England v Ireland: Issy Wong takes five wickets as hosts secure ODI series win

Second ODI, The OurCoop County Ground, Derby

Ireland 165 (47 overs): Hunter 64 (96); Wong 5-33

England 166-4 (23 overs): Bouchier 45 (31); McCartney 2-45

England won by six wickets; lead series 2-0

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England sealed a comfortable series win as they hammered Ireland by six wickets in a one-sided encounter in the second one-day international at Derby.

Fast bowler Issy Wong took 5-33 – her first international five-wicket haul – as Ireland were dissmissed for 165 before England cruised to their target in 23 overs to take the series with a match to spare.

Though England made light work of the chase, they were guilty of throwing away their wickets.

Openers Maia Bouchier and Sophia Dunkley, who starred in England’s record-breaking chase in the opener at Leicester, started positively with a stand of 54 in seven overs.

Bouchier, who made 45 off 31 balls, inexplicably ran Dunkley out for 20 before also carelessly being caught off a short ball from spinner Kia McCartney.

Alice Capsey was pinned lbw for one and Jodi Grewcock chipped one to mid-wicket for 24, but all-rounders Freya Kemp and Dani Gibson safely steered England to victory with an unbroken stand of 41.

Ireland’s batters impressed in the opener by posting 281 but their lack of depth was exposed without contributions from the experienced duo of Gaby Lewis or Orla Prendergast here.

After Wong bowled Lewis for 19, Amy Hunter held firm with her second fifty in as many games, but struggled for support from elsewhere as she fell to Wong for 64 and Ireland lost their last six wickets for 25 runs.

The series and England’s international summer concludes at Worcester on Sunday.