Overview
- England completed a 2-0 win with a six-wicket chase of 155 in Malahide, wrapping up the series with 17 balls to spare after the second match was rained off.
- Jordan Cox, recalled after starring in The Hundred, struck his first international fifty with 55 off 35 despite jarring a knee while taking a catch.
- Ireland posted 154-8 as Adil Rashid (3-29), Jamie Overton (2-17) and Liam Dawson (2-9) checked the hosts, with Gareth Delany top-scoring on 48 not out and Ross Adair making 33.
- On T20I debut, 22-year-old Sonny Baker returned 0-52 from four overs, the worst figures by an England men’s T20I debutant, following his 0-76 on ODI debut against South Africa.
- Jacob Bethell captained England to the trophy in Harry Brook’s absence, and the squad next turn to a white-ball tour of New Zealand in October.