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    That was vintage Freya Kemp - timing and power.

  15. Eng 247-3

    Ahhh Freya Kemp hits the ball so sweetly. She just swings through the line on this drive and it pierces a gap in the covers.

    And the next ball is four too! This is a more emphatic hit but still looks easy for the left-hander.

  16. Kirstie Gordon
    Scotland and former England spinner on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    It's been an issue for Ireland for a few years now. They have batters stepping up to make runs but they have not quite got the bowling attack. Today's an example of that - Ireland have posted a competitive total but England have not really broken sweat.

  17. Eng 239-3

    Need 43 more runs to win

    Four byes help England further as Alice Capsey continues to time the ball well.

    Freya Kemp has also found her groove early. She drives the ball through mid-off for four.

  18. Kirstie Gordon
    Scotland and former England spinner on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    I've been a bit disappointed with Ireland's bowling today - they've not really hit their straps. They look a better batting side than bowling.

  19. Eng 228-3

    Need 54 runs from 108 balls

    Freya Kemp has joined Alice Capsey in the middle. It should still be straightforward for England but you never know, I guess.

  20. Kirstie Gordon
    Scotland and former England spinner on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Plenty of applause for Maia Bouchier and rightly so. She played a brilliant knock after struggling a little bit early on.

    It's been a tremendous innings - she will be disappointed with her dismissal which was a bit soft but take nothing away from the innings she played until that point.