Sophia Dunkley thumps Kia McCartney down the ground for four before the players take drinks.

England cruising.

Ireland toiling.

Maia Bouchier has fifty of her own.

The England opener skips down the pitch to Kia McCartney and chips it for four wide of deep mid-wicket then scampers a couple more.

Bouchier reaches her half-century - off 53 balls - with a late cut for a single.

Cara Murray's leg-spin is called up on by Ireland captain Gaby Lewis.

However, Murray's first ball is dragged down and Sophia Dunkley makes no mistake - slashing it behind square for four.

Murray recovers with three dots before a single apiece for Dunkley and Maia Bouchier.

England in cruise control.

Daniel Norcross
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

A dark cloud is encroaching.

Plain sailing so far for England.

Charlotte Edwards will be sitting a little more comfortably in her seat.

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

Sophia Dunkley won't go about this conservatively. It will be a continuation of what we have seen already.

Half-century for Dunkleypublished at 14.3 overs

14.3 overs

Sophia Dunkley has a half-century off 40 balls after hammering Kia McCartney through the covers for four.

Sophia Dunkley talking to herself to maintain focus. "Watch the ball" she mutters as Arlene Kelly ambles in.

Kelly wrestles an over back for the Irish - having tweaked the field to drop long-on back - with three singles off it.

England well in control here.

A couple of big swings from Sophia Dunkley and Maia Bouchier to Kia McCartney but the Irish spinner escapes from her second over without conceding a boundary.

Hard to see where Ireland are going to get a wicket from here.

Rufus Bullough
CricViz analyst

72-0 at the end of the powerplay is England's second highest score at the end of 10 overs without losing a wicket in ODI cricket. Their highest total (77-0 v West Indies) came in June last year, also in Leicester.

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

This is a seam bowler and is 52mph. I think it was a small leg-cutter. Kelly rolled her wrist too much and if you do that at her pace...

Sophia Dunkley crunches Arlene Kelly through the covers for four, then scampers a couple more after a cut through point.

Dunkley on to 47 off 34 balls.

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

I like the look of Kia McCartney. All of her deliveries were there or thereabouts. The problem for her is she has come on when Maia Bouchier and Sophia Dunkley are set.

Spinner Kia McCartney tossed the ball by Gaby Lewis.

Sophia Dunkley and Maia Bouchier content to milk her for singles.

Five runs off the over.

Rufus Bullough
CricViz analyst

Sophia Dunkley has been focussing on her offside play against seam for a few years now after registering just 38% of her runs through the offside in 2023. Since then her proportion of runs on that side of the field has been increasing, with 54% of her runs against pace this year coming through the offside.

Arlene Kelly invites Sophia Dunkley to drive with a bit of width and the England opener RSVPs with a thwack for four through the covers.

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

That has nearly broken her arm.

Dunkley dropped on 34published at 9.3 overs

9.3 overs

Ireland skipper Gaby Lewis decides it's time for a change.

The experienced Arlene Kelly into the attack and Sophia Dunkley hammers her third ball straight back at her.

Kelly puts her hands up at chest height - more in self protection than anything else - but cannot cling on.

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

England won't know they are chasing a record score. If Tammy Beaumont was there she would know.

Sophia Dunkley looks in imperious form here. She's seeing it like a beach ball.

The England opener shuffles down the pitch before readjusting to cut Orla Prendergast for four.

Ireland need to find a breakthrough from somewhere.