Ireland Cricket Team Vs England Cricket Team Match Scorecard: Salt, Sixes & a Series Sweep

The Ireland Cricket Team Vs England Cricket Team Match Scorecard T20I series had it all — big hitting, record partnerships, a rained-off washout, a 21-year-old debutant captain, and a Phil Salt masterclass that left Irish bowlers absolutely shellshocked.

Disclaimer: All scorecard data, player statistics, and match results in this article are sourced from ESPNcricinfo and publicly available cricket records. Figures are accurate as of the date of publication. Match details may be subject to official updates by Cricket Ireland and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).

Series Overview — England Tour of Ireland, T20I Series 2025

Yep — three T20Is scheduled, only two played, and England walked away with a clean 2-0 series victory. Classic Irish weather doing what Irish weather does best.

1st T20I — Ireland Vs England T20 Scorecard: September 17, 2025

Toss & Conditions

England elected to bowl first on a green-tinged surface at Malahide, anticipating early movement after overnight rain — and their captain for the day had the perfect cricketing brain to make that call.

That captain? A certain 21-year-old named Jacob Bethell — deputising for the injured Harry Brook. More on him shortly.

Ireland Innings: 196/3 (20 overs)

Ireland posted 196 for 3 from their full 20 overs — a total that, on paper, looked very competitive. Let’s walk through how they got there.

Ireland Batting — 1st T20I Key Highlights:

Stirling, Ireland’s captain, looked ready despite saying his players were “underprepared” heading into this series after a sparse summer schedule — he slapped the first legal ball through point and launched Liam Dawson into the hospitality tent for the first of 12 sixes in Ireland’s innings.

12 sixes. In one innings. At Malahide. Yes, those boundaries really are that short.

Lorcan Tucker and Harry Tector’s 123-run partnership is Ireland’s highest for the 3rd wicket in T20Is, breaking the record of 82 between Harry Tector and Gareth Delany.

That’s a record-breaking stand right there — and it gave Ireland every reason to feel confident about defending their total.

Fall of wickets: 57-1 (Ross Adair, 7.2 ov), 67-2 (Paul Stirling, 8.3 ov), 190-3 (Lorcan Tucker, 19.5 ov)

England Innings: 197/6 (17.4 overs) — Target: 197

And then Phil Salt happened.

England made light work of chasing 197 in sunny Malahide, sauntering home with 14 balls unused to take a 1-0 lead over Ireland. Fresh from his fourth T20 international hundred at Old Trafford on Friday night, Phil Salt fell just short of a record-equalling fifth but his 89 from 46 balls underpinned a chase that proved much simpler than the margin suggests.

89 runs off 46 balls. Strike rate? A breezy 193.47. The man was basically playing a different sport.

This is the highest match aggregate (393) involving England and Ireland in T20Is. So yeah — this wasn’t your average, sleepy bilateral series.

Fall of wickets: 74-1 (Jos Buttler, 4.4 ov), 116-2 (Jacob Bethell, 8.4 ov), 130-3 (Rehan Ahmed, 10.3 ov), 180-4 (Sam Curran, 15.3 ov), 181-5 (Phil Salt, 15.6 ov), 191-6 (Tom Banton, 16.6 ov)

Result: England won by 4 wickets, with 14 balls remaining. Player of the Match: Phil Salt (89 off 46).

Post-Match Reaction

Phil Salt said: “I was quite disappointed at Trent Bridge not to get out there and have a chance to win a series against South Africa, but at the same time, I’m pleased that we’ve come here and chased down those runs in quite a professional way. I’m really pleased to finish the job off in the way we did.”

And young Jacob Bethell? A clearly chuffed Bethell, celebrating victory in his maiden fixture as England captain, said: “It feels pretty special. To win the first one’s always nice. A great feeling and can’t wait to get going again on Friday.”

At just 21 years old, Bethell became the youngest man to lead England in a T20I. Not a bad way to start your captaincy career, is it?

2nd T20I — September 19, 2025: When Irish Weather Won

Let’s keep this one brief — because, well, nothing happened.

The 2nd T20I at Malahide on September 19, 2025 was abandoned without a ball bowled.

Ireland’s secret weapon all along: the Dublin sky.

The Ireland Vs England Cricket fans who made the trip to Malahide that Friday were understandably frustrated, but as any cricket fan knows — you check the weather forecast before buying tickets in Ireland.

No match. No scorecard. Just 22 players staring at the clouds and a very confused crowd. Moving on.

3rd T20I — Ireland Vs England T20 Scorecard: September 21, 2025

The series decider — and Ireland desperately needed a win to level things up.

England Innings: 155/4 (17.1 overs) — Target: 155

England cruised home. Again.

England won by 6 wickets with 17 balls remaining.

Jordan Cox was particularly impressive in this chase, contributing a composed knock from No. 3. Salt chipped in with another useful cameo before falling at 90-3.

Fall of wickets: 10-1 (Buttler, 1.2 ov), 33-2 (Bethell, 4.1 ov), 90-3 (Salt, 9.2 ov), 139-4 (Cox, 15.1 ov)

Player of the Match: Adil Rashid — 3 wickets for 29 runs. Player of the Series: Phil Salt — 118 runs across the series.

Player of the Series — Phil Salt: The Run Machine

Let’s take a dedicated moment to appreciate what Phil Salt did in this series. The man scored 118 runs across just two innings with a strike rate that belongs in a video game.

Salt’s 89 from 46 balls in the 1st T20I — featuring 10 fours and 4 sixes — came fresh off a T20I century just days earlier against South Africa at Old Trafford. That’s 230 runs from 109 deliveries across back-to-back match appearances with just a single dismissal separating the two innings.

At this rate, Irish bowlers might start requesting mental health support before facing him.

Series Stats Summary — Ireland Cricket Team Vs England Cricket Team Players